India had a crushing 10-wicket victory against South Africa in the one-off women’s test.
There were several records broken and new ones created in the one-off women’s test match between India and South Africa.
Indian Team makes highest score in Test cricket
Indian Women’s team scored 603 for 6 wickets before Harmanpreet Kaur declared the innings against South Africa. This is the highest score ever made in Women’s test cricket. Indian team surpassed Australia’s previous record of 575/9.
Shafali Verma’s fastest double century
Shafali Verma hit 205 runs in 197 deliveries with 23 fours and 8 six. She now holds the record for the fastest double century scored in Women’s Test Cricket.
Sneh Rana’s 8/77
Sneh Rana became only the third bowler to bag an eight-wicket haul in women’s Tests. Neetu David of India took 8 for 53 against England in 1995, while Ashleigh Gardner of Australia had figures of 8 for 66 in the 2023 Ashes Test. Rana took total 10 wickets in the match as she picked up two scalps in the second innings. Jhulan Goswami took 10 for 78 against England in the 2006 Taunton Test.
India’s 3rd consecutive test win
Harmanpreet Kaur’s wins all three as captain
India have won all three Test matches under Harmanpreet Kaur‘s captaincy. She is the first woman to win her first three Tests as captain.She is now the most successful test captain for India along with Mithali Raj who also had 3 test match wins.
Laura Wolvaardt scored centuries in all three formats
Laura Wolvaardt became the third woman to score centuries in all three formats of the game, along with Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont.
