Smriti Mandhana after finishing her century vs South Africa; Shafali Verma applauds.© AFP
Chennai:
Indian pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana on Friday recorded the best opening partnership in ladies’s Take a look at cricket, sharing a commendable 292-run stand on the opening day of the one-off Take a look at in opposition to South Africa right here. Shafali and Smriti thus surpassed the 241-run opening stand by Pakistan’s Sajjida Shah and Kiran Baluch in opposition to West Indies in Karachi in 2004. It was additionally the second highest partnership in Ladies’s Take a look at for any wicket, behind the 309-run stand between Australian pair of LA Reeler and DA Annetts for the third wicket in opposition to England in Wetherby in 1987.
Shafali and Smriti thus went previous their earlier finest opening stand of 167 in opposition to England in Bristol in 2021.
The duo thus additionally eclipsed the earlier highest Indian partnership for any wicket — 275 by Poonam Raut and Thirush Kamini in opposition to South Africa in Mysore 2014.
The opening pair regarded in ominous contact throughout their authoritative stand, which ended after Smriti fell in need of her 150 by a run after being dismissed by Delmi Tucker.
Shafali, nonetheless, grew to become the fourth Indian after Mithali Raj, Kamini and Snadhya Agarwal to amass a 150-plus rating.
At Tea, India Ladies have been at 334 for 2 in 60.0 overs with Shafali batting on 165. Satheesh Shubha (15) was the second wicket to fall.
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