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Shafali Verma commemorates after scoring a double-century© X (previously Twitter)
Opener Shafali Verma’s record-breaking double century and her powerful 292-run collaboration with Smriti Mandhana set the platform for India’s enormous 525 for 4 on the opening day of their one-off ladies’s Test versus South Africa on Friday. On a day when records fell like ninepins, India likewise broke the 89-year-old mark for the majority of runs scored on a single day by 94 runs. England ladies had actually acquired 431/2 versus New Zealand at Lancaster Park, Christchurch in 1935. Shafali, 20, reached her double-century off simply 194 balls, eclipsing the record of Annabel Sutherland of Australia who attained the task off 248 shipments in a Test versus South Africa in February. Shafali was dismissed right after, being gone out at 205 (197 balls). The young opener’s previous finest in Tests was 96.
Shafali, playing just in her 5th Test, smashed 23 limits and 8 optimums throughout her historical knock.
Shafali likewise ended up being just the 2nd Indian after previous skipper Mithali Raj to strike a double century in Test cricket after practically 22 long years. Mithali’s 214 had actually come off 407 balls and the previous India skipper accomplished it throughout the drawn 2nd Test versus England at Taunton in August, 2002.
Shafali’s partner for the majority of part of her innings on Friday, vice-captain Mandhana, too improved her Test rating of 127 with a knock of 149 off 161 balls.
Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 55 runs. At stumps skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (42 not out) and Richa Ghosh (43 not out) were at the crease.
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