28/06Result
Only Test, South Africa Women tour of India at Chennai, Jun 28-Jul 1 2024
IND Women won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Sneh Rana
Sneh RanaIndia Women
28/06Result
Only Test, South Africa Women tour of India at Chennai, Jun 28-Jul 1 2024
IND Women won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Sneh Rana
Sneh RanaIndia Women

10:54am 603. A mountain of runs and India have finally decided they have enough. Perhaps the cue was Ghosh and captain Harmanpreet getting dismissed. Both did their job, though, tightening their grip on the game further and putting South Africa under more duress in the field. Neither got to that magic three-figure mark, but you feel India have plenty to work with, especially on a track that is starting to take turn more regularly.

As for South Africa, well, they will be glad this innings is over, for starters. They earned slightly better rewards today (as compared to yesterday), and were a touch tidier in their lines and lengths. Tucker ended with two wickets, with de Klerk, Mlaba and Sekhukhune bagging a scalp apiece. They have it all to do with the bat now, and while it will not be easy, they will draw inspiration from what India's batters managed.

Join us in a bit for South Africa's reply!

115.1
W
Mlaba to Ghosh, OUT, massive appeal, and given! Reviewed straightaway! Darted in full on middle and leg. Ghosh, like she did in the last over, tries the sweep. Seems to miss this one, though, and gets rapped on the pads. Mlaba goes up, and so does the umpire's finger. This looked pretty adjacent, unless Ghosh has hit it. Seemed to straighten a touch too after pitching. There are murmurs on UltraEdge but nothing when the ball is next to the bat. All eyes on Ball Tracking now...and it reckons the ball would have thundered into leg stump. It took an awful while to build, but when it did, it signalled the end for Ghosh in this innings! And it looks like India have declared their innings too!

RM Ghosh lbw b Mlaba 86 (121m 90b 16x4 0x6) SR: 95.55

Mlaba to continue

This is now the highest total in all women's first-class cricket. The previous highest was 596 all-out by Australia vs England A in 1998. There is one higher total by a women's team in List A cricket - 632/4 by Kandyan Ladies Cricket Club vs Pushpadana Ladies in 2007.

END OF OVER:
115 | 5 Runs | IND-W: 603/5

  • Deepti Sharma2 (7b)
  • Richa Ghosh86 (89b)
  • Tumi Sekhukhune14-0-70-1
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba26-1-122-0
114.6
0
Sekhukhune to Sharma, no run, back of a length on middle and leg. Deepti hangs back and plays it towards mid wicket
114.5
0
Sekhukhune to Sharma, no run, fullish just outside off. Deepti looks for the drive but scuffs it down the ground to mid off

No slip but there is a gully in place

114.4
1
Sekhukhune to Ghosh, 1 run, angled into leg stump. Ghosh helps it away into the leg side for a single

Sandy: ""I think they will wait for Richa to complete her century and then the declaration will come."" -- For what it is worth, Sneh Rana, slated to come in next, is also padded up

114.3
0
Sekhukhune to Ghosh, no run, back of a length just outside off. Keeps quite low but Ghosh does well to clink it down the ground
114.2
4
Sekhukhune to Ghosh, FOUR, up and over! If it's up, it's off, and Ghosh continues in that vein. Plants her front foot and carves this over extra cover for four!
114.1
0
Sekhukhune to Ghosh, no run, length outside off. Ghosh throws her hands at it and squirts it off the inside edge into her pads

END OF OVER:
114 | 5 Runs | IND-W: 598/5

  • Richa Ghosh81 (85b)
  • Deepti Sharma2 (5b)
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba26-1-122-0
  • Tumi Sekhukhune13-0-65-1
113.6
1
Mlaba to Ghosh, 1 run, length on middle and leg, but that does not deter Ghosh from bringing out the sweep. Picks up a single to deep square leg
113.5
1
Mlaba to Sharma, 1 run, tossed up generously outside off. Deepti gets down low and swipes it towards deep mid wicket
113.4
1
Mlaba to Ghosh, 1 run, full on the pads. Ghosh sweeps it neatly towards deep backward square leg
113.3
1
Mlaba to Sharma, 1 run, fuller and wider outside off. Deepti gets down on one knee and drags it past mid wicket to get off the mark
113.2
0
Mlaba to Sharma, no run, given plenty of air on a full length outside off. Deepti lunges at it and pokes it towards mid wicket

Over the wicket to Deepti. Slip in place

113.1
1
Mlaba to Ghosh, 1 run, tossed up full outside off. Ghosh stretches forward and knocks it to long off

Vinod Ahir: "The declaration will be time-based. I think India will bat 30 minutes to an hour after lunch. They will also put the pedal on the gas after lunch so that they can bat once. I think 700 on the cards."

END OF OVER:
113 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 593/5

  • Deepti Sharma0 (2b)
  • Richa Ghosh78 (82b)
  • Tumi Sekhukhune13-0-65-1
  • Nonkululeko Mlaba25-1-117-0
112.6
0
Sekhukhune to Sharma, no run, length on middle and off. Deepti comes forward and defends
112.5
0
Sekhukhune to Sharma, no run, back of a length on middle and leg. Deepti turns it towards mid wicket

Deepti in at 7. Sekhukhune stays over the wicket

112.4
W
Sekhukhune to Kaur, OUT, big appeal, not given! Length delivery angling into off stump. Harmanpreet moves across her stumps and then swings at it. Seems to miss it and the ball clips her on the pads. Umpire Virender Sharma is unmoved but South Africa have taken this upstairs, just in the nick of time. Did it strike Harmanpreet in line? If it did, this could be very close. No bat involved. Impact is in line, and Ball Tracking has the ball smashing into middle stump. Decision overturned and the India skipper has to go!

H Kaur lbw b Sekhukhune 69 (150m 115b 4x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

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