India women’s cricket team absolutely dominated their South Africa counterparts on Day one of the one-off Test in Chennai. Harmanpreet Kaur and co. finished the day on 525/4 at the end of play on Day 1, with Shafali Verma blazing to a double century while Smriti Mandhana continued on her fine form to register yet another century.
South Africa have no answer to Mandhana, Shafali
Winning the toss and opting to bat first, India got off to a strong start, courtesy of openers Smriti Mandhana (149) and Shafali Verma (205). The duo put together a record 292-run partnership, the highest so far in women’s Tests, to torment the bowlers, The Proteas eves had zero success in finding a breakthrough as India continued to pile misery on the bowlers.
Mandhana was the first to depart, missing out on a fine 150-run knock by just one run. Meanwhile, Verma departed after a blazing double ton, powering India to a commanding total on Day 1 of the game. Jemimah Rogridues (55) stepped up to the occasion after the departure of the openers and continued to frustrate the bowlers with a half-century.
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Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur anchored the innings along with Jemimah on the other side. India finished Day 1 with xxx/zz at the end of play of Day 1. Klerk and Tucker managed to get the only two breakthroughs that the South Africa women could get on the first day, with the third wicket coming off a run-out.
The India women’s cricket team is firmly placed in the driving position, heading into Day 2 of this game.
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