![[Watch] Pooja Vastrakar Hits Timber To Dismiss Ellyse Perry During Test Match Against Australia](https://cricfit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Pooja-Vastrakar-dismisses-Ellyse-Perry.png "[Watch] Pooja Vastrakar Hits Timber To Dismiss Ellyse Perry During Test Match Against Australia")
Team India pacer Pooja Vastrakar made an impact straightaway in the one-off test match against Australia on Thursday, December 21 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. She took the big scalp of Ellyse Perry, sending her back to the pavilion cheaply to push Australia on the back foot early in the test.
The visitors lost and got off to a disastrous start as Phoebe Litchfield was run out for a diamond duck. Soon, Ellyse Perry was also sent back to the hut by Pooja Vastrakar with a brilliant delivery. In the second over, Pooja Vastrakar bowled a good length delivery, which nipped back in.
The ball went through the bat-pad gate of Ellyse Perry to rattle the stumps. The Australian batter had to walk back disappointed with just four runs. Australia lost two wickets for just seven runs on the board in the second over.
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𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦!
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Timber strike ✅How about that for a start from #TeamIndia 👏 👏
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Richa Ghosh makes Test debut for India
Richa Ghosh made her Test debut for Team India in the solitary Test against Australia at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana handed her the cap before the start of the test on Thursday, December 21. Richa’s family was present during the ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium. She became the 94th player to play for the Indian women’s team in Test cricket. Meanwhile, Lauren Cheatle also made her Test debut for Australia in the match. She took 4/19 in the red-ball practice game against Mumbai XI.
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India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Yastika Bhatia(w), Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Australia Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Kim Garth, Lauren Cheatle
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