On December 24, 2023, the India women’s national cricket team defeated Australia in the Test format for the first time in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Later, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur gave a detailed account of the country’s secrets to the victory in a media interview.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur of the Indian women’s national cricket team disclosed the key to their success on Sunday, following their two decisive victories in as many days. In Mumbai, India defeated Australia by eight wickets to win their first-ever Test match against the Southern Stars. They crushed England by a record run margin just a few days ago.
Following India’s momentous victory over Australia, Kaur stated that the secret to their success is to play “positive cricket” and keep “things very simple”—two qualities that were evident throughout their Test matches against Australia and England.
The Indian women’s team never held back when playing their first Test match against the all-time great Australians at Wankhede Stadium, where they were playing for the first time since 1984. Of course, there were times when you had to play catch up, just like in any game, and they performed admirably in those situations as well, such as breaking a stand or finishing things up.
It’s a prize for all the arduous labor we have put in over the years. All of our support personnel deserves recognition, but especially our batting and bowling coaches. We made every effort to maintain simplicity. It’s a reward for all of your patience and hard work,” Kaur declared as soon as the historic victory was achieved.
When requested to bowl first, the Indian women initially dismissed the Australian women for 219 runs before answering with an innings of 406 runs. In addition to Richa Ghosh reaching a half-century, which both Shafali Verma and Pooja Vastrakar came dangerously close to accomplishing, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma all reached their seventies.
“We reasoned that playing constructive cricket would be really beneficial to us. We have been performing with this group for a very long time, and occasionally we would like to shuffle a little bit. We started Richa [Ghosh} at first base because we know how good a batsman she is and how much damage she can do to the opposition,” Kaur continued. “We had no intention of returning to defensive cricket. We had to live in the present.”
Day 3 saw Australia dominate, with Tahlia McGrath leading the comeback, but on the last day, India triumphed like the Lionesses. And it took 18.4 balls to finish the ceremony—a first-ever Test victory over Australia.
It was an extension of the campaign against England that Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. had begun in Navi Mumbai. They crushed the visitors on Day 1 of their first-ever home Test match, setting a world record with a victory margin of 347 runs. India had defeated England twice on the road in 2014, but this was their first victory against them at home in 15 Test matches.
India defeated Australia a few days later, their first victory in ten attempts. The newest rising stars in women’s cricket have been discovered. And the best talent in the world will come together in India in February and March to see exactly that.
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