Curated By: Aakash Biswas
Last Updated: December 16, 2023, 12:44 IST
India beat England by 347 runs (BCCI Photo)
India set in movement the hunt for triumph whereas declaring their second innings closed on the in a single day rating of 186 for six, leaving England to climb an enormous mountain of 479 runs of their second innings.
Deepti Sharma performed the enforcer’s function to perfection for the second time in as many days because the dominant India Women scripted a historic 347-run victory over England on the third day of the one-off Test right here on Saturday.
India set in movement the hunt for triumph whereas declaring their second innings closed on the in a single day rating of 186 for six, leaving England to climb an enormous mountain of 479 runs of their second innings.
The Indian bowlers led by off-spinner Deepti Sharma (4/32) and pacer Pooja Vastrakar (3/23) then bundled out England for 131 to have a good time a victory which now stands as the most important by way of runs within the historical past of girls’s Test cricket, bettering Sri Lanka’s 309-run victory over Pakistan in April 1998.
It was additionally India’s first win over England at residence in 15 Tests, having crushed them in away video games twice in 2014, giving them a giant enhance forward of the one-off Test towards Australia beginning right here subsequent week.
Over the course of the final three days the Indians didn’t present any rust of not having performed Test cricket in two years, and a primary at residence after 9 years, whereas being at their ruthless finest.
But for all that slew of data, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led facet ought to thank Deepti (8-2-32-4) who was in her parts after that sensational 5 for seven within the first innings, as England lacked gumption to combat even on a pitch that seemed to be way more mild.
India didn’t have to attend for lengthy for the primary breakthrough this morning.
It got here within the type of Tammy Beaumont (17) with pacer Renuka Singh transferring the ball in from outdoors the off to knock down her off-stump.
England sunk deeper after struggling twin blows in Vastrakar’s first over. Sophie Dunkley (15) performed one straight into the palms of substitute Harleen Deol at gully.
Vastrakar then dealt England a physique blow when she cleaned up first-innings star Nat Sciver-Brunt for a first-ball duck, getting the ball to nip again in and passing it by means of between the bat and the pad.
India additionally wasted two DRS opinions in haste — one every towards Heather Knight and Danni Wyatt — however didn’t should work too onerous for the third wicket.
An on-song Vastrakar had one nipping away after pitching to search out an out of doors edge off Knight’s bat, as Yastika Bhatia did the remaining behind the stumps. Knight made a 20-ball 21 with 4 boundaries.
England’s distress continued when Wyatt edged a supply to the primary slip for Deepti’s first wicket within the innings after making 12.
Deepti then had Amy Jones (5) pulling one straight to brief midwicket, and in her seventh over of the innings, the 26-year-old hit the timber twice to dismiss Kate Cross (16) and Lauren Filer (0).
While Deepti narrowly missed taking 10 wickets within the sport to grow to be the primary Indian Women’s participant to take action, Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/20) loved some success.
The left-arm spinner had her first success within the type of Sophie Ecclestone (10) when the batter went for a sweep and missed to attach, whereas Lauren Bell (8) was caught by Jemimah Rodrigues at foolish level for the ultimate wicket of the sport.
It was an ideal outing for India additionally given that each one their debutants within the sport — Shubha Satheesh, Rodrigues and Renuka — tasted success, however there additionally was a dampener within the type of Shubha lacking the motion on the second and the third day owing to a fractured finger.
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