India women outclass England by 347 runs in one-off test

They had to wait for nine long years before playing a Test at home. But when they did get the opportunity, all the Indian women’s team needed was two days and a morning - seven sessions in all - to thoroughly outclass England by 347 runs in the one-off Test at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
It was the biggest-ever victory margin in women’s Tests in terms of runs, breaking the record set in 1998 when Sri Lanka whipped Pakistan by 309 runs in Colombo. It is also India’s first Test win over England at home.
This rout of England on a turner will give India tremendous confidence going into the one-off Test at the Wankhede Stadium from Dec 21 against Australia, the top guns of women’s cricket. The only setback for India would be that young batter Shubha Satheesh, who scored a half-century on debut, is unlikely to be available owing to a finger fracture.
Declaring at their overnight score of 186/6, India demolished England for 131 in 27.3 overs. For the second time in two days, off-spinner Deepti Sharma - following up on her sensational spell of 5/7 in 5.3 overs - tormented the visitors, taking 4/32 in eight overs to finish with match figures of 9/39 while bowling just 80 balls. However, the bowler who blew away England’s top-order in the second innings was all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, who moved the ball beautifully to take 3/23 in four overs.
Needing 427 to win, England were 27 for no loss when Test debutante Renuka Singh Thakur drew first blood, dislodging Tammy Beaumont’s off-stump with a beauty that held its line. England were then rocked by Vastrakar’s triple strike. Coming as one change, she had Sophia Dunkley (15) caught at gully by substitute Harleen Deol.