IND-W vs AUS-W, Only Test, Day 2 Review: India in driving seat courtesy of solid batting display
India lead by 157 runs at the end of Day 2, with Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma scoring half-centuries.
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India put up a magnificent show against the No. 1 women's Test team in the world, as after bundling Australia for 219, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side dominated with the bat to gain a significant 157-run lead by the end of Day 2 of the one-off Test in Mumbai.
Opener Smriti Mandhana rose to the occasion and scored 74 while Jemimah Rodrigues supported her well with 73. Debutant Richa Ghosh, who often plays an aggressive brand of cricket in white-ball cricket, took some time to settle down, scoring a patient 52 off 104. However, India could not have taken such a huge lead if it was not for Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar.
The duo dominated with the ball in the first innings and then pushed Australia on the backfoot with the bat as well. Deepti scored a cracking half-century and remained unbeaten on 70 off 147 while Pooja stood unbeaten on 33 at he end of Day 2.
For Australia, Ashleigh Gardner was impressive as the 26-year-old picked four wickets while Kim Garth and Jess Jonassen picked one wicket each. However, the visiting team will have to be much better to get back into the match as they looked ordinary for the majority part of the second day.
Skipper Alyssa Healy, who does not have a lot of experience of leading the side, would also want to lead from the front to stop India from walking away with the win. As for India, their spinners will have to be effective in the third innings as they would not want to give Australia any room to make a comeback.
Here's how Twitter reacted:
Highest Batting Avg in Women's Test
โ Kishan Kishor (@itskishankishor) December 22, 2023
[Min. 7 Innings]
109.25 - Joanne Broadbent ๐ฆ๐บ
81.90 - Denise Annetts ๐ฆ๐บ
๐ณ๐ณ.๐ฎ๐ฑ - Deepti Sharma ๐ฎ๐ณ
67.69 - Ellyse Perry ๐ฆ๐บ
OH MY GOD ๐ฒ๐ซก#INDWvAUSW #INDWvsAUSW #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/xTU7zSMnN9
India finished the day with a lead of 157 runs
โ CricShyr (@SAWAN_1829) December 22, 2023
Ind 376-7
A 100+ partnership stands between Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar ๐๐ฅ๐
Deepti 70* Pooja 33*
Aussies looking like they are done No hopes for them#INDvAUS #INDWvAUSW #IndianCricket #IPL2024Auction #INDvSA #Smriti pic.twitter.com/linLWjxLK3
I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT 90% (or more) OF THIS TEAM HASNT EVEN PLAYED DOMESTIC RED BALL GAMES !! And still they have the maturity and temperament to out bat oppositions who play Test cricket atleast every Ashes series. I am so proud of our ๐ฎ๐ณ girls. So so proud. #INDWvAUSW pic.twitter.com/b9QIXIg23N
โ Gaurav Nandan Tripathi ๐ (@Cric_Beyond_Ent) December 22, 2023
Extraordinary effort by India's no.8 &9
โ Chirag (@Chirag_1697) December 22, 2023
Deepti sharma & Pooja vastrakar
A match defining partnership of 102 , playing 242 balls (40 overs) is no joke against a quality aus bowling attack
Proper old school test match grind .๐๐๐๐.#INDWvAUSW
Century + Partnership between Deepti Sharma and Pooja vastrakar on day 2 - India with 376-7 and 157 Lead! Great day For Indian Women's team. #INDvAUS #INDWvAUSW
โ Cricket With Laresh (@Lareshhere) December 22, 2023
Moment when Deepti Sharma Scored her Half Century.#INDvAUS #INDWvAUSWpic.twitter.com/2CQE8G8l8J
โ Cric Krishna (@Krishnak0109) December 22, 2023
Deepti Sharma player of the match loading #INDWvAUSW #INDvsAUS
โ John Wright (@johnwright15) December 22, 2023
Steadies the ship โ
โ Devjani (@CricketKenway) December 22, 2023
Demonstrates her batting skill โ
Magnificent 50 by Deepti!#INDWvAUSW pic.twitter.com/0z3Be9fUBD
Jemimah Rodrigues shines on her Test debut!
โ Yogesh Yadav (@yogeshydv03) December 22, 2023
Scoring 68 (99) and 27 (29) in the first match and an impressive 73 (121) in the second Test.
Exceptional performance, making her the star of Team India! pic.twitter.com/6Cd4eSJoOa
-68(99) & 27(29) vs Australia [Debut]
โ CRIC INSAAN (@CRICINSAAN) December 22, 2023
- 73(121) vs England.
Jemimah Rodrigues is Just Exceptional, She Delivers for Team India.
The Future Star. โญ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/2zDQe02qT9
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