Rating the performances of India Women stars in the one-off Test against England Women

Some experienced India Women batters could not perform well

Mithali Raj - 3/10

India Women captain Mithali Raj did not have the best Test match of her career

Fans expected skipper Mithali Raj to lead India Women from the front. Unfortunately, she could aggregate only six runs in the two innings.

The team needed a big knock from her to capitalize on the brilliant opening stand in the first innings, but Raj lost her wicket to Sophie Ecclestone. Raj will be keen to bounce back stronger in the day/night Test against Australia Women.

Harmanpreet Kaur - 3/10

All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur could not make her presence felt in the batting department during the Test against England Women. She scored 12 runs in two innings.

While Ecclestone trapped her in front of her stumps in the first innings, Kaur handed a catch to Amy Jones in the second innings. Kaur will aim to perform better in ODIs and T20Is.

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Taniya Bhatia - 6/10

Wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia got out for a duck in the first innings. However, she had an important 104-run partnership with Sneh Rana for the ninth wicket in the second wicket.

Bhatia remained not out on 44 runs off 88 deliveries as she helped India Women save the Test. This innings would have given Taniya some much-needed confidence before the white-ball fixtures.

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Shikha Pandey - 4/10

All-rounder Shikha Pandey failed to open her account in the first innings. But she improved her batting in the second innings and scored 18 runs from 50 balls.

Most importantly, she had a 41-run partnership with Sneh Rana that helped India Women extend their lead. Pandey could not take a wicket with the ball, but she contributed her bit with the bat in the second innings.

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Sneh Rana - 8/10

Sneh Rana ,take a bow.Could be one of the great match-saving innings #INDWvsENGW

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 19, 2021

Not many expected bowling all-rounder Sneh Rana to perform as impressively with the bat as she did. Rana, making her Test debut, remained not out on 80 off 154 balls in the second innings.

She played a pivotal role in denying England Women a victory. Indian fans will hope that she continues contributing in the same way in the next fixtures.

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Deepti Sharma - 8/10

A brilliant effort by the Indian girls to save the test match. Absolutely loved the resilience shown by Sneh Rana and earlier by Deepti Sharma. Shafali Verma certainly has a bright future ahead of her. Well done @BCCIWomen , this is one to remember for a long time. pic.twitter.com/CNQY5HyGXk

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 19, 2021

Deepti Sharma was another top performer for India Women in this game. She was the last woman standing on 29* in the first innings when England Women ran through the Indian batting lineup.

She received promotion to number three in the second innings, and she did not disappoint as the 23-year-old played a patient knock of 54 runs. Sharma played 168 balls for her 54 runs and increased the chances of India Women drawing the one-off Test match.