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Indias' Women Make History -1st Test Victory Over Australia
India Makes History With First Ever Womens’ Test Victory Over Australia
Tourists’ 75-run lead proves indefensible after batting collapse. Alyssa Healys’ captaincy starts with first Test loss since 2014
The Guardian 26 DEC 2023
Australias’ women have tasted defeat to India in a Test match for the first time, beaten by eight wickets on the last day of their one-off match in Mumbai.
After losing 7-55 to end their second innings, Alyssa Healys’ tourists could only set the hosts a target of 75 at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. India claimed the victory with relative ease, recovering from the loss of Shafali Verma for four in the first over to chase down the target.
Australia were left regretting errors in the field, with Beth Mooney putting down a simple chance at first slip to remove Richa Ghosh off Ashleigh Gardner’s bowling before she had scored. That would have left India 2-9 on a wearing and inconsistent wicket. Instead the hosts were able to cruise home with Smitri Mandhana hitting an unbeaten 38 and sharing a 51-run stand with Rhosh.
Australia’s defeat is their first in the format since January 2014, while it is also their first loss to India in 11 Tests played. The task of beating India in their home conditions was always going to be difficult for the tourists in their first Test in India since 1984, but they didn’t help themselves.
They slumped to 2-7 early on the first morning with Phoebe Litchfield run out for a golden duck in the opening over, before being all out for 219 on the first day. India always looked far more comfortable on the low-and-slow wicket, piling on 406 for a 187-run first-innings lead.
“They’re not easy to win over here, we found that out. We’d love to play a couple more to make it really interesting,” Healy said. “At the end of the day we had one bad day on the first day, but the rest of the time we showed a lot of fight, so - proud of the effort. It’s our first opportunity to play red-ball cricket over here. So we are learning on our feet.”
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