Indian women’s Chennai heroics
525/4 India Women’s score (after 98 overs) on the first day of the Chennai Test against South Africa Women on 28 June 2024. This is now the maximum made by any side (men or women) in Test cricket history. The previous highest was the 509/9 made by the Sri Lankan men’s side on the second day of the Colombo Test match against Bangladesh on 22 July 2002. The Lankans took their overnight score from 32/0 to 541/9 by close on the second day in 104 overs. Overall, only on four occasions has a side (men or women) made 500 or more runs in a single day’s play in Test cricket. And in Women’s Test cricket 400-plus runs were scored in a day on three occasions.
500 or more runs made by a Test side (men or women) in a single day’s play
Runs/Wkts | Day | For | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
525/4 | 1 | India-W | South Africa-W | Chennai | 28 Jun 2024 | Won |
509/9 | 2 | Sri Lanka-M | Bangladesh-M | Colombo, PSS | 22 Jul 2002 | Won |
506/4 | 1 | England-M | Pakistan-M | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 | Won |
503/2 | 2 | England-M | South Africa-M | Lord’s | 30 Jun 1924 | Won |
400 or more runs made by a Test side in a single day’s play in Women’s cricket
Runs/Wkts | Day | For | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
525/4 | 1 | India-W | South Africa-W | Chennai | 28 Jun 2024 | Won |
431/4 | 1 | England-W | New Zealand-W | Christchurch | 16 Feb 1935 | Won |
410/7 | 1 | India-W | England-W | New Mumbai | 14 Dec 2023 | Won |
603/6 India Women’s total (after 115.1 overs) in the Chennai Test against South Africa Women on 29 June 2024. This is now the highest made by any side in Women’s Test cricket history, surpassing Australia Women’s 575/9d also against South Africa in Perth this February. This achievement marks the fifth time a 500-plus total has been achieved in Women’s Test cricket, with India becoming the fourth team to accomplish this feat after England, Australia, and New Zealand.
500-plus totals by a Test side in Women’s cricket
Total | For | Against | Venue | Month, Year | Result |
603/6d | India-W | South Africa-W | Chennai | Jun 2024 | Won |
575/9d | Australia-W | South Africa-W | Perth | Feb 2024 | Won |
569/6d | Australia-W | England-W | Guildford | Aug 1998 | Drawn |
525/10 | Australia-W | India-W | Ahmedabad | Feb 1984 | Drawn |
517/8d | New Zealand-W | England-W | Scarborough | Jun 1996 | Drawn |
503/5d | England-W | New Zealand-W | Christchurch | Feb 1935 | Won |
5.23 India Women’s run-rate during their record total of 603/6d against South Africa in Chennai. This is now the highest-ever achieved in Women’s Test cricket history by any side while making totals of 250 or more.
Highest run rates achieved in a Test innings of 250 or more in Women’s cricket
R/R | For | Total | in Overs | Against | Venue | Month, Year | Result |
5.23 | India-W | 603/6d | in 115.1 | South Africa-W | Chennai | June 2024 | Won |
4.58 | Australia-W | 575/9d | in 125.2 | South Africa-W | Perth | Feb 2024 | Won |
4.13 | Australia-W | 427/4d | in 103.2 | England-W | Worcester | Aug 1998 | Drawn |
4.09 | India-W | 428/10 | in 104.3 | England-W | New Mumbai | Dec 2023 | Won |
4.04 | Sri Lanka-W | 275/8d | in 68.0 | Pakistan-W | Colombo (Colts) | Apr 1998 | Won |
292 Indian women’s opening pair Shafali Verma (205) and Smriti Mandhana’s stand against South Africa in Chennai. This is now the highest-ever partnership for the first wicket in Women’s Test cricket history, bettering the previous record of 241 runs between a Pakistani pair in March 2004. This stand is now the second-highest for any wicket in Women’s Test cricket history.
Highest partnerships for any wicket in Women’s Test cricket
Runs | Wkt | Player1 | Player2 | For | Agst | Venue | Month, Year | Result |
309 | 3 | Lindsay Reeler (110*) | Denise Annetts (193) | Aus-W | Eng-W | Wetherby | Aug 1987 | Drawn |
292 | 1 | Shafali Verma (205) | Smriti Mandhana (149) | Ind-W | SA-W | Chennai | Jun 2024 | Won |
275 | 2 | Thirush Kamini (192) | Poonam Raut (130) | Ind-W | SA-W | Mysore | Nov 2014 | Won |
253 | 4 | Karen Rolton (209*) | Louise Broadfoot (71) | Aus-W | Eng-W | Leeds | Jul 2001 | Won |
241 | 1 | Kiran Baluch (242) | Sajjida Shah (98) | Pak-W | WI-W | Karachi | Mar 2004 | Drawn |
143 India Women’s fifth wicket stand against South Africa in Chennai. This is now the highest-ever partnership for this wicket in Women’s Test cricket history, bettering the previous record of 138 runs stand between a South African pair.
