The Indian women’s cricket team has created history. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side has beaten the England women’s team convincingly by a record 347 runs in the one-off IND vs ENG Women Test. Having set England a target of 478 runs, Team India bundled the visitors for just 131 runs and won the match by the biggest win margin in Women’s Test cricket history.
Biggest win in women’s test cricket (by runs)
| Win Margin | Result | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | India Women beat England Women | D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 2023 |
| 309 | Sri Lanka Women beat Pakistan Women | Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | 1998 |
| 188 | New Zealand Women beat South Africa Women | Kingsmead, Durban | 1972 |
| 186 | Australia Women beat England Women | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1949 |
| 185 | England Women beat New Zealand Women | Eden Park, Auckland | 1949 |
Indian Women dominate England
Right from the get-go, Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. dominated the match in every department. After playing a test after almost two years, the team did not look rusty at all and put on a good batting display. With four batters scoring 50 or more runs: Shubha Satheesh (69), Jemimah Rodrigues (68), Yastika Bhatia (66), and Deepti Sharma (67), the India women’s cricket team managed to score 428 runs in the first inning.
Then, India managed to restrict England to 136 on the second day, guided by Deepti Sharma’s 5/7. England was 108/3 at one stage, but Deepti and Sneh Rana’s off-spin saw them lose 7 wickets for 28 runs.
Not enforcing the follow-on, Team India started well, with Shafali and Smriti adding 61 runs in 13 overs. Harmanpreet remained unbeaten at 44. The only silver lining for England was off-spinner Charlotte Dean picking up four wickets.
The Indian women’s cricket team looked to finish things off as quickly as possible on Day 3. It did not take more than 28 overs for them to win their first Test against England in India.
