Indian Women's Cricket Team Achieves Rare Feat for the Second Time in 88 Years
The first day of the one-off Test match against England turned memorable for Indian women's cricket as the team made its way into the record book. The Indian women cricket team became the second team to score over 400 runs in a single day. They joined England, which had made the record way back in 1935. India's score of 410 runs at the loss of 7 wickets on the back of scintillating half-centuries by four players and three big partnerships. India was 410/7 at the end of the day's play, with Deepti Sharma scoring 60 runs and Pooja Vastrakar (4) unbeaten at the crease. With a stunning batting display, India also topped their previous highest total at home. The team moved past the earlier record of 400/9 against South Africa in 2014.
India resumed the final session of the day at 261 runs at the loss of 4 wickets, with Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia unbeaten on 25 (41 balls) and 15 (18), respectively. While Kaur remained solid, Yastika delivered some spectacular drives to propel India past the 300-run barrier with a loss of four wickets at the end of 62 overs.