Highest 5th wicket partnerships in Women’s Test cricket
Runs | Player1 | Player2 | For | Against | Venue | Month, Year | Rslt |
143 | Harmanpreet Kaur (69) | Richa Ghosh (86) | India-W | South Africa-W | Chennai | June 2024 | W |
138 | Johmari Logtenberg (74) | Charlize van der Westhuizen (83) | South Africa-W | England-W | Shenley | Aug 2003 | D |
136 | Lisa Sthalekar (120*) | Alex Blackwell (58) | Australia-W | England-W | Sydney | Feb 2003 | D |
135 | Betty Wilson (127) | Valma Batty (63) | Australia-W | England-W | Adelaide | Mar 1958 | D |
Note: Before this Test match, the 138-run stand was South Africa’s highest for any wicket in Tests. However, in Chennai, in the second innings, Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus surpassed it with a stand of 190 runs for the second wicket.
3 Number of bowlers in Women’s Test cricket to claim an eight-wicket haul in an innings. Sneh Rana (8/77) recorded the third-best bowling figures in Women’s Test cricket in Chennai against South Africa in June 2024. This elite group consists of two Indians and one Australian. Rana’s figures are by far the best by any bowler against South Africa. The previous best was the 5/21 by Darcie Brown for Aus-W in Perth in February this year.
Best bowling figures in Women’s Test Cricket
Bowling | Bowler | For | Against | Venue | Month, Year | Result |
8/53 | Neetu David | India-W | Eng-W | Jamshedpur | Nov 1995 | Lost |
8/66 | Ashleigh Gardner | Aus-W | Eng-W | Nottingham | Jun 2023 | Won |
8/77 | Sneh Rana | Ind-W | SAf-W | Chennai | Jun 2024 | Won |
Note: Ten other bowlers have claimed a seven-wicket haul in Women’s Test cricket.
1279 The combined match run-aggregate in the Chennai Test. This is now the second-highest in Women’s Test cricket history. The total of 1371 in the Women’s Ashes Test in Nottingham in 2023 remains the highest.
Women’s Test matches with highest run-aggregates
Runs | Wkts | Team1 | Team2 | Venue | Month, Year | Result |
1371 | 40 | Aus-W (720/20) | Eng-W (641/20) | Nottingham | June 2023 | Australia-W won |
1279 | 26 | Ind-W (640/6) | SAf-W (639/20) | Chennai | June 2024 | India-W won |
1143 | 17 | Eng-W (574/11) | Aus-W (569/6) | Guildford | Aug 1998 | Drawn |
Note: India’s aggregate of 640/6 and South Africa’s 639/20 are now occupying the fourth and fifth position after Aus (720/20, see above table and 650/15 in Taunton in 2019) and England (641/20, see above) among sides with most run-aggregates in Women’s Test cricket.
639 South Africa Women’s match-aggregate (266+273) in the Chennai Test is now the second highest in a losing cause in Women’s Test cricket. Incidentally, South Africa became the first to lose a Test despite scoring 250 or more runs in both innings of a Women’s Test match.
Highest match aggregates by sides in a losing cause in Women’s Test cricket
Aggregate | For | (Totals) | Against | Venue | Month, Year | Lost by |
641/20 | England-W | (463+178) | Australia-W | Nottingham | June 2023 | by 89 runs |
639/20 | South Africa-W | (266+373) | India-W | Chennai | Jun 2024 | by 10 wickets |
480/20 | Australia-W | (219+261) | India-W | Mumbai WS | Dec 2023 | by 8 wickets |
2 Number of sides to win three consecutive Test matches in Women’s cricket. Australia Women (on three occasions) and India Women (twice) hold a unique place in Women’s Test cricket history. The Indian women had previously won their last three Tests against England and Australia in December 2023, and their recent victory over South Africa in Chennai puts them in a unique position. If they win one more Test against their next opponent, they will become the first women’s Test team to win four consecutive matches.
Women’s Test sides with three consecutive Test victories
Winning side | Opponent1 | Opponent2 | Opponent3 |
Australia-W | Eng-W in Gosford, Jan 1985 | Eng-W in Bendigo, Jan 1985 | Eng-W at Worcester, Aug 1987 |
Australia-W | Ind-W in Adelaide, Feb 1991 | Ind-W in Melbourne, Feb 1991 | Eng-W in N Sydney, Feb 1992 |
Australia-W | Eng-W in Shenley, Jun 2001 | Eng-W in Leeds, Jul 2001 | Eng-W in Brisbane, Feb 2003 |
India-W | Eng-W in Taunton, 29 Aug 2006 | Eng-W in Wormsley, Aug 2014 | SA-W in Mysore, Nov 2014 |
India-W | Eng-W in New Mumbai, Dec 2023 | Aus-W in Mumbai WS, Dec 2023 | SA-W in Chennai, July 2024 |
All records are correct and updated until 13 July 2024.
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