Half centuries from Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma fired India to yet another 400+ total in Test cricket. India put themselves in a commanding position after taking a 187-run lead in the first innings.✅️

This is the second time in 2 Test matches that India have put up a 400+ total in the first innings of the game. Against England in the previous Test match, India hit 428 runs after batting first. In that game, four India batters hit half centuries, to set the tone for the game. England failed to counter India bowlers in both innings and were bowled out for 136 and 131 in their two innings. 🏏

Australia have fared batter in the Test match, hitting 219 runs in the first innings of the match. Fast bowler Pooja Vakstrakar was the pick among the bowlers, with 4 wickets to her name. For Australia, off spinner Ashleigh Gardner did the majority of the workload, putting an immense shift with 41 overs. Gardner picked up 4 wickets for 100 runs.

At the time of writing, Australia were 18/0 in their second innings, during the first session of Day 3.