India Women vs England Women’s Test Stats Review: Biggest women’s Test win by runs, Deepti Sharma’s record and other stats

India’s batters feasted on runs, Deepti Sharma delivered a heroic all-round performance, and England crumbled under the pressure as India secured a dominant 347-run victory in the Test match at Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai in the one-off women’s Test.

India won the toss and elected to bat first and despite losing Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma early, a a remarkable 115-run partnership from debutantes Shuba Satheesh (69) and Jemimah Rodrigues (68) rescued India. After the duo’s dismissal, the momentum continued with Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia stitching a century stand. However, an unfortunate run-out of Harmanpreet at 49 ended their partnership there.

Bhatia kept the scoreboard ticking, compiling 66 runs while Deepti Sharma joined the party with a 66-run cameo, and Sneha Rana contributed 30. India were eventually bowled out for 428 in the first innings as Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone bagged three wickets each while Kate Cross, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlie Dean where picked up one each. 

In response, England’s batters failed to live up to expectations. Only Sciver-Brunt managed a significant score, while the rest of the order crumbled as Deepti bagged a fifer for just seven runs while Sneh Rana chipped in with two wickets. Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar also got among the wickets to dismiss England for just 136.  

Starting with a healthy lead of 292 runs, the Indian openers provided a solid foundation, stitching a 61-run stand before Ecclestone intervened, dismissing Smriti Mandhana for 26, followed by the wicket of Shafali Verma, who was lost her wicket to Dean for 33. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, skipper Harmanpreet anchored the innings with a composed 44, guiding India to 186/6 at the end of the day 2. Recognizing their advantage, India declared soon after, setting England a mammoth target of 479.

England struggled again, collapsing to 131 all out as only Heather Knight (21) and Charlie Dean (20) showed any resistance. Deepti spearheaded the demolition with a stunning 4/32, while Vastrakar (3/23), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/20), and Renuka Singh (1/30) also chipped in to dismantle the English batting lineup. Deepti’s heroics earned her the well-deserved Player of the Match award as she scored 67 and 20 with the bat and registered figures of 5/7 and 4/32.

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Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the Test:

347 – India’s 347-run victory over England in the Women’s Test is the largest margin in the format’s, surzpassing Sri Lanka’s 309-run win against Pakistan at Colombo (Colts) in 1998. 

479 – India’s 479 is the highest target ever set in women’s Test cricket, surpassing the previous record of 410 set by Sri Lanka against Pakistan in Colombo (Colts) in 1998.

410 – India’s 410 is the second-highest total on day 1 of Women’s Test matches, behind only New Zealand’s 475 against England in 1935.

428 – The second-highest total ever scored by the Indian women’s cricket team in a Test match after 467 against England in 2002.

1- England become the first women’s team to play hundred Tests.

3 – Four Indian batters smashed half-centuries on the opening day of the Test, which is only the third time in India achieved such an accomplishment in a single innings, with the previous instances coming against England 1986 and 2002.

64 – India smashed 64 boundaries in the first innings, the third-highest number of boundaries hit by a team in a single innings. The record fis held by the England, who hit 72 boundaries against South Africa in 2003. 

49 – Shubha completed her fifty in 49 balls, which is second-fastest by Indian batter in women’s Test. The fastest one came from Sangita Dabir, also against England in 1995, in 40 balls. 

115 – Shubha and Rodrigues’ 115-run partnership is the second-highest stand for the third wicket in Women’s Test cricket, behind only the 136 added by Anjum Chopra and Mithali Raj against England in 2006. 

1 – Sciver-Brunt’s fifty in the Test match marks a historic feat, making her the first visiting player to score a half-century in all three formats (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is) on Indian soi.

1 – Deepti claimed five wickets in just 5.3 overs, the fewest ever bowled for a five-wicket haul in women’s Test cricket. Gargi Banerji previously held the record with 9.4 overs against New Zealand in 1985. 

2 – Deepti’s phenomenal spell of five wickets for just seven runs ties her for the second-most economical five-for innings in Women’s Test history. Betty Wilson achieved the feat in 1958 against England. Only Mary Duggan, with an incredible six runs conceded while taking seven wickets against Australia in 1958, sits ahead of them.

9/39 – Deepti’s 9/39 stands is the second-best bowling figures in a Test match for India Women’s cricket. The feat falls just short of Jhulan Goswami’s 10/78, also achieved against England in 2006. 

2 – Deepti became only the second woman in the 21st century to score 80+ runs and take eight wickets or more in a single Test match. Only Ellyse Perry stands ahead of her, having achieved the feat against England in 2014 with 102 runs and 8/79.