England spinner Sophie Ecclestone has turn out to be the quickest lady to achieve 100 wickets in ODI cricket after claiming three scalps of their 178-run win over Pakistan.
The 25-year-old, who was additionally named Player of the Series with a haul of six wickets throughout three ODIs, scythed via the Pakistan tail by taking the wickets of Aliya Riaz, Umm-e-Hani and Nashra Sandhu on Wednesday.
She reached the 100-wicket mark in 63 matches, beating the earlier file held by former Australia quick bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who took 64 innings to get to that complete.
“The girls know I’m not good with numbers, I’m not good with stats. But it’s amazing and hopefully it can continue,” mentioned Ecclestone, who additionally performs for the Sydney Sixers within the WBBL.
“I think the best thing for me is to enjoy it, and I play in the best team for enjoying it.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
