Indian Women's Cricket Team: On one hand, the men's team of India and South Africa (IND vs SA) is currently busy preparing for the final of the T20 World Cup. On the other hand, a Test match is being played in Chennai between the Indian women's cricket team and South Africa (IND W vs SA W).

In this test match, the Indian women's cricket team created history by breaking all the records of test cricket so far and scoring 525 runs on the first day of the match. The women's team has broken all the old world records not only of the women's team but also of the men's team.

Indian Women's Cricket Team Broke the record of men's team

The Indian women's cricket team won the toss and decided to bat first in the only Test match being played against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

After this, Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma, who came to open the innings for Team India, made a partnership of 292 runs in 312 balls for the first wicket. Smriti Mandhana played an innings of 149 runs with the help of 27 fours and a six in 161 balls. Apart from this, Shefali Verma played an innings of 205 runs in 197 balls and hit 23 fours and eight sixes during this. However, Shefali Verma was unfortunately run out.

At the same time, the women's team has broken the record of the men's team as soon as it crossed the score of 417 runs at the loss of three wickets. Earlier, the Indian men's team had scored 417 runs at the loss of two wickets on the first day of the Test match against Sri Lanka in Kanpur in 2009. Which was the highest score on the first day till date.

Indian Women's Cricket Team broke England's record

Thanks to the partnership of Shefali and Mandhana and runs from Jemima Rodriguez (55), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (42 not out), Richa Ghosh (43 not out) and Subha Satish (15), the Indian women's team scored 525 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 98 overs till stumps, which is the highest score made on the first day in the history of Test cricket so far.

Earlier this record was in the name of England's men's cricket team when it scored 506 runs on the first day of the match against Pakistan in 2022. Now this record has been registered in the name of the Indian women's cricket team.