India give Jhulan Goswami a fitting farewell with 3-0 series win over England

Indian womens cricket team gave a fitting farewell to legendary fast bowler Jhulan Goswami on her last international game with a 16run victory in a lowscoring third and final T20I and 30 series whitewash over England at Lords on SaturdayWith this India also maintained their winning streak in the ICC Womens Championship 202225Led by a brilliant bowling display India defended 169 at the Lords in dramatic fashion as they got the last England wicket via runout at the nonstrikers endWith England requiring 17 runs to win Charlotte Dean who fought hard with an 80ball 47 backed up too far at the nonstrikers end and Deepti removed the bails to leave the batter in tears and those watching in shockEarlier put into bat India were reduced to 294 However they recovered with Smriti Mandhana 50 and Deepti Sharma 68 not out stitching together a crucial halfcentury stand But once the partnership was broken India lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 169 in 454 overs making a belowpar totalRenuka Singh and Jhulan Goswami then delivered a fabulous opening spell to reduce England to 454 by the 12th overAlso ReadAnushka Sharma shares a glimpse from Jhulan Goswamis story Chakda XpressRajeshwari Gayakwad struck twice in her first two overs to further dent England 536 soon turned into 657 and the hosts had a huge uphill task on hand but skipper Amy Jones and Charlotte Dean strung together a brilliant stand to revive Englands inningsWhile Jones was dismissed Dean waged a lonely battle continuing to push England closer to the target The 21yearold found support from the lowerorder and an England win appeared a distinct possibility with Dean closing in on a halfcenturyFreya Davies and Dean put on 35 runs for the final wicket helping England from 1189 to within touching distance of the target before Deepti Sharma ran Dean out before delivering the ball at the nonstrikers end in her delivery stride to seal Indias winWhile the dismissal garnered attention from all quarters according to the updated ICC Playing Conditions running out of the nonstriker has been moved from the Unfair Play section to the Run out sectionThe series whitewash gave India their first such win over England in an ODI series in 20 years They had beaten England 50 at home in 2002 This is however the first time India have whitewashed a nonAsian side in a bilateral ODI series of three or more gamesIt was a fitting farewell for Goswami in her final international game and her first at the historic venue since the heartbreaking loss to England in the final of the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup in 2017Brief scores India 169 in 454 overs Deepti Sharma 68 not out Smriti Mandhana 50 Kate Cross 426 beat England 153 in 434 overs Charlotte Dean 47 Amy Jones 28 Renuka Singh 429 Jhulan Goswami 230 by 16 runsAlso ReadRishabh Pant with his dare and courage is must in Indian starting lineup Adam GilchristThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever