India's women's cricket team had a record-breaking day in the Test match against South Africa in Chennai. Shafali Verma scored a double century off 197 balls, becoming only the second Indian woman to achieve this feat in Test cricket, after Mithali Raj. Verma's 205 runs, which included 23 fours and 8 sixes, broke a 40-year-old world record for the most runs scored by a batter in a single day's play in women's Tests. Smriti Mandhana also contributed significantly with a score of 149. South Africa featured a debutant, Annerie Dercksen. The Indian team set records for the most runs scored by a team in a single day's play in Test cricket, marking a dominant start to the match.
What a stellar performance by our girls on Day 1! @TheShafaliVerma's double ton and @mandhana_smriti's 149 set the tone for a commanding day. The overall batting display by the team was nothing short of impressive, and I'm looking forward to more fireworks tomorrow! #INDvSA https://t.co/q5zHpJXUYR
#DidYouKnow 205 runs scored by Shafali is the most by a batter in a day’s play in Women’s Tests bettering Elizabeth Snowball’s 189 runs for England against New Zealand in Christchurch in 1934/35. #INDWvSAW https://t.co/khkRXq0o2U
Shafali Verma Breaks 40-Year-Old World Record; Becomes Fastest Player In History To Massive Feat https://t.co/z8p7bDmEtn https://t.co/sHdKog0DvU
A day of batting dominance by India! #INDWvSAW https://t.co/UaL0hisxZj
It was a day when India set an all-time record in Test cricket #INDWvSAW https://t.co/9tsjCLo0Q1
✅ The most runs scored by a team in a single day's play in Test cricket ✅ The most runs scored in a day in women's Tests A record-breaking opening day in Chennai for India 👏 https://t.co/07jDs5V6cu #INDvSA https://t.co/7WmPm6RJuF
#ShafaliVerma Breaks 40-Year-Old World Record; Become Fastest Player In History To Massive Feat #INDvsSA #INDWvsSAW https://t.co/z8p7bDmEtn
With this remarkable achievement, #ShafaliVerma became the second Indian after former captain Mithali Raj to score a double century in Test cricket, nearly 22 years after Raj's feat. Read: https://t.co/VjvAsjtpK7 https://t.co/vGqMrlZ95B
Shafali Verma departs after registering her highest Test score - 205 #INDWvsSAW https://t.co/DQUEV3FSZl
Take a bow, Shafali Verma! 👏💥 #ShafaliVerma #WomensCricket #IndianWomenCricketTeam #INDWvSAW #CricketTwitter https://t.co/zUM6eJhepP
Soak in the moment, Shafali; you're a Test Double Centurion 💙 #INDvSA https://t.co/NFgEotlLiF
Balls - 197 Runs - 205 Fours - 23 Sixes - 8 Shafali Verma was in beast mode today #INDWvSAW https://t.co/8buA9PBZq1
FIRST DOUBLE TON FOR SHAFALI 💙 Firsts are always special x 2. #INDvSA https://t.co/kqmaoiguJV
A maiden Test 💯 for Shafali Verma 👏 And it comes off just 113 balls! https://t.co/07jDs5UymW #INDvSA https://t.co/hPWNYQCSjW
A dominant start from India openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana in the Chennai Test 🙌 https://t.co/hcTcvTUeJj #INDvSA https://t.co/OWkois1VZY
A 66-ball fifty for Shafali Verma 👏 https://t.co/hcTcvTTGTL #INDvSA https://t.co/jWcT9mDuZm
A fifty for Smriti Mandhana, who is enjoying batting against South Africa 👏 https://t.co/hcTcvTTGTL #INDvSA https://t.co/SWUrEYfT02
Time for Test cricket! South Africa have a debutant in Annerie Dercksen. Which team are you backing to win in Chennai? https://t.co/07jDs5V6cu #INDvSA https://t.co/N5O3kiErQf