Indian women versus England women one-off Test 3rd Day: Shafali Verma fifty stole the show on a rain-curtailed day
Shafali Verma produced another brilliant knock in the 2nd
innings after being asked to follow-on after rain-curtailed 3rd day
played at County Ground, Bristol on Friday.
Starting on the overnight score of 187 for 5, it was not an
ideal start for the visitors as Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed by Sophie
Ecclestone via a review. The umpire gave it not out and on review, it was
overturned to out. Soon after, Taniya Bhatia was dismissed without opening her
account by Ecclestone leaving India in massive trouble at 187 for 7. India
earned their first run as Deepti Sharma scored 2 runs.
A lovely catch by Amy Jones ended the innings for Sneha
Rana. Deepti Sharma played some lovely shots against Ecclestone. Pooja
Vastrakar took the advantage of bad bowling by Dunkley hitting boundaries.
Katherine Brunt produced a peach to dismiss Vastrakar ending a 33 runs partnership
for the 9th wicket. Shurbsole got rid of Jhulan Goswami bowling out
India for 231. The England captain Heather Knight decided to follow on.
Shafali Verma played some lovely shots against Katherine
Brunt and continued from where she left in the first innings. At the stroke of
lunch break, Smriti Mandhana provided a simple catch to Nat Sciver at second
slips ending at 29 for 1.
There was a stoppage in play because of consistent rain.
Deepti Sharma was promoted at number 3 and looked confident with her defense.
Shafali Verma showed her intent making life tough for the hosts. The youngster
played some lovely shots and reached 2nd fifty off 63 balls. Indian
women ended the 2nd session at 83 for 1 with rain arriving. The
umpires called it tea as soon as rain arrived.
The rain poured like anything, and umpires called off the
day. Shafali Verma would be looking to continue as there will be 108 overs to
bowled tomorrow with better weather being forecasted.
India 231 in 81.2 overs ( Shafali
Verma 96, Mandhana 78, Deepti Sharma 29*, Ecclestone 4/88, Heather 2/7, Sciver
1/21) and 83 for 1 in 24.3 overs (FO) ( Shafali Verma 55*, Deepti Sharma 18*,
Brunt 1/21) trail England 396 for 9 d in 121.2 overs ( Knight 95, Beaumont 66,
Dunkley 74*, Shurbsole 47, Rana 4/131, Deepti Sharma 3/65) 82 runs.
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