India were made to wait a tad longer for the winning moment by centurion Laura Wolvaardt, but they eventually went past the line convincingly by 10 wickets on the fourth and final day of the one-off Test women’s Test against South Africa in Chennai on Monday. India were required to chase a modest … Read more
India posted the biggest ever total in the history of women’s Test cricket by scoring a mammoth 603 for six declared before South Africa Women fought valiantly through Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp on day two of the one-off Test, here Saturday. The hosts resumed the day at the overnight score of 525 … Read more
Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues in action© PTI India on Saturday recorded the highest team total in women’s Test cricket on day two of the one-off Test against South Africa, surpassing the previous best of 575/9 set by Australia. Australia had posted the total in Perth this February but India achieved the new … Read more
The Indian women’s cricket team created history on the opening day of the Test match against South Africa on Friday as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side scored a mammoth 525 for the loss of four wickets. It was the most runs scored by any team in a day’s play in Test history (both men … Read more
Young opener Shafali Verma played out of her skin to score a record-breaking double century, which helped India to the highest-ever single-day total as a plethora of landmarks were rewritten on the opening day of the one-off Test against South Africa here on Friday. Shafali’s double century (205), scored off just 194 balls, and … Read more
Shafali Verma celebrates after scoring a double-century© X (formerly Twitter) Opener Shafali Verma’s record-breaking double century and her formidable 292-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana set the platform for India’s massive 525 for 4 on the opening day of their one-off women’s Test against South Africa on Friday. On a day when records fell … Read more
Keeping an eye on the Women’s ODI World Cup next year, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday stressed the importance of using the ongoing series against South Africa to adapt to different home venues and capitalise on familiar conditions. A dominant India swept the preceding ODI series 3-0 in Bengaluru, as the action … Read more
Indian vice-captain and batter Smriti Mandhana made history on Sunday, becoming a woman player with the most runs in a three-match bilateral ODI series. Mandhana accomplished this feat during India’s third ODI against South Africa at Bengaluru. During the game, Mandhana scored 90 in 83 balls, with 11 fours. Her runs came at … Read more
Smriti Mandhana waltzed to a characteristically elegant 90 to form the crux of India’s six-wicket win in the third and final women’s ODI against South Africa, marking their 3-0 series clean sweep in Bengaluru on Sunday. Mandhana, whose innings came off 83 balls (11×4), had efficient support casts in Shafali Verma (25), Priya … Read more