In a one-off Test against South Africa, the Indian women's cricket team recorded the highest-ever team total in a day of both the men's and women's Tests at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. With Shafali Verma scoring a double ton and Smriti Mandhana smashing 149 runs, India also registered their highest-ever Test innings total after 22 years. With records being broken left and right, India is in a strong position to break Australia's all-time record total on Day 2.
Shafali Verma's blazing knock of 205 runs and her record-breaking opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana propelled India to a mammoth 525 for 4 on the first day of the one-off women's test against South Africa. Verma's feat makes her only the second Indian woman after Mithali Raj to score a double century in Tests and also sets the record for the highest score on a single day of a women's Test. Along with Mandhana's 149, the duo's partnership of 292 runs also became the highest for any wicket in women's Test history.
Indian cricket stars Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma make history by setting a new record for the highest opening partnership in India Women's test match history. The duo surpassed their own previous record of 167 runs against England to score an impressive 168 runs against South Africa in the lone test match played at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Cricket fans and experts alike will surely be talking about this historic partnership for years to come.
Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana's resilient century (117 off 127 balls, 12x4, 1x6) along with support from Deepti Sharma (37 off 48 balls, 3x4) and Pooja Vastrakar (31 not out off 54 balls) helped India overcome a shaky start to post 265 for eight against South Africa in the first women's ODI. Mandhana also crossed the 7000-run mark in international cricket, making her only the second Indian woman after Mithali Raj to achieve this feat.