Mumbai: India's spin bowling all-rounder Deepti Sharma claimed 9 wickets in a match including a fifer in the first innings as India women's registered a comprehensive win over England women's in the one-off test by 347 runs played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. This is also the biggest win in terms of run margin for Indian women in test cricket history.
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Congratulations to the @ImHarmanpreet-led unit on a fantastic win 👏#INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/PYklZpQFzP𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙎! 🏆
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Deepti Sharma claimed a staggering 9-39 in the match, achieving the second-best bowling figure by India Women in test cricket. However, India's former legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami is leading the chart with a 10-wicket haul against the same team in Taunton on August 29, 2006.
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Deepti Sharma is adjudged the Player of the Match for her incredible bowling performance, claiming 9⃣ wickets and scoring 87 runs in the match 👏👏
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Deepti Sharma, who had destroyed England in their first innings with a five-wicket haul for seven runs, proved the wrecker-in-chief once again and pacer Pooja Vastrakar contributed with a 3-23 haul while Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked 2-20 as Harmanpreet Kaur's team defeated England Women for the first time at home. In 14 previous Tests, India Women had defeated England twice with both wins coming away in England.
Earlier on Saturday morning, India declared their second innings on the overnight score of 186/6, setting up the stage for pacers Renuka Singh Thakur and Pooja Vastrakar to exploit the assistance offered by the pitch in the morning. Vastrakar bagged three wickets and Renuka one as the Indian pacers provided India a huge chance to emerge victorious.
When Deepti Sharma struck her first blow in the second innings, England were 68/5 in the 15th over and India were already cruising toward victory.
Opener Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley put on 27 for the opening wicket before Renuka struck the first blow, bowling Tammy to cap a testing over. Beaumont, who was expected to be England's main batter after scoring a double century in their previous Test, got out for 17 off 26 balls. Vastrakar then made it 37/3 with two wickets off two balls in the 10th over, sending back Dunkley and all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt in succession.
England skipper Heather Knight struck 14 runs off a Renuka Singh over, hitting the 27-year-old pacer from Himachal Pradesh three boundaries in an over, two of them back-to-back -- two wristy flicks. However, Her knock was cut short by Vastrakar, who plotted her downfall with a beautiful delivery.
Vastrakar picked her third wicket of the day when she induced an edge behind from Knight, the delivery going straight after the previous few balls had moved in a bit. Heather Knight prodded at a delivery pitched outside off and Yastika Bhatia caught a straightforward catch.
Deepti Sharma, who destroyed England in the first innings with a maiden five-wicket haul, claimed her sixth wicket for the match when she got Danni Wyatt for 12, a lovely, flighted off-break inducing an edge to Sneh Rana at slips, who picked up a sharp catch.
Deepti Sharma made it 82/6 when she got Amy Jones for the second time in this match, as the England keeper pulled one straight to Shafali Verma at short midwicket.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad claimed her first wicket of the match when she castled Sophie Ecclestone for 10. Deepti then marched towards a 10-wicket haul in the match with a double-wicket maiden, castling Kate Cross and Lauren Filer with balls that turned viciously from outside off to leave the clueless England batter bamboozled.
Deepti had her fourth wicket for 22 in seven overs, once again bowling beautifully, using the conditions to her advantage. England were down to 108/9, just waiting for the inevitable.
There was no demon in the pitch, though it was offering a vicious spin on occasions if the bowler gave it a serious tweak. But the England batters were not equipped to tackle such bowling as they just fell prey to the Indian off-spinner.
With England down to nine wickets, the morning session was extended by half an hour but the hosts didn't have to wait for long as Rajeshwari Gayakwad induced a top edge from Lauren Bell, which was pouched gleefully by Jemimah Rodrigues, to end the England innings at 131 in 27.3 overs, just five runs short of their first knock in this match.
Deepti Sharma ended with 4-32 for a nine-wicket haul for the match. Vastrakar got 3-23 while Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2-20 as India won the match by 347 runs.
Brief scores: India 428 & 186/6d beat England 136 & 131 all out in 27.3 overs (Heather Knight 21, Charlie Dean 20 not out; Deepti Sharma 4-32, Pooja Vastrakar 3-23, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2-20) by 347 runs. (With agency inputs)
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