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India Women vs England Women, Only Test, Day 4 Highlights: Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia help India salvage a draw

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 19, 2021, 23:21:11 IST

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India Women vs England Women, Only Test, Day 4 Highlights: Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia help India salvage a draw

Sneh Rana (80*) and Taniya Bhatia (44*) bailed India out of precarious position of 240/8 to 344/8 with their unbeaten 104-run stand for the 9th wicket and helped the visitors snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat against England in their own backyard. Deepti Sharma also produced a resolute 168-ball 54 before being dismissed at the stroke of lunch. England, who scored 396/9d in their first innings, enforced the follow-on after bowling out India for 231 in their first essay.

20:45 (IST) Jun 16

50 for Heather Knight

A terrific knock from the England Women skipper. Gets to her third Test fifty off 115 balls with the help of 7 fours. Heather has batted with authority so far and has looked in complete control. She will now to take her team to a commanding position. ENGW 162/2 after 58.3 overs

20:33 (IST) Jun 16

Post Tea session gets underway

Heather Knight (47*) and Natalie Sciver (11*) resume the post tea session for England Women on Day 1. Deepti Sharma has the ball in hand for India Women. ENGW 162/2

20:15 (IST) Jun 16

That's Tea on Day 1

Another good session for England Women. They get to 162 for loss of 2 wickets with skipper Heather Knight leading her team from the front. Once again India managed just one wicket of Tammy Beaumont (66) in the session. Knight remains unbeaten on 47 alongside Natalie Sciver (11 no out). Sneh Rana got the lone wicket of Tammy Beaumont (66) for India in the session with England adding another 76 runs.

19:47 (IST) Jun 16

Beaumont falls for 66

OUT!!! Sneh Rana gets the much-needed breakthrough for India Women in the post-lunch session. Her maiden Test wicket!!! Tammy Beaumont walks back for 66 as Shafali Verma takes a sharp one-handed stunner at short-leg diving forward. ENGW 140/2 after 48.1 overs

19:26 (IST) Jun 16

Beaumont, Knight solid post Lunch

A solid hour post Lunch for England Women on Day 1. Both Tammy Beaumont (61*) and skipper Heather Knight (26*) looking pretty comfortable out in the middle against the India bowlers. They have added 50-plus runs for the third wicket so far. Beaumont, in particular has looked in total control in this post lunch session. Another good hour for England as Mithali Raj and Co. continue their search for the breakthrough. ENGW 125/1 after 42 overs

18:31 (IST) Jun 16

Beaumont raises fifty post lunch

A comfortable single off Deepti Sharma and Tammy Beaumont raises her second fifty in Test cricket. A warm applause from the crowd as Beaumont her bat. A solid knock from the England opener comprising four fours. Beaumont will now be eying the three-figure mark as England consolidate on a strong start post lunch. ENGW 97/1

18:19 (IST) Jun 16

Post Lunch session on Day 1 gets underway

A tidy first over from Jhulan Goswami to start the session post lunch. Just four from her over. Offie Deepti Sharma to share the ball with Jhulan from the other end. ENG 90/1

17:37 (IST) Jun 16

That's Lunch on Day 1

Off-spinner Deepti Sharma wraps the first session on Day 1 with a maiden. The session certainly belonged to England Women with opener Tammy Beaumont (44*) leading from front. Medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar got rid of the other opener Lauren Winfield Hill (35) for her maiden Test wicket but Beaumont has looked in phenomenal touch. Skipper Heather Knight (4*) batting alongside her as England will now look to consolidate on a good start. ENGW 86/1 after 27 overs.

17:04 (IST) Jun 16

Maiden Test wicket for Pooja Vastrakar!!!

Finally, comes the much-needed breakthrough for India Women. Perfect line from Pooja Vastrakar. Bowls it just out side the off stumpforcing Lauren Winfield-Hill to drive it through covers. Thick outside edge and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia makes no mistake behind the stumps. Winfield-Hill walks back for 35(63). ENGW 69/1 after 20.3 overs.

16:52 (IST) Jun 16

Winfield-Hill goes big!!!

First six of the Test match and that brings up the 50-run partnership between Lauren Winfield-Hill and Tammy Beaumont as well. Shikha Pandey bowls in the arc of Winfield and she slogs it right over the deep mid-wicket fence. Straight from the middle of the bat. Exquisite timing on that occasion from the right-hander. A maximum to finish off the 17th over. ENGW 52/0

16:35 (IST) Jun 16

England openers solid

England openers Lauren Winfield-Hill (18*) and Tammy Beaumont (21*) are off to an excellent start. First hour of the morning session done and England have posted 39 for no loss. Both Hill and Beaumont looked cautious against the moving ball at the start and are now looking much more settled in. Four bowlers used by India skipper Mithali Raj but none have them have been able to produce a breakthrough. Time for some drinks!!!

16:07 (IST) Jun 16

First bowling change of the morning session for India

So, the first bowling change on Day 1 for India. Medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar replaces Shikha Pandey. Both Shikha and Jhulan Goswami looked tight in the first seven overs but could not that early breakthrough, the team needed. Skipper Mithali Raj now brings in Vastrakar to break the Tammy Beaumont-Lauren Winfield-Hill opening stand. ENGW 14/0

15:41 (IST) Jun 16

Movement for India pacers early

Both Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey are off to a good tight start. Movement in the air and off the pitch for both of them early. Both England openers Lauren Winfield-Hill and Tammy Beaumont looking pretty watchful and solid in their defence as well. ENGW 1/0 after 2 overs.

15:25 (IST) Jun 16

Historic moment for England

Sophia Dunkley becomes the first black woman to play Test cricket for the country

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15:21 (IST) Jun 16

No place for Poonam Yadav and Jemimah Rodrigues in the playing XI

15:14 (IST) Jun 16

Five Test debutants for India

Apart from Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia are also making their debuts

15:09 (IST) Jun 16

PLAYING XI (INDIA)

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey

15:08 (IST) Jun 16

PLAYING XI (ENGLAND)

Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (captain), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Georgia Elwiss, Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross

15:04 (IST) Jun 16

TOSS: England opt to bat

England win the toss, opt to bat vs India

15:03 (IST) Jun 16

It's TOSS time, folks

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