Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana talked about Jhulan Goswami and how they played the game for her. India Women won the first ODI game against England Women in the tour of England. The series will be an excellent farewell for legendary bowler Jhulan Goswami, as she plays her final international series before retiring.
The 39-year-old bowler will retire with a bang at the end of this tour. She is amongst the few that got Women’s Cricket to the level it is now in India. Goswami played 12 tests with 44 wickets, 202 ODIs bagging 253 wickets, and 68 T20Is with 56 wickets.
“I want to say that this series is for Jhulu di, her bowling was amazing. All our efforts in the series will be for Jhulu di,” Mandhana said after the match on Sunday. She made 91 runs off 99 balls, and led to victory by seven wickets.
Goswami also bowled with a great economy, resulting in massive 42 dot balls. She helped restrict the English women past 227 runs. Mandhana was excellent in her performance and further talked about her ODI performance. “ODIs are natural for me, T20s, I have to put effort to take care of the strike rate. In ODIs, I can just react. But I’m happy to lay the platform.
“I’m happy that Harman won the toss. I saw the pitch in the first innings and told myself to cut down on the back-foot play. But didn’t hold back too much.” Mandhana spoke about captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
Kaur also said a few words for Jhulan and her teammates. “All of us showed the character which we discussed in team meetings. It was a crucial toss, the partnership between Jhulan and Meghna was great. Credit to all the bowlers as they chipped through. The partnership between Smriti and Yastika was great, we hope to continue the momentum. I want to give it all for the team, happy with the runs and with the stand alongside Smriti.”
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