India Women vs Australia Women One-off Test Day 1 Highlights: India Take Opening Day Honours
India Women vs Australia Women One-off Test, Day 1: Pooja Vastrakar took four wickets, while Sneh Rana also bagged three scalps as India bowled Australia out for 219
India Women vs Australia Women One-off Test, Day 1 Highlights: Seamer Pooja Vastrakar and off-spinner Sneh Rana showed enough craft to exploit a pitch offering variable bounce to bundle out Australia for a modest 219 in their first innings on the opening day of the one-off Test in Mumbai on Thursday. In their first essay, India raced to 98 for 1 at stumps as openers Smriti Mandhana (43 not out, 49 balls, 8x4) and Shafali Verma (40, 59 balls, 8x4) added 90 runs. But India's march to ascendancy began through Vastrakar (4/53) who teamed up with Sneh Rana (3/56) and Deepti Sharma (2/45) to snap Aussies innings in 77.4 overs despite an even fifty by Tahlia McGrath. (SCORECARD)
India XI: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh.
Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (c/wk), Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Kim Garth, Lauren Cheatle.
Here are the Highlights of India Women vs Australia Women One-off Test Day 1 from Mumbai:Â
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We are back! The players are already out in the middle now. Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield are the two openers for Australia Women. Renuka Singh has the new cherry in her hand and is raring to go. Here we go...
.... THIRD INNINGS ...
Rigth then, India Women are in firm control of this game and they will do everything possible to not come out to bat again. However, we know that Aussies are all about comebacks and it wont be surprising if they do get back in the game here. Stay tuned for Australia Women's second innings in a bit.
Australia Women on the other hand would've been disappointed by their below-par effort on the field with a couple of missed chances and an ordinary bowling display at the start. But would be happier with how they bowled this morning knocking off all the remaining wickets restricting India Women to just 406 runs. The momentum shift will have to be carried forward to their batting innings to stay in the hunt.
India Women have managed to take a big lead of 183 runs! The start to the Indian batting innings looked completely positive and in India's favour with a great 80 runs partnership between the openers and a 100-run partnership between Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh for the 3rd wicket that showcased good strike rotation and getting the odd balls out to the boundaries. India lost track of their innings with the wicket of Richa Ghosh after which wickets kept falling like a house of cards. A great record partnership between Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar for 122 runs, steadied the ship for India and helped them reach this total that looks very good considering how the track is playing.
OUT! TAKEN! That is it then! Annabel Sutherland finishes things off for Australia Women! She bangs in another short delivery around off, Renuka Singh tries to take evasive action but hangs her bat around there and the ball loops off the top edge as Ashleigh Gardner at gully takes an absolute dolly. India Women have been bowled out for 406!
Another shorter one into the deck, Renuka Singh lets it go past.
FOUR! That's unintended but always welcome. Annabel Sutherland pitched it hard into the deck, short and shaping it into Renuka Singh who tries to duck, moving away on leg but doesn't take out the bat in time to get a leading edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.
On a length and on middle, Rajeshwari Gayakwad blocks it out well.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad is the last batter in.
OUT! CLEANED UP! Kim Garth strikes now! Deepti Sharma goes back to the hut after yet another brilliant knock. This one is served full and around middle, angling in, Deepti Sharma looks to work it away for a run but closes the face of the bat early and misses as the ball goes off her pads and rattles the stumps. Deepti too fails to get to that landmark of scoring a hundred as India Women are nine down now.
Pitched up, on middle, Deepti Sharma blocks it back to the bowler.
Goes fuller again but down the leg side, Deepti Sharma misses her glance and Alyssa Healy does well to get some glove on that to make a half-stop.
On a length and on middle, Deepti Sharma keeps it out down the pitch.
Fuller one and on off, Deepti Sharma steers it towards deep point.
Another bouncer, on middle and leg, Renuka Singh goes for the pull but fails to connect.
A good yorker now, on off, Renuka Singh jams it out to the off side.
Another good short delivery, on middle, Renuka Singh backs away but gets into two mins whether to pull it or not and misses it.
FOUR! A streaky one! Annabel Sutherland bangs this short again and on leg, Renuka Singh gets hurried and takes her eyes off while going for the pull shot. The ball takes the top edge and flies over to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Back of a length and outside off, Deepti Sharma hops up and pats it down through point for a single, she wants the second but won't get it.