“Little bit of healing post world cup final loss”- Indian women beat mighty Australia in historic one-off Test on home soil, fans can’t keep calm

India have lost four and drawn six out of 10 Test matches against the Aussies. This match was also the first ever match held in India between the two teams since 1984.

“Little bit of healing post world cup final loss”- Indian women beat mighty Australia in historic one-off Test on home soil, fans can’t keep calm

IND-W vs AUS-W (Image via X)

The Indian Women’s cricketers, on Sunday (December 14), defeated Australia for the first time in Test cricket at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side clinched the victory by eight wickets.

The Test match started on December 21. Aussie skipper Alyssa Healy won the toss and decided to bat first.

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With the help of Tahlia Mcgrath‘s 50 off 56 and Healy’s 38 off 75 runs, Australia could post 219 runs on the scoreboard. From India, Pooja Vastrakar ran through the batting line-up with her four wicket-haul, while Sneh Rana picked up three wickets.

From India, Smriti Mandhana scored the most (74 off 106 balls) in the first innings, while Jemimah Rodrigues played a knock of 121-ball for 73 runs. Pooja Vastrakar also contributed 47 runs from 126 balls, while Shafali Verma added 40 off 59 runs. These scores helped India put on a commendable 406 runs.

Australia got bundled out for 261 runs in their second innings, giving a target of 75 runs to the hosts. Mandhana’s 38 runs in the second innings were enough to seal the victory to win the match by eight wickets.

Netizens lavish praise on the Indian Women cricketers for winning a historic Test match

In 40 Tests, Indian women have won seven and lost six matches, with 27 of them ending in draws. This Test match was their first one on home soil since 2014. Indian fans are extremely happy due to the result and expressed that on X.

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IND-W vs AUS-W (Image via X)

Check their reactions here:

https://twitter.com/MrsRajalaxmi/status/1738858304246571211
https://twitter.com/berlin2okyo/status/1738824938885415396
https://twitter.com/JPSancholi/status/1738825956771627384

India have lost four and drawn six out of 10 Test matches against the Aussies. This match was also the first ever match held in India between the two teams since 1984.

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