Top 3 Highest individual score for India in Women's test: South Africa's women's team is on a tour of India. The 3-match ODI series between the two teams recently concluded and the only Test match started in Chennai today. The first day of the Test match went in the Indian team's favour, during which many new records were made and some were broken. Team India broke the record of the highest score in one day of a women's Test and scored 525 runs after losing 4 wickets.
After winning the toss, the pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma gave the Indian team a great start. South African bowlers looked helpless in front of them and both of them added 292 runs and also made the record of the biggest opening partnership in women's test. Shafali scored a brilliant double century, while Mandhana scored 149 runs. Apart from these two, Jemima Rodrigues (55), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (42*) and Richa Ghosh (43*) also played strong innings and helped the Indian team cross the 500 mark on the first day itself.
With her excellent innings, Shafali Verma has made it to the list of batsmen who have scored the highest individual score in Tests for the Indian women's team. In this article, we are going to mention 3 such Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in an innings in women's Tests.
3. Thirush Kamini (192) v South Africa, 2014
Left-handed batsman Thirush Kamini has played only 2 Test matches for the Indian team but she has the third-highest individual score in women's Test for Team India. Kamini opened against South Africa in Mysore and scored 192 runs in 430 balls. Her innings included 24 fours and a six. In this match, India scored 400/6 in the first innings. In reply, South Africa's team failed in both their innings. That is why Team India won the match by an innings and 34 runs.
2. Shafali Verma (205) vs South Africa, 2024
Opener Shafali Verma batted in her usual style against South Africa and made the record of the fastest double century in women's test. During this, she also made the second highest individual score for her team. Shafali played an innings of 205 runs in 197 balls with the help of 23 fours and 8 sixes.
1. Mithali Raj (214) vs England, 2002
The Indian team managed to draw the second Test played during the tour of England in 2002, in which Mithali Raj's brilliant double century played an important role. Mithali scored 214 runs with the help of 19 fours in 407 balls and made the highest individual score in women's Test for Team India, which is still a record.
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