IND-W vs ENG-W, One-off Test: Deepti Sharma becomes second Indian to score 50 and take five wickets

Deepti smashed a 113-ball 67 with the bat to help India post a mammoth 429 runs in the first innings and starred with the ball to bundle England out for 136.

Deepti Sharma of India in action. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI/The Hindu

All-rounder Deepti Sharma became only the second Indian to pick five wickets and score a fifty in a Test in the ongoing one-off match against England at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

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India managed to post a mammoth 429 runs in the first innings after opting to bat first, thanks to fifties from four batters, including a 113-ball 67 from Deepti. The women in blue continued to dominate the proceedings and bundled out England for a meager 136, thanks to Deepti’s exceptional 5/7.

The only other instance where an Indian player achieved this feat was way back in 1985, when Shubangi Kulkarni scored 79 with the bat and picked 6/99 in a drawn match against New Zealand.

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