Team India secured a brilliant win against England in the only Test on Saturday, December 16 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. They defeated the visitors by 347 runs, within seven sessions to win a memorable match. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team celebrated the win with lots of “laughter, banter and joy”.
Batting first, Team India put on 428 runs on the board on the back of a solid team performance. The likes of Shubha Satheesh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia and Deepti Sharma slammed half-centuries each in the innings. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Sneh Rana also scored valuable runs. In response, England was bowled out for 136 runs, handing India a 292-run lead. Deepti Sharma took a five-wicket haul in the innings.
India decided to not enforce the follow-on and declared for 186 runs. Deepti Sharma continued to showcase her brilliance in the final innings, as she took a four-wicket haul. England was bowled out for 131 runs, handing India the biggest win in the history of women’s test. Deepti Sharma won the Player of the Match award for her all-round performance. Sharing the celebration, the BCCI wrote,
“Laughter, banter & joy! 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗧𝗦 right after #TeamIndia’s historic Test win over England 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦 #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank”
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Laughter, banter & joy! ☺️ 😎
𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗧𝗦 right after #TeamIndia's historic Test win over England 👏 👏
𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦 🎥 🔽 #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/eUux8ukSNQ
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 16, 2023
Everything went according to plan: Harmanpreet Kaur
Team India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was all praise for her team post the win against England. She expressed that they executed the plan well. She also added that they had just a couple of days to prepare for the match, but gave in their best. Speaking at the presentation, Harmanpreet Kaur said,
“Feeling great. We were thinking about how to win the game at the start of the match. Everything went according to plan. It was a plan, we had to execute those plans. We had a couple of days to prepare before the start of this game. All the players took the responsibility and delivered their best. The first 40 minutes were crucial, as a team we were looking to pick wickets. I know I will get opportunities to score centuries in the future, but winning the game was important. They knew their plans and they executed them accordingly.”
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