India Women bagged a stunning 270-run win over England Women in the Only Test at Lord’s in London on Monday, July 13.
In the game, India Women posted a good-looking total of 285 runs in 74.5 overs after being tasked to bat first. Smriti Mandhana (83), Harmanpreet Kaur (58), and Deepti Sharma (57) were the star batters in the first innings.
In response, England Women could score only 170 runs. Kranti Goud was the top bowler with a five-wicket haul. In the third innings, India Women posted a whopping total of 341/7 in 86.3 overs. No.3 batter Yastika Bhatia (113) was the top player.
In the fourth innings, England Women got bundled out for 186 runs in 62.5 overs, losing the game by a whopping 270-run margin.
Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain:
(On if she could have scripted this win better in her head) I don’t think so. God is a better writer and he has written it pretty well. Our openers have been our strength – the way they batted in the first half, it was special to watch. (Test results) It is the effort. The support staff, they have played a lot of Test cricket and they know how it moves, and they are giving us feedback each and every moment. Really want to thank Amol sir and everyone else for the way we played (in this match and the previous one). The last couple of series have not been in our favour. I want to give credit to the support staff. This summer did not go the way it wanted, but we came back strongly in the Test match. (On Yastika Bhatia) That is why we put her in the eleven. Really happy with the way she (Bhatia) batted. The way our entire team fielded, it was special to watch. As a team, we have been working very hard (on fielding). Really happy the way our entire team fielded. Everyone came together and did the job for the team. Playing at Lord’s is always special. Really want to thank people who thought about bringing the match here and hopefully we will get more here. Hopefully we will get ten more Test matches and we can keep performing.
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