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- Published: December 22, 2023 18:10
New Delhi: The Indian women’s team continued their dominant run in the test matches, as they extended their lead over the Australian women’s team in the one-off test match’s day 2, on Friday.
India, who dominated the test match against the English women’s team, last week, are once again in the driver’s seat in the test match against the Australian women’s team.
India dominated on the second straight day, except for the second session of the day. The women in blue looked totally in control throughout day 2.
💯 partnership!@Deepti_Sharma06 🤝 @Vastrakarp25 #TeamIndia move to 374/7 with a lead now of 155 runs 👌👌
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 22, 2023
Day 2 Summary
Indian women’s team started the second day from 98 for 1, while trailing by 121 runs in the first innings total of the Australian women’s team’s total.
India added 42 more runs in the first day total before Sneh Rana (9), was clean bowled by Ashley Gardner.
Smriti Mandhana (74), was also run out soon enough, reducing the Indian total to 147 for 3.
A fine fifty for @mandhana_smriti 👍 👍
A solid appreciation from the teammates 👏 👏
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 22, 2023
Richa Ghosh (52) and Jemimah Rodrigues (73), led the Indian recovery by adding 113 runs for the fourth wicket.
A moment to cherish for #TeamIndia Test debutant @13richaghosh 👏 👏
That grin says it all as she, her parents and her teammates laud her efforts ☺️ ☺️
A fine half-century on debut 🙌 🙌
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 22, 2023
Aussie women came back strongly in the second half to take four quick wickets, to reduce India from 260 for 3 to 274 for 7, at one point.
🎥 That moment when @JemiRodrigues brought up her 2nd successive Test FIFTY 👍 👍
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 22, 2023
However, Deepti Sharma (70*) and Pooja Vastrakar (33*), led a fresh Indian recovery and added 101 more runs without any wickets to take the Indian total to 376 for 7, by the end of day 2.
Valuable with the bat once again 👏👏@Deepti_Sharma06 brings up her fifty with a four 👌👌#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/jcsf7y9eKW pic.twitter.com/W2zCgPRugJ
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 22, 2023
India now has a 157-run lead in the first innings, and the women in blue will try to take the lead past 250 before even thinking of declaring, to build some extra pressure on the Aussie women.
Day 1 Summary
On the first day, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Australian women’s team were only able to put up a total of 219 despite Tahlia McGrath’s 50 runs innings, as Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana wreaked havoc on the Aussie batting line up.
𝗜. 𝗖. 𝗬. 𝗠. 𝗜!
A fine catch running backwards, ft. @mandhana_smriti! 👏 👏
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 21, 2023
Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana added quick runs in the third session to finish the day with 98 for 1, to put India on the pedestal.