One-off Test: Shafali Verma’s dream run continues

The teenage prodigy was batting on 55 not out off 68 balls in the Indian second innings when the day's play ended after the third session was washed out by rains.

Bristol: Shafali Verma continued to amaze the cricketing world with her audacious strokeplay as she became only the fourth player in the history of women’s Tests to two half centuries on debut, taking India to 83 for 1 at stumps on the third day of one-off Test against England.

The teenage prodigy was batting on 55 not out off 68 balls in the Indian second innings when the day’s play ended after the third session was washed out by rains. Another debutant Deepti Sharma, who was promoted to number 3 after her resolute 29 not out in the first innings, was giving Verma company on unbeaten 18 after India were forced to follow-on in the one-off Test.

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Before Verma, Lesley Cooke (England), Jessica Louise Jonassen (Australia) and Vanessa Bowen (Sri Lanka) were the other players who have scored two 50-plus scores in their debut matches. India trail by 82 runs overall with nine second innings wickets in hand and they still need to do a lot of work to save the match on the final day on Saturday.

Only 45.5 overs were possible on the day with three rain delays or interruptions. With the third interruption, the umpires called for tea and that was the end of the day’s play as the final session could not be resumed due to incessant rain.

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