England have strengthened their position in the only Test match between India and England Women. The Indian team scored 187 runs for the loss of 5 wickets till the end of the second day’s play. Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandana made a brilliant start for Team India and shared a 167-run partnership for the first wicket, but the English team made a comeback and forced five Indian batsmen to run out for just 20 runs. Earlier, England declared their first innings at 396 for 9.
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India got off to a good start in their first innings. Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandana shared a 167-run first wicket partnership with England’s fast and spin bowlers. They both fulfilled their fifties. Shefali reached 96 when he was caught by another Shrubsol from Kate Cross. Shefali hit 13 fours and two sixes in his 96 off 152 balls. The effect of Shefali’s dismissal affected the concentration of memory, and shortly afterwards she caught Catherine Brunt on Natalie Shiver’s ball. Smriti struck 14 boundaries in his 78 off 155 balls.
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After this, captain Heather Knight hit Shikha Pandey on his own ball without allowing him to open an account. India won by four runs after Sophie Ecclestone was dismissed by Tammy Beaumont in the hands of India captain and most experienced batsman Mithali Raj. Mithali scored just two runs off two balls. Knight then scored two runs off Poonam Raut. India’s fourth and fifth wickets fell by 183 runs. At the time of the stump, Harmanpreet Kaur was four and Deepti Sharma was in the crease without opening an account. For England, Captain Knight took two wickets for just one run in six overs, while Cross, Shivar and Ecclestone took one wicket each.
Earlier, 10th batsman Other Shrubsole (47) helped England to 6 for 269, with Sofia Dunkley’s not out 74 and 70 for the ninth wicket. He scored 396 for nine. For India, Sneh Rana was 4 for 151 in 39.2 overs and Deepti Sharma was 3 for 65 in 27 overs, Pooja Vastrakar (1 for 53 in 14 overs) and Jhulan Goswami (1 for 58 in 21 overs). Got a wicket.
