Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], After India's 10-wicket win against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai during the one-off Test, captain Harmanpreet Kaur showered Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma with applause.
Mandhana and Shafali amassed 292 runs for the first wicket on Day 1 of the red-ball match, putting the home team in a strong position right from the start. With 205 from Shafali and 149 from Mandhana, India scored a massive 603 for 6 (declared) on the scoreboard.
South Africa lost a 337-run lead in the first innings but showed tremendous bravery in the second. With respective scores of 122, 109 and 61 runs, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus and Nadine de Klerk made India work hard.
Harmanpreet acknowledged that the Proteas gave India a tough time in the second innings.
"It wasn't easy. They batted very well. They didn't give us an easy win and we had to work hard for it. Credit goes to Smriti and Shafali who created a platform for us. Everyone in the team contributed well. With the bat, for the way we played, it was not easy to do so for so many overs. Kudos to our bowlers, especially our spinners. They continued to bowl and had the belief that they could take those wickets to win us the game. who played the last two tests showed that confidence that they can continue playing and creating opportunities.
Harmanpreet also praised the players for helping India and winning the game. In women's Test cricket, Sneh Rana became the second Indian bowler to take ten wickets in a single match. Rana had earlier achieved the second-best result by an Indian in the women's events, behind Neetu David.
"Even our medium pacers did the job whenever the opportunity presented itself. Thank you to each and everyone, and even the support staff. We had positive conversations with them and the atmosphere in the team created that energy. It was difficult, but the way They were bowling, they were creating chances. When we came in the morning, we knew we only had 100 runs in the bag and we had to be careful and not give them easy boundaries But we also had to keep looking for wickets. very well and we fulfilled it," he added.
India broke South Africa's resolve early in the final day's session to claim their crushing 10-wicket victory in the one-off Test in Chennai. On the final day, Nadine de Klerk kept the enthusiastic visitors going, but India continued to lose ground. In the first two sessions, they each took three wickets, with Sneh Rana being the second Indian player to take ten or more in a single game. To keep South Africa in the game, De Klerk batted 185 balls to her 61, but that only postponed the inevitable result, which was in favor of India.
Now, after winning the ODI and Test series, Harmanpreet Kaur's India will take on South Africa in a three-match T20I series. The three-match T20I series will be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from July 5-9.
Mandhana and Shafali amassed 292 runs for the first wicket on Day 1 of the red-ball match, putting the home team in a strong position right from the start. With 205 from Shafali and 149 from Mandhana, India scored a massive 603 for 6 (declared) on the scoreboard.
South Africa lost a 337-run lead in the first innings but showed tremendous bravery in the second. With respective scores of 122, 109 and 61 runs, Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus and Nadine de Klerk made India work hard.
Harmanpreet acknowledged that the Proteas gave India a tough time in the second innings.
"It wasn't easy. They batted very well. They didn't give us an easy win and we had to work hard for it. Credit goes to Smriti and Shafali who created a platform for us. Everyone in the team contributed well. With the bat, for the way we played, it was not easy to do so for so many overs. Kudos to our bowlers, especially our spinners. They continued to bowl and had the belief that they could take those wickets to win us the game. who played the last two tests showed that confidence that they can continue playing and creating opportunities.
Harmanpreet also praised the players for helping India and winning the game. In women's Test cricket, Sneh Rana became the second Indian bowler to take ten wickets in a single match. Rana had earlier achieved the second-best result by an Indian in the women's events, behind Neetu David.
"Even our medium pacers did the job whenever the opportunity presented itself. Thank you to each and everyone, and even the support staff. We had positive conversations with them and the atmosphere in the team created that energy. It was difficult, but the way They were bowling, they were creating chances. When we came in the morning, we knew we only had 100 runs in the bag and we had to be careful and not give them easy boundaries But we also had to keep looking for wickets. very well and we fulfilled it," he added.
India broke South Africa's resolve early in the final day's session to claim their crushing 10-wicket victory in the one-off Test in Chennai. On the final day, Nadine de Klerk kept the enthusiastic visitors going, but India continued to lose ground. In the first two sessions, they each took three wickets, with Sneh Rana being the second Indian player to take ten or more in a single game. To keep South Africa in the game, De Klerk batted 185 balls to her 61, but that only postponed the inevitable result, which was in favor of India.
Now, after winning the ODI and Test series, Harmanpreet Kaur's India will take on South Africa in a three-match T20I series. The three-match T20I series will be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from July 5-9.
