The India women’s team recently broke the record for the most runs scored by a team in a day’s play in Test cricket. India achieved this record in a one-off test against South Africa at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. With the help of sensational batting by Smriti Mandhana, who is currently going through a golden patch made 149 runs. And then Shafali Verma, who made the fastest double century, India were able to score 525 runs on day one.
Most runs in a day’s play in Women’s Tests
| 525 – India Women (525/4 in 98 overs) vs South Africa, 2024 – Chennai |
| 475 – New Zealand Women (44) v England Women (431-4), 1935 – Christchurch |
| 449 – Australia Women (204-5) v England Women (245-9), 2022 – Canberra |
| 449 – Australia Women (204-5) v England Women (245-9), 2022 – Canberra |
| 410 – India Women (410-7) v England Women, 2023 – Navi Mumbai |
Broke 89-year-old record
Going deeper into the stats, India not only made this huge run total in a day’s play but also broke a 89-year-old record. In 1932 in Christchurch, the total runs between New Zealand women and England women was 475 in a day’s play, which was the highest until today. New Zealand were bundled out for 44 runs, but the England women had made 431 runs with the loss of four wickets.
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