Mumbai ∙ The Wankhede Cricket Stadium, which is the venue for historic moments in Indian cricket, did not fail this time either! Indian women win against Australia for the first time in the history of women’s test cricket. India came out with a target of 75 runs in the second innings and achieved the target with the loss of 2 wickets.
Score: Australia 1st innings 219, 2nd innings 261. India 1st innings 406, 2nd innings 75 for 2. Indian all-rounder Sneh Rana who took 7 wickets in two innings is the player of the match.
Indian dominance
With a lead of 46 runs, the Indian bowlers did not agree to settle Australia, who started batting on the fourth day at 233 for 5. Pooja Vastrakar struck the first blow for the Aussies, who dismissed Ashley Gardner (7).
Soon after, Sneh Rana returned Anabel Sutherland (27) and Australia faced defeat. The Aussies lost 5 wickets in 28 runs and were bowled out for 261 runs. India’s winning target was 75 runs with two sessions and 10 wickets remaining. Kim Garth, who dismissed Shefali Verma (4) early in the second innings, gave the Aussies a glimmer of hope.
Richa Ghosh (13) also returned suddenly and India faltered. But Smriti Manthana (38 not out) who was solid at one end avoided collapse. Smriti shared the third wicket with Jamaima Rodriguez (12 not out) to lead India to a historic victory. A few days ago, India won the Test match against England Women at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. This is the first time in 28 years that India has hosted two women’s Tests in one year.
English Summary:
India with historic win against Australia in women’s test cricket match
2023-12-25 04:45:25
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