India Women vs South Africa Women Highlights, Day 2 One-off Test: IND-W 603/6d; Luus, Kaap fifties take SA to 236 at stumps

Harmanpreet back. Three from the over. Four!! Turn and bounce for Rana, beats the batter and the keeper and runs away to the boundary for four. Stumps Day 2

Four!! Full outside off, de Klerk punches through mid off for a boundary. Four!! Back-to-back boundaries against Gayakwad for De Klerk. Almost hands a catch to silly point immediately after. 

Four!! De Klerk plants her foot across and slog sweep through midwicket. Deepti concedes just two. 

Rana continues. Chance!! Extra bounce lobs up and falls agonisingly in front of Richa’s diving attempt. 

Two from Rajeshwari’s 15th over.

WICKET!! Rana strikes. Delmi Tucker is caught behind for an 8-ball duck. Good catch behind the stumps, managing to get into position after the inside edge. 

Delmi Tucker c Richa Ghosh b Sneh Rana 0(8)

A small misunderstanding between the wickets between Luus and Nadine De Klerk, just manages to get back in time. 200 up for South Africa!

Deepti forces Kapp into a leading edge, falls beyond the reach of mid on. Four!! Full on the stumps, lofted over the bowler’s outstretched hand and to the fence. 

Four!! Fifty for Marizanne Kapp with a punch down the ground! On the pads from Gayakwad, clipped legside for a couple.

Deepti continues. Ball bounces up after the bat-pad but falls beyond the reach of the short leg fielder. Four!! Slightly overpitched, Luus lifts it over the head of the bowler for four. WICKET!! Luus plays back to a full one and is rapped in front. Umpire raises the finger. SA review. Three reds and Luus has to depart. 

Luus lbw b Deepti Sharma 65(164)

SA 189/3 in 60 overs

Rajeshwari continues. Over the stumps attack continues. Maiden over. 

Deepti replaces Smriti. Kapp defends solidly off the backfoot. Just a single off the over. 

Smriti Mandhana into the attack. Just a single off the over. Gayakwad with her 12th over. Bowling from over the wicket, on the stumps. A short mid on in place. 

On the pads from Smriti, clipped fine for a single. Four!! Short and wide, cut past backward point for a boundary. Inside edge...bounces off the ground and into Richa’s hands. 

Gayakwad continues. A couple to third man to start the over. Four!! Full outside off, lofted over cover for a boundary by Rana. Three runs off the Gayakwad over. 

Four runs from the Deepti over including a front-foot no ball. Four!! Luus pummels a Rana delivery down the ground for four. 

Was turning out to be a tight couple of overs, Luus sweeps one through vacant square leg for four to complete her fifty!

SA 148/2 in 48 overs

Kapp mistimes one through mid off, just past the grasp of Shafali at catching mid off. Maiden over. 

Rajeshwari continues. Luus paddles a full one on the stumps, fine, for a couple. 

Appeals for lbw as Luus is struck on the pads off an offspinner. Harman takes the review. Impact seems to be outside off on first glance. Ball tracking agrees and that’s another review lost. Edged but past a diving slip. Rana only manages to get her fingers to it. Rajeshwari concedes just one. 

Deepti into the attack. Turn and bounce and the ball turns past the pads and to the fence for four byes. 

Gayakwad replaces Vastrakar. Maintains the line on sixth stump, Kapp blocks the over out for a maiden. 

Four!! Rana tosses one up wide outside off, Luus gleefully drives it through the vacant cover region for a boundary.

Four!! Wide from Vastrakar, carved through the offside for a boundary. Four!! The backward point fielder puts in a dive to catch but escapes her grasp and runs away for the second four of the over.

Vastrakar continues after the tea break. Maiden over. Four!! Kapp leans forward and drives a full ball through the covers. Another one wide, carved through the offside for a triple. 

Vastrakar bowls another maiden. Excellent line and length from the all-rounder, keeping the pressure on. Right on cue she bowls one short and wide and it is dispatched to the boundary by Kapp.

