England wished to complete its a centesimal Test and the ultimate project on the 22 yards with a victory to take some vacation cheer again house for the Christmas and New Year break.
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However, as an alternative of some victory eggnog or sizzling chocolate, England was left swallowing the bitter tonic of defeat after crumbling to a 347-run loss on day three within the lone Test in opposition to India on the D.Y. Patil Stadium right here on
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Fully anticipating to start the day by making an attempt to bowl India out as quickly as potential, England was handed a curveball when India determined to declare on its in a single day rating of 186/6.
With a hefty lead of 478 and the opium of confidence within the bag, India got down to strike the English resistance down piece by piece.
India bundled England out for 136 in three and a half hours on day two however wanted simply two hours and 10 minutes to wrap up its first Test win in opposition to England on house soil with a neat bow.
On a sizzling morning right here, India was by no means made to sweat, sealing the Test on the third day with a delicious English breakfast buffet, with virtually each bowler getting a slice of the pie.
England vice captain Natalie Sciver-Brunt, the one batter who appeared to have any semblance of management, spoke about bettering footwork and focus and to dig deep and defend.
Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont walked out decided to observe the blueprint. Dunkley managed to maintain Renuka Singh Thakur, who has had her quantity all through this sequence. Renuka bought her opener, nevertheless it was Beaumont who succumbed to the seamer nagging stump to stump bowling.
Dunkley additionally would fall finally to seam, however to Pooja Vastrakar who tempted her with a barely vast supply, forcing her to aim a slice which went straight to Harleen Deol.
Vastrakar despatched shockwaves by way of the English dugout when she despatched a ripper to rock Sciver-Brunt’s stumps off the very first ball she confronted. Struggling at 37/3 with a Herculean activity going through the customer, the onus was on skipper Heather Knight and Danielle Wyatt.
However, neither might discover a approach to stick on on the crease. Once Knight fell to Vastrakar, whose trajectory she misjudged fell with England at 68/4, Deepti Sharma took over and cleaned the home with some assist from Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Her heavy lifting with bat and ball meant Deepti was adjudged participant of the match for her 9 wicket haul and knocks of 67 and 20.
Harmanpreet Kaur, whose Test captaincy will get off the mark with an enormous win, will now lead her facet in one other pink ball fixture in opposition to a tougher opponent in Alyssa Healy’s Australia on the Wankhede Stadium from December 21-24.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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