The total number of days Jhulan Goswami was in charge of leading India's pace attack was 7566. The fast bowler, who has taken the most wickets in women's cricket across all forms, finished her career in international play with a flourish as India defeated England in the last one-day international at Lord's to sweep the three-match series 3-0. The experienced cricketer was appropriately carried to the pavilion by her teammates on their shoulders after India defeated Pakistan by 16 runs.
Goswami was honoured with a souvenir by the Indian lineup before the game. ECB also honoured her with a jersey that was autographed by the players. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India, made a kind gesture by allowing Goswami to make the toss as well. According to Goswami, "every moment has a lot of emotions," the official broadcaster Sky Sports.
"You have worked very hard. Nobody, however, gave our squad much of a chance to win the 2017 World Cup when they came back and fought. We played differently in that tournament, and ever since then, women's cricket in India has steadily improved "Added she.
Harmanpreet then made a point of mentioning the renowned cricketer's support for her through both the good times and the difficult times during the post-match presentation ceremony. In 2009, Harmanpreet got her India debut while Goswami served as captain. "She was the leader when I made my debut; during my best moments, many people supported me, but even through my darkest moments, she was the one who stood by me. She's only a phone call away. She is constantly with us, I wanted to tell her as a thank you. She is my go-to person; I always called her for support when I was struggling."
The final international match for Goswami featured plenty of suspense and excitement. As the visitors closed with 169 on a sportive wicket, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma both struck fifty runs to help India recover from a dangerously situated 29 for 4. While this was going on, Kate Cross successfully utilised the slope factor at Lord's to secure a four-for. While the spinners chipped away at England's wickets at the other end to reduce them to 118 for 9, Renuka Singh of India used the slope to her advantage and picked up many key kills.
At that point, Charlotte Dean and Freya Davies joined together to share a 35-run partnership for the last wicket, giving England's chances of pulling off a comeback victory a boost. Although Dean was run out at the non-end striker's after backing up too much, Deepti added the final touches to India's ball play. Deepti and the method of dismissal were defended by Harmanpreet, who said that her teammate had just adhered to the guidelines established by the ICC.
