India's Jhulan Goswami - the leading women's one-day wicket-taker - has bowed out of international cricket at Lord's, as her side completed a 3-0 series win over England with a controversial final wicket.
Goswami, 39, claimed her record-extending 254th and 255th ODI wickets - the last one with her 10,001st delivery in the format - ending her 20-year international career, after debuting in 2002.
"I know it was her last game, but we'll always remember her," said captain Harmanpreet Kaur. "She's always with us and she's just a call away when we need her.
"I'm thankful we had the chance to play with her."
But Goswami's achievement was somewhat overshadowed at the end of the match, when Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran out England topscorer Charlie Dean (47) for the final wicket with a 'Mankad', whipping off the bails, when the non-facing batter stepped out of her crease.
The dismissal, named after Indian player Vinoo Mankad who used it in a test match against Australia in 1947, was moved from 'Unfair Play' to the 'Run Out' section of international rules this week, but many players and pundits insist it is not in the spirit of the game.
Boos rang out from England fans around the ground, as the umpires reviewed their decision that Dean was out and the player herself eventually left the field in tears.
"The last dismissal divides opinion," Dean told the BBC. "I'm not a fan, but it is how India feel about it.
"It is in the rules, and hopefully it doesn't take the shine off a good summer and good series."
The dismissal immediately divided social media.
"She didn't even give a warning," said one tweeter. "It was a cowardly act by a player who they were going to lose.
"Pathetic."
Said another: "Stay inside the effing crease until the ball is bowled. Period.
"If not, get out."
England had hoped for redemption, after losing the first two matches in the three-game series, but they eventually lost by 16 runs.
After announcing her international retirement before the match, Goswami was given a guard of honour by the England side when she came in to bat, but was bowled out first ball, and again by her own side, when they took the field.
India struggled with the bat and were bowled out for 169, with no fewer than five players failing to score a run.
They were reeling at 29/4, before staging a recovery. Opener Smriti Mandhana steadied the ship with a half-century off 79 balls, but was out in the next over, when the ball deflected off the bottom of her bat and onto the stumps.
Sharma then underpinned the side with an unbeaten top score of 68 off 106 balls.
England bowler Kate Cross took 4/26 - including the early wickets of Kaur (4), who had smashed an unbeaten 143 in the second match of the series, as well as those of Shafali Verma and Yastika Bhatia without scoring, and finally that of Mandhana.
Despite being set a relatively low target, England soon found themselves in huge trouble, as they quickly crumbled to 53/6, with India's Renuka Singh Thakur taking 4/29 runs.
Captain Amy Jones (28) took England past 100 runs, before she fell to Thakur, and Dean then held the innings together, as England drew steadily closer to their target of 170 - before Sharma's unexpected move snatched the win for India.
Reuters
