India defeated England by 347 runs in the one-off women's Test, which was held at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium, to register the biggest margin of victory in women's Test cricket
At the start of Saturday, the third day of the Test, India were firmly in the driving seat as they had a lead of 478 runs. India declared their second innings overnight at 186-6 and went on to dismiss England for 131 runs in the morning session that lasted two hours and 38 minutes.
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Playing their first Test match at home in nine years, the Indian women's team completely decimated the opposition to score in a win in just over two days. It was India's first victory over England on home soil across six matches.
Indian spinner Deepti Sharma was the pick of the bowlers as she finished with remarkable figures of 5-7 in the first innings and 4-32 in the second.
India W vs England W Test: Brief scores
IND-W, 1st innings: 428 all out in 104.3 overs (Shubha Satheesh 69, Jemimah Rodrigues 68; Lauren Bell 3-67)
ENG-W, 1st innings: 136 all out in 35.3 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 59, Danielle Wyatt 19; Deepti Sharma 5-7)
IND-W, 2nd innings: 186-6 in 42 overs (Harmanpreet Kaun 44*, Shafali Verma 33; Charlotte Dean 4-68)
ENG-W, 2nd innings: 131 all out for 27.2 overs (Deepti Sharma 4-32, Pooja Vastrakar 3-23)
India W vs England W Test: Highlights
9⃣.3⃣ - Sophia Dunkley
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9⃣.4⃣ - Nat Sciver-Brunt
Relive how Pooja Vastrakar 2⃣ wickets in an over 🎥 🔽
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𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓.𝐀.𝐖𝐈𝐍! 🙌🙌
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 16, 2023
Rajeshwari Gayakwad takes the final wicket as #TeamIndia beat England by 347 runs in the only Test in Navi Mumbai.
Fantastic all-round performance 👏👏#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/vNxqYw9CrL
What did India coach Amol Muzumdar say about the historic win?
"Good signs for Indian cricket," said Amol Muzumdar, who took over as the head coach of the women's team prior to the start of the series against England.
"All of them who made their debut [Jemimah Rodrigues, Shubha Satheesh and Renuka Thakur] batted and bowled well. England is a top side but at the same time, these youngsters got a taste of what Test cricket is about.
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"No Test match is easy. But the efforts the girls put in before the Test match - the players who came in five-six days before, we had a nice solid group that was working at the Wankhede Stadium. The preparation was nice, and it resulted in a Test match win.
"We had thought about playing in a certain fashion as a team and we will continue to do that. It was not planned as a 400-run day. But we had to be positive. Glad that the team responded. And resulted in a good first day."
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