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.

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For England, Sophia Dunkley is set to make her Test debut

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BIG MOMENT

Shafali Verma is set to make her debut

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England: Heather Knight (captain), Emily Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Georgia Elwiss, Tash Farrant, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver (vice-captain), Anya Shrubsole, Mady Villiers, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield-Hill. PTI BS

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India: Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Punam Raut, Priya Punia, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Indrani Roy, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav.

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England remain the favourites to win the upcoming contest but Sciver expects India to play fearlessly.

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England's star all-rounder and newly-appointed vice captain Nat Sciver is among the six squad members who played in their last Test match against India back in August 2014.

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The experienced trio of Mithali, Harmanpreet and Punam Raut will be expected to do the job in what will be challenging conditions for them also.

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She goes into the game with no baggage and could well make a big impact at the top of the order.

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There is a good chance that 17-year-old batting sensation Shafali Verma opens in the game alongside Smriti Mandhana.

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Unlike the men's squad, which played intra-squad games in Southampton ahead of the WTC final, the women prepared only in the nets which might hurt them in the four-day game.

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While experienced players like the skipper, her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jhulan Goswami have not played red ball cricket at all in recent times, it will be an even tougher test for the younger lot who don't get to play first-class matches in domestic cricket.

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Mithali was among the seven current players, who were a part of that victorious eleven against South Africa in Mysuru.

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After multiple quarantines in India and UK, the Mithali Raj-led squad got little over a week to prepare for its first red ball game since November 2014.

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A favourable record in England and "positive mindset" despite inadequate preparation time will spur the Indian women's cricket team when it takes on the seasoned hosts in its first Test engagement in nearly seven years.