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Indian women’s team has created history. In the only Test that ended on Sunday (December 24) against Aussies, Team India won by 8 wickets. This is the first win for the Indian women’s team against Australia in the 50-year Test history. In this test match, Australia, who won the toss and batted first, was bowled out for 261 runs by Tahlia McGrath (50). Pooja scored 53 runs and took 4 wickets on behalf of Team India. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana gave a good start to Team India who started the first innings. After scoring 90 runs for the first wicket, Shafali Verma (40) attempted a huge shot and got out. After that, Smriti Mandhana, who scored 74 runs, tried to get an unnecessary run and was run out. After that Richa Ghosh (52) and Jemima Rodrigues (73) burst with half-centuries. But in the middle order, Harmanpreet Kaur (0) and Yastika Bhatia (1) got out early and disappointed. Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar, who came together at this stage, supported Team India with a half-century partnership. Especially Deepti Sharma, who came into the ring at number 8, faced 171 balls and scored 78 runs with 9 fours. Pooja, who came in the ninth place, faced 126 balls and scored 47 runs. With this, Team India was bowled out for 406 runs in the first innings. They took a huge lead of 187 runs against the Aussies in the first innings.
The Australian team did not get off to a good start as they started the second innings with a deficit of 187 runs. The Aussie batsmen faltered again under the pressure of Team India’s bowlers. But Tahlia McGrath, who entered the field in the middle order, once again supported the Australian team. Tahlia scored 73 runs off 177 balls to take the team’s score past 200. By the end of the 3rd day, the Australian team lost 5 wickets and scored 233 runs. But Pooja Vastrakar was successful in giving Team India their first victory at the beginning of the 4th day. Also, after adding 28 runs to the team’s score, the Australian team was bowled out for 261 runs. In the Indian team, Sneha Rana scored 63 runs and took 4 wickets. Team India chased down the target of 75 runs by losing 2 wickets in the second innings. Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh put on a half-century partnership despite opener Shafali Verma falling behind for just 4 runs. With this, Team India lost 2 wickets and scored 75 runs and won by 8 wickets. This is the first Test win for Team India against Australia.
After 50 years
Wow! 🏆#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/BhE0fNDSIb
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 24, 2023
Congratulations Jaisha..
Back-to-back Test wins for @BCCIWomen! 🏏 They yearned for the purest form, and they conquered it with brilliance. Kudos to @ImHarmanpreet, @mandhana_smriti, @amolmuzumdar11, and our phenomenal girls, backed by the incredible support staff. History made today! 🇮🇳#INDvsAus… pic.twitter.com/gFMp6QVxop
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) December 24, 2023
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