(Cricket New) On the fourth day of their one-off Test match in Mumbai on Sunday, India Women defeated Australia Women by eight wickets. Chasing 75 runs, India reached 75/2 in 18.4 overs thanks to an unbeaten strike of 38 off 61 balls by Smriti Mandhana.

The visitors started the second innings with a total of 261, in response to India’s first innings score of 406. Tahlia McGrath (73) scored a half-century for Australia, but it had little effect because of Sneh Rana’s 4/63.

Speaking after hitting the game-winning four, Mandhana said, “It was not that tough. We thought it was going to be a rank turner on day three and four. But if you showed patience, it was not that hard. I told Shafali to bat as we batted in the first innings.

Just react to the ball, that was the only message we had. She was unfortunate, but she started off beautifully with that cover drive.” Harmanpreet Kaur and Rajeshwari Gayakwad both claimed two wickets for India.

India won the toss and used it to their advantage, bowling the Australians out for 219 on the first day. They then took a 187-run lead thanks to a combined effort from Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana at the top, Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues in the middle order, and Deputy Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar.

Australia, buoyed by McGrath’s skill, rallied on Day 3 when McGrath scored her second fifty of the game. Harmanpreet claimed some crucial wickets in the last session of Day 3, and her teammates wrapped up the final five wickets for just 28 runs in the morning session of Day 4. Chasing 75, there were not many bumps in the score, as Mandhana went unbeaten and hit the winning runs.

“It feels amazing, standing here receiving this award, fantastic win by our team,” said Sneh, the Player of the Match winner, following the game. “No one called me night watchman because I can bat. First time batting with Smriti and we were enjoying each other’s company. Catch drops are part of the match. Everyone wants to contribute.

Even I can drop catches, so I do not feel bad. I try to come back harder. Test matches are taking place in India after a long time. Test matches give a different vibe. The team environment in the last 15 days and the support that we have been receiving, it is really amazing.”

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