India won against England at home for the first time, created history by defeating England by 347 runs

India vs England Women Test: After scoring 428 runs in the first innings, Team India bowled out England for 136 runs in the first innings. In such a situation, India had a lead of 292 runs in the first innings. Team India declared the second innings at 186 runs for six wickets. After this, England was reduced to 131 runs in the second innings.

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 03:02 PM (IST)
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India won against England at home for the first time, created history by defeating England by 347 runs

The one-off Test match between India and England women's cricket team was played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Indian women's team, playing a Test match after almost two years, performed brilliantly and defeated England by a huge margin of 347 runs. With this victory, Indian women created history. This is the biggest win in terms of runs in the history of women's Test cricket.

Earlier, Sri Lankan women's team had defeated Pakistan by 309 runs in 1998. At the same time, New Zealand had won against South Africa by 188 runs in 1972. Apart from this, this was the first time that India defeated England in a Test on its home ground. This was the third test between the two countries. Earlier, India had won at Taunton in 2006 and Wormsley in 2014.

In the first innings, India scored 428 runs with the help of half-centuries from Shubha, Jemimah, Bhatia, and Deepti. In response, the England team was reduced to 136 runs. India declared its second innings over at the score of 186/6. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 44 runs in 67 balls and Pooja Vastrakar remained unbeaten on 17 runs in 41 balls. Both scored 53 runs for the seventh wicket partnership.

In this way, England got the target of 479 runs to win. His entire team was reduced to 131 runs in the second inning. For India, Deepti Sharma took four wickets and Pooja Vastrakar took three wickets. Rajeshwari Gaikwad had two successes. Renuka Singh Thakur took one wicket.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer