India women’s team won handily and decisively against Heather Knight’s England on the third day of their one-off Test match. India put up a performance of a lifetime and dominated the match for the majority of the day.
The team was able to keep the lead after scoring 428 runs in the first inning and dismissing England for a mere 136 runs. Additionally, the team scored 186 runs in the second inning before declaring, setting a lofty 479-run goal for England to chase.
The second inning for the visitors did not start off well. Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont, who started the game, were out for 15 and 17 runs, respectively. Heather Knight, the skipper, was gone after just 21 runs, so she had no effect.
But much to England’s astonishment, during the second innings of the match, Knight’s 21-run knock was the highest score by any batsman in the side. Nat Sciver-Brunt was dismissed for a duck by India’s potent bowling attack, while Danni Wyatt and Amy Jones were also unsuccessful in making a significant impact. In the end, England lost the match despite 10 runs from Sophie Ecclestone and 20 runs from Charlie Dean.
For India, Deepti Sharma claimed the most wickets in the second innings once more. Deepti ruined England’s intentions during the run chase with four wickets after her outstanding five-wicket performance in the opening innings.
With Pooja Vastrakar getting three wickets, Rajeshwari Gayakwad taking two, and Renuka Singh hitting one, the Indian women’s team dismissed England for a meager 131 runs in the run chase, winning the match by an astounding 347 runs.
Let’s see how Twitter responded to the India women’s Test victory against England:
A resounding triumph for @BCCIWomen! To beat England by 347 runs within 3 days is a special achievement. @Deepti_Sharma06 had a Test to remember with her 9 wickets and a half-century with the bat. Renuka Singh and @Vastrakarp25 provided the crucial breakthroughs when required and… pic.twitter.com/Kq2dsECjSI
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) December 16, 2023
INDIA WOMEN MAKE HISTORY AS THEY TAKE THE LARGEST EVER TEST WIN IN WOMEN’S CRICKET
England lose by 347 runs. Immense disappointment in the English camp but they’re a team that can come back stronger.
Congratulations to 🇮🇳, massive victory, great performance👏🏏#INDWvENGW #LCA pic.twitter.com/e8lyFSxbaF— Lassie Cricket Army (@_LCAteam) December 16, 2023
Deepti Sharma is a STAR…!!!! ⭐
What an all-round performance from her, Scored 87 runs and took 9 wickets for just 39 runs in the game. 🇮🇳💙🔥
What an incredible performance! 👏🫡#DeeptiSharma #INDvENG #INDWvENGW #INDWvsENGW #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ylm36BjQX6
— Saabir Zafar (@Saabir_Saabu01) December 16, 2023
India women’s team beat eng w team in test match by 347 tuns 1st win for new coach amol Mazumder
Deepti Sharma
9 wickets haul and 60 odd runs
#INDvsENG #indwvengw pic.twitter.com/UGrEEcBljp— Somnath Chakraborty (@Somnath44333169) December 16, 2023
Indian women have created history. An innings defeat to England. Wow 🤩
9 wickets for Deepti…along with the 67 valuable runs. Meet your Player of The Match for this historic Test 🙌👌— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 16, 2023
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