England spinner Sophie Ecclestone has become the fastest woman to reach 100 wickets in ODI cricket after claiming three scalps in their 178-run win over Pakistan.
The 25-year-old, who was also named Player of the Series with a haul of six wickets across three ODIs, scythed through 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 previous record held by former Australia fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who took 64 innings to get to that total.
“The girls know I’m not good with numbers, I’m not good with stats. But it’s amazing and hopefully it can continue,” said Ecclestone, who also plays for the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL.
“I think the best thing for me is to enjoy it, and I play in the best team for enjoying it.”
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