Rana beats the outside edge of Luus. Extremely close that one. Appeals after Luus misses her cut, the sound was the bat hitting the ground. Replays showing a tiny edge off the first ball of the over. SA survive. Tea taken.

Rana keeping it outside off. Luus happy to block after the fall of the wicket. 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad returns for a spell. Keeps low, defended to cover. Just a couple off the over. 

Rana continues. Luus defends one on the bounce to short leg. WICKET!! Outside edge off a straighter one and Deepti holds on at slip. 

Bosch c Deepti Sharma b Sneh Rana 39(73)

Marizanne Kapp in at 4. Harmanpreet concedes three off her next. 

Turn and bounce for Sneh Rana, beats the batter on the inside edge and the keeper to go behind for two byes. Luus looks to paddle but doesn’t get the contact. 

Skipper Harman into the attack. Big appeals for a catch after Richa grabs onto a deflected underedge off Bosch. Question is if it came off the boot or the ground. Clearly bouncing onto the ground, the replays show. 

Renuka returns in place of Rajeshwari. Slip and short leg in place. Four runs from the over. Sneh Rana replaces Deepti. Six!! Luus brings out the slog sweep to hit it over long on for six. 

Along with a front foot no-ball, Renuka concedes five from the over. 

Luus looks to go over the top against Deepti, inside edge ricochets off short leg to the bowler. Four!! Full on the stumps, Luus takes the risk and paddles it fine for a boundary. Four!! Outside off this time, driven through covers for a boundary.

Four!! Bosch steps down and lofts one over the top for a boundary. Survives a close run out chance next ball after a stutter while stealing a single.

Deepti continues. A chance at short leg this time. Falls just short of the fielder and Bosch breathes a sigh of relief. 

Gayakwad switches to round the wicket to the right handed batters. Concedes just a single. 

Deepti Sharma into the attack. A solitary run conceded to start off her spell. Two runs of Gayawad’s next. SA looking more and more comfortable. Harman should maybe add a couple of more catching positions to create some pressure. 

Vastrakar carries on, tight lines to the right hander not allowing them a way to get off strike. Chance!! Bosch almost hands one to Subha at silly point. Six!! Bosch steps down and lofts Gayakwad down the ground for six. Follows it up with a double to deep square. Productive over for SA. 

Luus plays out a maiden against Vastrakar. Rana tossing it up outside off, forcing the batters to prod forward and defend. A short ball outside off relieves the pressure. 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad into the attack replacing Rana. Maiden over to start off. 

Sune Luus in at 3. Manages to keep out Renuka’s over. Rana restricts the batters to just three from the over. 

Vastrakar into the attack. Was turning out to be a good over, but Bosch gets a thick edge off the last ball that runs away to the boundary for four. Just a single off Rana’s over. 

Renuka continues after lunch. Bosch scampers through for a quick single to cover. Wolvaardt flicks one through fine leg to complete the over and keep strike. 

Sneh Rana continues. Big appeals for lbw! In the case of an edge the catch was completed by first slip as well. India opt to review. Nothing on Ultra edge and the wickets are missing. India loses a review. Appeal for lbw and given!! Its the big fish in Wolvaardt. 

Wolvaardt lbw b Sneh Rana 20(36) [4s-3]

SA 33/1 in 8 overs

India is blocking Laura Wolvaardt’s ability to whip out her cover drive. Field on the off side is stacked. They are challenging Laura to pick the length and find gaps outside her arc of comfort.

And she’s doing it incredibly well, with some deft shots through the longer boundary

In the pre-match presser, Laura said this: 

For example, balls I have been cover-driving my whole life, I now need to leave. It’s a bit difficult for me because that happens on instinct and I have to fight the way I have been batting for the entirety of my career.

Following her own plan to the tee but SA will need her to fight every intrusive thought if they want to stay in the game.

Harmanpreet’s reliance on Sneh Rana as a strike spin bowler continues. Gave her an over with the new ball right before lunch. Sneh and Deepti will be crucial as the temperature also cranks up a notch here. Much to do for Anneke Bosch and the SA captain

A good fielding effort by Mandhana restricts the batters to three off the first ball. Four runs from the over. 

