All-rounder Ellyse Perry (Source: Reuters) 
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Perry the first Australian woman to pick up 300 wickets

All-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first Australian woman to take 300 international wickets after she dismissed India's Pooja Vastrakar on day three of the four-day pink-ball test on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

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All-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first Australian womanto take 300 international wickets after she dismissed India's Pooja Vastrakaron day three of the four-day pink-ball test on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

 Perry sent off Vastrakar (13) in the 143rd over as BethMooney pulled off a stunning catch at gully.

 Perry is currently third on the list of women with the mostwickets, behind India's Jhulan Goswami (337) and England's Katherine Brunt(301).

 The 30-year-old is also the first woman with the double of5000 runs and 300 wickets in international cricket.

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