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India Thrash England, Register Biggest Win In Women's Test History
IND-W vs ENG-W, One-off Test Highlights: Deepti Sharma bagged five in the first innings, and followed it up with another four in the second.
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- Updated: December 16, 2023 12:19 pm IST
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One-off Test: Deepti Sharma shines as all-rounder India thump England in Navi Mumbai.© X (formerly Twitter)
India Women vs England Women, One-off Test Day 3 Highlights: Deepti Sharma registered combined figures of 9/39 across both innings as India thrashed England by 347 runs to register the biggest win in the history of women's Test. India made a huge 428 in the first innings before bundling out England 136. The hosts didn't enforce the follow-on and batted again before declaring their second innings at 186 for 6, setting a tall 479 target. Deepti starred once again in the second innings, claiming four wickets as the visitors were bowled out for 131. (Scorecard)
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IND-W vs ENG-W, One-Off Test Highlights
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Harmanpreet Kaur says she is very happy with the win. Adds they wanted to win it from the start and were well prepared. Mentions they executed their plans well. Ends by saying she is proud of her side.
Player of the Match, Deepti Sharma says she is very pleased. Adds she was waiting for this day. Mentions they executed their plans well and hit the right spots which helped them win this game.
Heather Knight says they were outplayed. Adds India batted and bowled really well. Reckons India were better with the ball in this innings. Also says they did not bat well and there is a lot to learn for them.
England ended up conceding a lead of over 300. India did not enforce the follow on and gave England a massive target. However, it took the Indians just the one session to bowl the English out again and yet again, Sharma was the star with the ball.
Deepti Sharma was the star in the first innings picking up a fifer. Natalie Sciver-Brunt was the only English batter who crossed the 20-run mark. The rest failed to do so. Due to that performance with the bat, England were well behind in the game.
That's a massive win for the Indians. What a dominant performance from them to beat a strong English side. They dominated the game right from Day 1. First, it was a combined effort from their batters to post a good first innings score and then it was all about their bowlers.
OUT! THERE IT IS, THERE IS THE FINAL WICKET. Tossed up on middle, Gayakwad looks to go for the big heave. It goes off the top edge towards mid on where Jemimah Rodrigues takes it.
FOUR! The two English batters have decided to have some fun. Bell gets the slog sweep out, it is nailed over the mid-wicket fielder and into the fence.
FOUR! Tossed up on off, Bell looks to drive, it goes off the inside edge, past the leg pole and down to the fine leg fence.
Around off, defended.
FOUR MORE! This is fired outside off, Dean slams it through covers. No chance of stopping that.
Around off, kept out.
FOUR BYES! Down the leg side. Dean looks to sweep but misses. It stays low and goes down to the fine leg fence.
Two more. Now the sweep, this is played fine on the leg side for two.
FOUR! This is tossed up on off, Dean brings out the reverse and hits it through point. Boundary.
Fuller and on off, this is pushed through covers for no run.
Dean takes one. On middle, this is worked through square leg. Now Bell has just the one ball to play out.
Around off, kept out.
Tossed up on middle, defended.