Bristol, June 19: Bristol, Jun 19 (PTI) The one-off women’s Test between India and England ended in a draw on the final day here on Saturday, with the visitors defying the home side attack to score 344 for 8 in their second innings after following-on.
India were forced to follow-on on Friday after conceding a 165-run first innings lead to England.
But the visitors recovered from a middle-order batting collapse in their second innings to defy the home side bowlers on a sluggish pitch on the fourth and final day of the one-off test.
Number 8 batter Sneha Rana top-scored in the second innings with 80 not out off 154 balls. Rana and number 10 Taniya Bhatia (44 not out) shared 144 runs for the unbroken ninth wicket.
Talented prodigy Shafali Verma made 63 in the second innings to add to her 96 in the first essay. Another debutant Deepti Sharma came good with a 54 to add to her 29 in the first innings.
India had played their last Test nearly seven years ago, beating South Africa by an innings and 34 runs in Mysore. (PTI)