Sneh Rana from the other end. Concedes six runs from her first. Lunch day 2

Renuka continues. Wolvaardt gets a couple down the ground. Four!! Vastrakar is welcomed back with a crisp straight drive by Bosch. Four!! Short down leg to Wolvaardt, pulled through fine leg. 

Renuka Singh with the new cherry in her hand. Wolvaardt to face. Full on the stumps first ball, defended solidly. Full outside off, beats Wolvaardt’s outside edge. Four! On leg stump, Wolvaardt drives it through the right of mid on to open the account for SA.

Vastrakar with the second over. Bowls one down leg that keeps very low. Four!! Anneke Bosch gets off the mark with a boundary through square leg. 

Four!! Richa lofts a full delivery from Sekhukhune over covers to the boundary to bring up 600 for India!

WICKET!! Mlaba bowls one full on the pads, Richa misses her sweep and is given out LBW. Three reds on ball tracking!

Richa Ghosh lbw b Mlaba 86(90)

INDIA DECLARES!

Sekhukhune continues after the drinks break. Appeals for lbw as Harman looks to paddle fine. Not given on field but Wolvaardt opts to review. Three reds on ball tracking! Harman has to go.

Kaur lbw b Sekhukhune 69(115)

IND 598/5 in 114 overs

Sekhukhune into the attack. Three singles from the over as India registers the highest ever team total in Women’s Test history.

Dercksen continues to leak runs from her end, Richa cuts a short one to the boundary. She is replaced eventually by Mlaba. Four!! Tossed up, Richa stands and punches to the left of mid off to the boundary. 

Four!! De Klerk goes full on the pads, Harman paddles it behind for a boundary. Four!! Richa cuts one through backward point for four. Four!! Down leg, punished to the boundary again.

Dercksen continues her spell. Slower ball, Harman almost plays it onto the stumps. 

Change in attack. Nadine de Klerk comes in. Beats Richa and the keeper off her first ball and it runs away for four byes. Four!! On the pads, Richa flicks it through the leg side to the boundary to complete her fifty! 100 partnership up between the duo as well.

IND 555/4 in 106 overs

Four!! Klaas misses her length looking for the slower one, Richa accepts the gift and punishes it to the boundary.

Derksen pushes one wide of off. Harman gets an inside edge that rolls to the keeper. Four!! Similar delivery next up, Harman punches it through the covers for a boundary.

Klaas continues. Harmanpreet gets an inside edge as she tries to jam the bat down, trickles behind for a single. 

Dercksen continues. Harmanpreet pulls a short of a length ball to deep square to bring up her fifty!! It’s her first fifty in Test match cricket. 

IND 536/4 in 102 overs

Skipper Harmanpreet and Richa Ghosh make their way out to the middle. Masabata Klaas will start proceedings with the ball.

Klaas starts off with a wayward ball down leg. Harmanpreet flicks a full one on the pads to deep fine to get India’s first runs of the morning. Harman tucks one through square on the legside and manages to run three. 

Dercksen from the other end. Tight over, just a single from it. 

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India Women records most runs in a day in Tests during encounter against South Africa, breaks 89-year-old record

India Women broke the record for the most runs scored by a team in a day’s play in Tests during the encounter against South Africa at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (C), Sune Luus, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Derkcksen

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Shubha Satheesh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

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IND-W vs SA-W, One-off Test: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana maraud South Africa as India plunders 525/4 on Day 1

IND-W vs SA-W, One-off Test: After a slow start in the first eight to ten overs, a meek South African bowling attack with barely any venom in its fangs offered little to no resistance to India as the openers piled on the runs.

What time will Day 2 of the India Women vs South Africa Women Test match begin?

The Day 2 of the lone Test between Indian Women and South Africa Women will start at 9:30 am IST.

Where can we watch the India Women vs South Africa Women Test match on television?

The lone Test between Indian Women and South Africa Women will be telecast on the Sports 18 network. The match will also be available from streaming through the Jio Cinema app and website.

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