Not only this, the Indian batsmen maintained their dominance over the South African bowling attack, in which Jemima Rodrigues played a crucial innings of 55 runs. Team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh returned to the pavilion unbeaten, both of them scored half-centuries.

The Indian women's team even broke the highest team score in history on the first day of a Test match, where the hosts made 525 for 4 against the Proteas on Friday and their score surpassed the previous record of the Sri Lankan men's team, who made 509 for 9 against Bangladesh in Colombo in 2002.

Shefali Verma shines in Test

Shefali Verma, who created many records by scoring the first century of her international career, has now created a new history by scoring a double century. By scoring a double century in just 200 balls, Shefali has become the fastest player to score a double century in women's cricket.

Earlier, this record was in the name of Australia's Annabel Sutherland. In 2024 itself, she scored a double century in 248 balls against South Africa in the month of February, while before her Australia's Karen Rolton had achieved this feat in 306 balls against England in 2001.