From our Sports Correspondent
CHENNAI, July 1, 2024
India inflicted a crushing 10-wicket defeat on South Africa in the one-off Women’s Test here today with opener Shafali Verma’s fastest-ever double-century and Sneh Rana’s amazing first-innings figures of 8/77 playing a key role in the outcome of the match, where several records were broken.
Chasing a mammoth Indian first innings total 603/6 declared, built largely on Shafali’s 197-ball 205 and Smriti Mandhana’s 149, South Africa were made to bite the dust by off-spinner Rana, who returned career-best figures to dismiss the visitors for 266.
India enforced a follow-on with SA still requiring 337 runs to erase the deficit. South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt (122) and former skipper Sune Luus (109) fought with determination in the second innings. Middle-order batter Nadine de Klerk’s 61 took the visitors to 373, setting the hosts a 37-run target.
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