The ladies’s cricket workforce took the opening day honours within the one-off Test in opposition to England in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Four batters scored half-centuries as India completed the day on 410/7 in 94 overs. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur additionally might have scored a half-century however a weird run out minimize quick her innings. India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur started with a sweep shot and seemed in wealthy vein of kind, however her bat bought caught within the floor whereas finishing a run and Dani Wyatt’s throw ended her keep.
Harmanpreet walked again to the dressing room having scored an 81-ball 49 with six fours, however extra importantly, she and Yastika Bhatia (66) placed on 116 runs for the fifth wicket, which is the second-highest stand for India within the format.
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Debutants Shubha Satheesh (69) and Jemimah Rodrigues (68) made advantageous half-centuries as India’s ultra-aggressive strategy with the bat took them to an enormous 410 for 7 at stumps on Day 1 of their one-off ladies’s Test in opposition to England on Thursday.
Talking concerning the match, Playing their first Test in practically two years, and their maiden red-ball sport on dwelling soil in 9 years, India hardly ever took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly floor on the DY Patil Stadium, garnering practically 5 runs per over.
The 24-year-old Shubha stood tall with a 76-ball 69 studded with 13 boundaries, displaying immaculate footwork and impeccable studying of the road and size to attain her runs at a strike charge of practically 91.
Shubha turned the 12th India batter to attain a fifty on debut, however she couldn’t convert it right into a century, which might have made her the primary from the nation to make a ton in her maiden look. She departed when Sophie Ecclestone (1/85) had her caught by Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Jemimah too produced a knock befitting her calibre, smacking 11 fours throughout her 99-ball keep. The younger batter seemed good for a three-figure rating however performed one on to her wickets off Lauren Bell (2/64).
Shubha and Jemimah have been instrumental in setting the tone for the hosts’ domination after the workforce gave the impression to be stuttering following a brisk begin, including 115 runs for the third wicket to enter the file books.
The partnership between the duo is now the second-highest in Test cricket for the third wicket.
With PTI inputs
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