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Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana Pack A Punch As India Bundle Out Australia For 219

Seamer Pooja Vastrakar and off-spinner Sneh Rana showed enough craft to exploit a pitch offering variable bounce to bundle out Australia for a modest 219 in their first innings on the opening day of the one-off Test on Thursday. In their first essay, India raced to 98 for 1 at stumps as openers Smriti Mandhana (43 not out, 49 balls, 8x4) and Shafali Verma (40, 59 balls, 8x4) added 90 runs. But India's march to ascendancy began through Vastrakar (4/53) who teamed up with Sneh Rana (3/56) and Deepti Sharma (2/45) to snap Aussies innings in 77.4 overs despite an even fifty by Tahlia McGrath. However, Australia made a poor start as they lost opener Phoebe Litchfield in the first over itself after a mix-up with her partner Beth Mooney at the Wankhede Stadium.

India Women vs Australia Women One-Off Test: Preview, Fantasy XI Predictions, Weather Report

India women will face Australia women in the one-off Test on Thursday, December 21 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India. The match commences at 9:30 AM IST. India Women come into the Test match on the back of their 347-run win against England Women. In the only Test, India Women posted a first innings score of 428, courtesy of half-centuries from Shubha Satheesh (69), Jemimah Rodrigues (68), Yastika Bhatia (66) and Deepti Sharma (67). In reply, England Women could only score 136 in their first innings. India then declared their second innings for 186-6 and then bowled out England Women for 131 to clinch the win.

Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh Makes Seamless Transition From Domestic To International Cricket

From getting dismissed by long-time friend Jemimah Rodrigues on 99 to making Test debut, it has been a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket for Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh who shone with the bat on the first day of India Women's one-off Test against England in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks or so for the 24-year-old from Mysore, who began playing at the age of 12 without any specific aim of becoming an India cricketer. But the journey, which she terms as a ‘process', took another 12 years before she found herself donning the Indian Test cap.

'India Banking On Coach Amol Muzumdar's Experience': Smriti Mandhana Ahead Of England Test

With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar to get into red-ball mindset ahead of the one-off Test against England. Two years ago, India had played a couple of Tests in England and Australia in June and September with both the four-day games ending in draws. In comparison, England have had a more recent experience of playing red-ball cricket as their last game was against Australia in the Women's Ashes in June this year.

Smriti Mandhana Bats For Women's WTC But England's Tammy Beaumont Says Long Way To Go

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday welcomed the idea of organising a World Test Championship in women's Test cricket, but England veteran Tammy Beaumont said it would be unfair to have such a competition when only three countries are playing regularly. In men's Test cricket, the ICC's World Test Championship began with 2019-2021 as the first two-year cycle. It is currently in its third edition. The women's game, however, does not have any such competition. There is a huge disparity among women's teams in terms of playing Test cricket as only England, Australia and India have played in the longest format regularly even though there is a long gap.

WPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Veda Krishnamurthy Unsold, Phoebe Litchfield Goes Big

Women's Premier League 2024 Auctions, Live Updates: Women's Premier League 2024 auctions has begun with BCCI president Roger Binny addressing all the five franchises. A total of 165 players are set to go under the hammer in which 104 players are Indians while 61 hail from other countries. Yet, the challenge for the five WPL franchises lies in filling a mere total of 30 slots across their teams. Each team can have a maximum of 18 players in their squad. The second edition of the WPL could take place in February-March next year. (Full Coverage)

Smriti Mandhana "Not Thinking About What Has Happened In RCB As A Franchise"

The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 auction has arrived, with the five franchises looking to bolster their squads ahead of next year's event. The Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have 5 vacant spots to fill in their team, with the focus being to build a squad that helps them finish better than last season's 4th. While RCB have a formidable team, it's the franchise's 'history' overall that remains a big subject of chatter among fans. Smriti Mandhaana, however, isn't thinking too much about it.

Women's Premier League 2024 Auctions Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live

Women's Premier League 2024 Auctions, Live Streaming: The auctions for the second edition of the Women's Premier League are going to held on December 9 in Mumbai. The second edition of the WPL could take place in February-March next year. A total of 165 players are set to go under the hammer in which 104 players are Indians while 61 hail from other countries. Yet, the challenge for the five WPL franchises lies in filling a mere total of 30 slots across their teams. Each team can have a maximum of 18 players in their squad. This means the teams will have to be at their best to create a winning formula necessary for the upcoming season and steer clear of any tactical blunders.

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Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana Pack A Punch As India Bundle Out Australia For 219

India Women vs Australia Women One-Off Test: Preview, Fantasy XI Predictions, Weather Report

Karnataka's Shubha Satheesh Makes Seamless Transition From Domestic To International Cricket

'India Banking On Coach Amol Muzumdar's Experience': Smriti Mandhana Ahead Of England Test

Smriti Mandhana Bats For Women's WTC But England's Tammy Beaumont Says Long Way To Go

WPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Veda Krishnamurthy Unsold, Phoebe Litchfield Goes Big

Smriti Mandhana "Not Thinking About What Has Happened In RCB As A Franchise"

Women's Premier League 2024 Auctions Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live