The Indian women’s cricket team registered a historic victory by defeating Australia in the only Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Indian women’s cricket team won the Wankhede Test match against Australia by eight wickets. Australia had given India a target of 75 runs, which was achieved easily. For the first time in the history of women’s test cricket, India has defeated Australia. Earlier, 10 test matches were played between the two countries, in which the Kangaroos won four matches. While six matches ended in a draw.
Smriti Mandhana scored the highest unbeaten 38 runs for India in the second innings. Richa Anjana scored 13 runs. Jemimah Rodrigues remained unbeaten after scoring 12 runs. Shefali Verma could score only four runs. Kim Garth and Ashley Gardner took one wicket each for Australia. India has got its first win in test matches against Australia. There have been 11 Tests between the two teams since 1977. Australia has won four. Six Tests ended in a draw and now India got one win.
India’s star player Sneh Rana was chosen as the player of the match. Sneh took three wickets in the first innings and four wickets in the second innings. In batting, she scored nine runs in the first innings. During the inning, she faced 57 balls and supported Smriti Mandhana very well. He had a 50-run partnership with Smriti for the second wicket in the first innings.
India scored 406 runs and Australia scored 219 runs in the first innings. Team India had a lead of 187 runs in the first innings. In the first innings for India, Deepti Sharma scored 78 runs, Smriti Mandhana scored 74 runs, Jemimah Rodrigues scored 73 runs and Richa Ghosh scored 52 runs. In the first innings for Australia, Tahila McGrath scored 50 and Beth Mooney scored 40 runs. For India, Pooja Vastrakar took four wickets and Sneh Rana took three wickets.
In the second innings for Australia, Tahila McGrath was out after scoring 73 runs, Alice Parry 45 and Beth Mooney was out after scoring 33 runs. Alyssa Healy scored 32 and Phoebe Litchfield scored 18 runs. The Kangaroo team suffered its first blow on the fourth day of the game in the form of Ashley Gardner. She was out after scoring seven runs on 27 balls. She became LBW on the ball of Pooja Vastrakar. After her, Annabel Sutherland became the victim of Sneh Rana after scoring 27 runs. Sneh then clean bowled Elana King (0). Rajeshwari Gaikwad gave the ninth blow to Australia by dismissing Lauren Cheatle (four runs). Gaikwad ended Australia’s innings by dismissing Ashley Gardner (nine runs). Sneh Rana took four wickets in the second innings for India. Rajeshwari Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur got two successes each. Pooja Vastrakar took one wicket.
After the end of the Test match, now a series of 3 ODI matches will be played between India and Australia women’s team from December 28, all the matches of which will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After this, a three-match T20 series between the two teams will start from January 5 and all its matches will be played at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.