INDW vs AUSW: Indian womens teams secured a remarkable 8-wicket victory over Australia in the only test at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday. In pursuit of 75 run target, Shafali Verma was dismissed early in the second innings as the pair of Richa Ghosh and Smriti Mandhana steadied the ship. The pair navigated the remaining runs with composure, ensuring India crossed the finish line for a historic win. 𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙎! 🏆#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/BhE0fNDSIb— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 24, 2023On day 4, Australia failed to capitalise on their overnight score of 233 and witnessed their middle order collapse against the relentless Indian spinners. Sneh Ranas cunning variations proved particularly lethal, who claimed the wickets of Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath. On the other hand, Rajeshwari Gayakwad also stepped up, dismissing Kim Garth and Jess Jonassen with sharp deliveries, exposing the Aussies vunlnearbility to spin. India bundled out Australia for 74 runs. Notably, Australian women scored 219 runs on the opening day of the Test, after winning the toss. Indian batting lineup gave an impressive response as Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana at the top order, Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues in the middle order, Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar gave significant contributions taking a 187-run lead. India scored 406 runs in the first innings.Impeccable batting display for IndiaSmriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma hammered respective half-centuries. Responding to Indias mammoth total, Tahlia McGrath led the Australian resistance coupled with the top order of her team. He was dismissed by Harmanpreet Kaur, just before the conclusion of Day 3.Pooja Vastrakar was the pick of the bowler in the first innings while Sneh Rana shone in the second innings as they claimed respective 4-wicket hauls. Sneh Ranas allround performaceAfter her impeccable performance with both bat and ball, Sneh Rana was named the Player of the Match.Captain @ImHarmanpreet reflects on a momentous victory and has a special message for #TeamIndia fans 🤗#INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/8xcRl9pytE— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 24, 2023After winning the game, Harmanpreet Kaur said, Its a reward for all the hard work we have done for so many years. Credit goes to all our support staff, especially our bowling coach and batting coach. We tried to keep things very simple. Its a reward for all the hard work and all the patience. We thought if we can play some positive cricket, it can really help us. We have been playing with this bunch for so many years and if we could do shuffle a bit here and there.Captain @ImHarmanpreet reflects on a momentous victory and has a special message for #TeamIndia fans 🤗#INDvAUS | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/8xcRl9pytE— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 24, 2023Brief ScorecardAustralia Women: 219/10 in 77.4 Overs & 261/10 in 105.4 OversIndia Women: 406/10 in 126.3 Overs & 75/2 in 18.4 OversResult: India won by 8 wickets
