NEW DELHI: India have the upper hand in the one-off Test against
Australia
having scored 406 runs in their first innings at the
Wankhede Stadium
in Mumbai.
Ahead of the third day's play, the
BCCI Women
shared a video of a fun interaction between
Smriti Mandhana
and
Jemimah Rodrigues
, in which the Indian opener sent out a message for
Richa Ghosh
.
Debutant Richa Ghosh (52) and Jemimah Rodrigues (73) coasted to a 113-run 187-ball partnership for the fourth wicket to put their team in a strong position.
Smriti Mandhana (74) lost out on a chance to score a back-to-back Test hundreds against the Aussies when she was run out while going for a single.
India's first innings lasted 36 minutes on the third morning as they added 30 runs to their overnight score, getting all out for 406 for an overall lead of 187 runs over Australia.
India scored 400 runs against Australia in the Women's Tests for the first time, surpassing their previous best of 377/8 declared that they raked up at the Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast in 2021.