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India finish 83/1 at stumps on Day 3 against England

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Bristol, June 18: The Indian women’s cricket team was 83 for one at stumps after following-on on the third day of the one-off Test against England here on Friday.
Debutant Shafali Verma once again looked in great touch as she remained not out on 55 off 68 deliveries when the day’s play ended after the final session was washed out. Deepti Sharma (18 batting) was the other unbeaten batter at the crease. Senior opener Smriti Mandhana (8) departed early in the morning session.
Earlier, resuming at overnight score of 187 for 5, India were all out for 231 in their first innings, 165 runs short of England’s first innings score of 396. For India, all-rounder Deepti Sharma (29 not out) was the only lower-middle order batter to put up some fight as others were all dismissed cheaply.
From 167 for no loss, India lost eight wickets for 30 runs with left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone getting 4 for 88.India, who had got off to a strong start with a 167-run stand between Shafali Verma (96) and Smriti Mandhana (78), lost track late on the second day on Thursday as they lost five wickets for 16 runs to go to stumps at 187 for five.
Skipper Heather Knight took two wickets for seven runs with her off-spin. (PTI)

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