India Creates History by Scoring Highest Team Total in Women’s Test Cricket

New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded the highest team total in women’s Test cricket on the second day of the one-off Test against South Africa.

Since women’s test cricket began in 1934, this is the first instance that a team has touched the figures of 575 in an innings.

India achieved the new record when Richa Ghosh hammered a four in the opening ball of the 109th over bowled by Annerie Dercksen.

Indian openers — Shafali Verma (205) and Smriti Mandhana (149) — who shared an iconic stand of 292 also registered the highest opening partnership in women’s cricket.

On Day 1, India had finished on 525 for four, having posted the highest-ever single-day total in a Test match, breaking the previous record held by Sri Lankan men’s team — 509 for nine — against Bangladesh in Colombo in 2002.