India end Australia's dominance in women's cricket after historic win in Test, get applauded

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ALSO READ: Deepti Sharma shines as India Women's cricket team secures historic Test victory against England For India, Pooja Vastrakar picked 4 wickets, Sneh Rana clinched 3 and Deepti Sharma took 2 wickets. The Indian batters Smriti Mandhana (74), Jemimah Rodrigues (73), and Deepti Sharma (78) drove India to score a whopping 406 runs for Australia. Ashleigh Gardner picked 4 wickets, while Kim Garth and took 2 wickets each, and Jess Jonassen clinched one for the Australian side.

In the second innings, apart from Tahlia McGrath (73), and Ellyse Perry (45), no other batter could score over 35 runs, resulting in the team collapsing at 261. India's Sneh Rana picked 4 wickets in the second innings, while, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Harmanpreet Kaur picked two each. Pooja Vastrakar also clinched one wicket.

With just a target of 75 runs to win, India's Smriti Mandhana (38) and Jemimah Rodrigues* (12) drove India to a historic maiden Test victory by 8 wickets. Following the historic win, RR posted a picture of the win on X with the caption - "Toota hai Australia ka ghamand (Australia's pride is broken)". While Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor applauded the team, and wrote on X, “This is historic as well as wonderful.