India Women’s Team Coach Amol Muzumdar Gives ‘Full Credit’ To South Africa For Putting On Good Show In ‘One-Off’ Test

Chennai: India girls folks’s team of workers head coach Amol Muzumdar gave fleshy credit ranking to the South African batters for putting on a decent fight in opposition to India’s gargantuan total in the account-breaking one-off Take a look at at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

It became a sport that saw records tumble on Day 1, with India recording the absolute best total on Day 1 in girls folks’s cricket by putting a ranking of 525/4 on the board.

The hole day also saw the absolute best opening partnership in girls folks’s Take a look at cricket, with Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana forging a 292-urge partnership for the main wicket.

In answer, South Africa became bundled out on 266. However the Proteas build up a genuine fight making an are trying to rewrite historical previous. On the other hand, they managed to construct up a paltry total of 37 after India imposed a be conscious-on.

“Despite the indisputable reality that they gather forward after following-on, shall we comprise somewhat little bit of a probability to toddle it down. Elephantine credit ranking to the SA batters, who utilized themselves genuinely effectively. They build up a decent show cowl. For a day and a half of, we had been effectively examined,” Muzumdar mentioned after the sport.

After India imposed the be conscious on the guests, South Africa’s skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus gave the hosts a urge for his or her money with a gorgeous efficiency from the bat.

They made India bowlers totter not easy whereas putting their art with the bat on exhibition. The duo stitched up a 190-urge stand to withhold them in the thick of the circulate.

When the partnership regarded unhealthy, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur took the onus and broke their stand by breaching Luus’ defence and ending her time on the crease for 109.

Wolvaardt, who became almost flawless throughout her time on the crease, struck 122 off 314 deliveries sooner than getting pinned in entrance of the stumps by Rajeshwari Gayakwad.

“The 2nd session on day three, we made them be conscious-on, we couldn’t catch any wickets. Luus and Laura played genuinely effectively. Credit to them. Hats off to our girls as effectively. They stuck it out in the center, fought not easy, and every wicket became earned. Credit to each and each participant and even the reserves,” he added.

India persisted their unbeaten hotfoot in the Take a look at structure that stretches abet to 2006. In December final month, they defeated England and Australia on house soil to withhold their unbeaten account intact.

They had been dominant in opposition to each and every sides, but South Africa managed to demand them a couple of questions that threatened their unbeaten urge. For Muzumdar, it became a in truth perfect Take a look at match that examined the right character of every and every groups.

“Speaking about Take a look at match cricket, we played in opposition to England, and it became a historic Take a look at match. File-breaking Take a look at match in opposition to England. We played in opposition to Australia, we won that at the Wankhede. And this one in opposition to South Africa. I’d dispute that this one became a right take a look at of character for every and every groups. It became a in truth perfect match to hump making an are trying to search out and a in truth perfect Take a look at match for the total gamers also. No better commercial for cricket than this Take a look at match,” Muzumdar concluded.

After South Africa folded on 373 in the 2nd innings, India chased down the 37-urge draw in 9.2 overs and sealed a comprehensive 10-wicket victory.