Woman claims all 10 wickets

A woman, Kashvee Gautam, claimed 10 out of 10 wickets in match, creating a history. .

The history was made at a Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy match between Chandigarh and Arunachal Pradesh at KSRM College Ground, Kadapa.

On top of her bowling performance, Chandigarh Women's Under-19 captain Kashvee Gautam also top-scored for her team with 68-ball 49 as Chandigarh scored 186 runs for the loss of 4 wickets at the end of their 50 overs.

When Chandigarh took the field after break Kashvee Gautam was not aware that she would create history in the next 30 minutes.

Kashvee Gautam bowled 29 balls in Arunachal Pradesh's innings. Six out of the 29 balls bowled by Kashvee were dot balls, while the rest of the 23 balls fetched her 10 out of 10 wickets of Arunachal Pradesh.

Courtesy, Gautam's bowling Chandigarh bowled out Arunachal for a petty total of 25 runs and won the match by 161 runs.

Mahaboob Alam, a left-arm pacer from Nepal, had his name in the Guinness Book of World Record when he became the first player to take 10 wickets in an innings of a limited over format. Nepal was playing Mozambique when he finished with astonishing figures of 10 for 12.

For India, Anil Kumble made history when he took all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan in a Test match in Delhi. Anil Kumble and Jim Laker happen to be the only two cricketers to take 10-wicket hauls in an innings of a Test match.

 

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