India Sets Record Score in Women’s Test Against South Africa in Chennai

India declared their first innings at 603/6, the highest total in women’s Test history, during a match against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh led the scoring with 69 and 86 runs respectively.

At the end of Day 2, South Africa was at 236/4, with Sune Luus (65) and Marizanne Kapp (69)* unbeaten at the crease. Sneh Rana was the standout bowler for India, taking three wickets for 61 runs, while Deepti Sharma also performed well with 1/40.

Earlier in the day, India started with an overnight score of 525/4. Harmanpreet Kaur achieved her first half-century in Test cricket, and Richa Ghosh recorded her best-ever innings. The two added 143 runs for the fifth wicket. India surpassed Australia’s previous record score of 575/9 declared against South Africa.

South Africa got off to a strong start but lost wickets at regular intervals. Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma took crucial wickets to keep the pressure on the visitors. The match continues with South Africa trailing by 367 runs.