Guard of honour for Jhulan Goswami, calls toss in fitting farewell tie

Jhulan Goswami at Lord’s. Pic/Bipin Patel

Playing her last international match of an illustrious career, Indian women's team seamer Jhulan Goswami received a guard of honour when she walked out to bat against England in the third and final ODI here on Saturday.

Coming out to bat at No.9 in the 40th over, Goswami, 39, saw the English cricketers lining up two sides at the iconic Lord's to pay tribute to one of women's cricket's biggest ever players. In a touching gesture at the start, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur let Goswami call the toss.

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India were bowled out for 169 with Deepti Sharma (68 not out) and Smriti Mandhana (50) scoring half-centuries. The Indian bowlers made England batters sweat in a low-scoring affair. They managed to pick wickets at regular intervals, which never allowed England to settle down.

Pacer Renuka Singh Thakur (3-22) and left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2-23) were the pick of the bowlers. Goswami claimed the wicket of Alice Capsey for five.
England were 104-8 in 30 overs at the time of going to press.

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A stand after Goswami at Eden?

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya on Saturday announced that the association is planning to name a stand at the Eden Gardens after legendary India pacer Jhulan Goswami.

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