ENG W vs IND W 1st Test Day 2 Stumps: Five quick wickets put England on top; IND 187/5 (60 ovs) – Follow live update- England are back in the contest after picking the wickets of openers Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana after tea. They have managed to overturn things in their favour after Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandha slammed 167 runs for the opening wicket. India collapsed from 167/0 to 183/5 before the second day’s play concluded. Punam Raut, skipper Mithali Raj, and Shikha Pandey all went cheaply as India wobbled at the end before the close of day’s play.
Shafali Verma, who made her Test debut, has smashed 96 runs while Smriti Mandhana also scored a half-century to give India a solid opening stand. The duo passed the 153-run partnership between Gargi Banerji and Sandhya Agarwal against Australia in Mumbai in 1984.
Earlier, England declared their innings on 396/9. It was England’s highest total against India Women and their sixth highest in all women’s Tests.
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 78 | 155 | 14 | 0 | 50.32 | |
| Shafali Verma | 96 | 152 | 13 | 2 | 63.16 | |
| Punam Raut | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | |
| Shikha Pandey | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Mithali Raj (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Deepti Sharma | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 4, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 187/5 (60) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | T Bhatia, J Goswami, S Rana, P Vastrakar | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Brunt | 9 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.56 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Natalie Sciver | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Kate Cross | 12 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 16 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 3.81 |
| Heather Knight | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Shafali Verma | 1-167 | 48.5 |
| S Mandhana | 2-179 | 54.3 |
| S Pandey | 3-179 | 55.6 |
| M Raj | 4-183 | 57.2 |
| PG Raut | 5-183 | 58.2 |
Innings Break
ENG W vs IND W: England debutant Sophia Dunkley reminded not out on 74 as captain Heather Knight decide to declare the innings on 396/9 (121.2 ov). Three Englan batters score the fifties including Dunkley. Knight scored 95 of 175 while Tammy Beaumont scored 66 of 144 balls. For visitors, Sneh Rana picked a four-wicket haul while Deepti Sharma took three wickets. Pooja Vastrakar and Jhulan Goswami also claimed one wicket each.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Winfield | 35 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 55.56 | |
| Tammy Beaumont | 66 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 45.83 | |
| Heather Knight (C) | 95 | 175 | 9 | 0 | 54.29 | |
| Natalie Sciver | 42 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 56.00 | |
| Amy Jones (WK) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| Sophia Dunkley | 74 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 58.27 | |
| Georgia Elwiss | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Katherine Brunt | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 21.62 | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 17 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 30.36 | |
| Anya Shrubsole | 47 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 142.42 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 2, w 1, nb 2, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 396/9 (121.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | KL Cross | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhulan Goswami | 21 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 2.76 |
| Shikha Pandey | 15 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 4.07 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 14 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 3.79 |
| Sneh Rana | 39.2 | 4 | 131 | 4 | 3.33 |
| Deepti Sharma | 27 | 5 | 65 | 3 | 2.41 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| L Winfield | 1-69 | 20.3 |
| TT Beaumont | 2-140 | 48.1 |
| NR Sciver | 3-230 | 72.6 |
| AE Jones | 4-236 | 75.4 |
| HC Knight | 5-244 | 78.1 |
| GA Elwiss | 6-251 | 81.2 |
| KH Brunt | 7-270 | 93.6 |
| S Ecclestone | 8-326 | 111.3 |
| A Shrubsole | 9-396 | 121.2 |
India spinner Sneh Rana picked up three wickets of England batters to help her side pull back things after England Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont scored fifties here at Bristol County Ground in the one-off test on Wednesday. England won the toss and opted to bat first in one of the Test. India medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar took her maiden Test wicket when she sent back England’s Lauren Winfield. It was also the maiden Test dismissal for Taniya Bhatia, who has been a livewire behind the wicket. Opening batsman Tammy Beaumont scored a fifty alongside captain Heather Knight to recover from the early loss.
ENG W vs IND W Rana picked her maiden Test wicket as she took the wicket of batsman Beaumont. Knight along with Natalie Sciver stiched another partnership and took the host’s score past 200. Spinner Deepti Sharma picked the wicket of Sciver when she was on 42 runs of 75 balls with the help of six boundaries. Knight completed her fifty to help her side get on top of India. Heather, who came to bat at number three, played a steady innings of 95 runs with the help of nine boundaries before falling against Deepti Sharma. Earlier, Rana removed England wicket-keeper batsman Amy Jones on one and Georgia Elwiss on five. Katherine Brunt and debutant Sophia Dunkley are at the crease for the hosts. For visitors, Rana picked three wickets while Sharma claimed two wickets. Vastrakar picked the first wicket of the day.
Toss
England captain Heather Knight won the toss and opted to bat first against India here at Bristol County Ground in the one-off test on Wednesday. India captain Mithali Raj revealed at the toss and Shafali Verma will make her Test debut in this game.
Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar and Taniya Bhatia are also making their debuts in the match
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey
England Women (Playing XI): Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight(c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones(w), Sophia Dunkley, Georgia Elwiss, Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross
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ENG W vs IND W 1st Test LIVE: Preview
Mithali Raj led Indian women’s team will play their first-ever Test match in last seven years against England on Wednesday. The match will be played at Bristol County Ground for the one-off test between the two sides on June 16, Wednesday. The captain in the virtual press conference made it clear that the playing XI will be decided on the day of the match as many Indian women are expected to make their debut.
Which TV channels will ENG W vs IND W 1st Test broadcast?
The live telecast of the series will be provided by Sony Sports Network in the Indian subcontinent. Which channel will carry the feed is yet to be announced.
ENG W vs IND W live streaming: How to watch ENG W vs IND W 1st Test live scores?
The match will not be shown on TV for the cricket audience in India. Fans can catch the ENG W vs IND W LIVE Streaming on SonyLIV. For ENG W vs IND W live scores, ball by ball commentary, and full scorecard,
IND W vs ENG W Test Series: Squads
India’s squad:
Mithali RajCPT, Taniya BhatiaWKT, Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Priya Punia, Sneh Rana, Punam Raut, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Indrani Roy, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav
England Squad
Heather KnightCPT, Emily Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Georgia Elwiss, Tash Farrant, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield-Hill
IND W vs ENG W Series: Live streaming and broadcast
The live telecast of the series will be provided by Sony Sports Network in the Indian subcontinent. Which channel will carry the feed is yet to be announced.