Published: Aug 16, 2014, 05:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 16, 2014, 07:07 PM (IST)
Aug 16, 2014
India Women, guided by skipper Mithali Raj and night-watchwoman Shikha Pandey, registered victory in the one-off Test against England Women, after returning to the longest format after eight years. India Women won by six wickets, as Shikha Pandey hit the winning runs.
This is India Women’s second Test win in England. The last time, the visitors won was in 2006. Here are the Twitter reactions of this historic victory.
India Women 4 Test wins bt WI Patna 1976 by 5 wkts bt SAf Paarl 2002 by 10 wkts bt Eng Taunton 2006 by 5 wkts bt Eng Wormsley 2014 #EngvInd
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 16, 2014
The winning moment. A pretty setting for a beautiful victory. #womenstest #EngvsInd pic.twitter.com/5tLpN4NdYX
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) August 16, 2014
this is a plea, a demand almost, to the bcci to encourage women’s cricket more. only requires intent.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 16, 2014
Congratulations are in order. India’s women cricket team beat England’s by 6 wickets. Skipper Mithali Raj 50 n.o the star
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 16, 2014
Congrats to the Indian Women on overcoming Eng after playing their 1st Test in 8 yrs. Must have batted extremely well. #EngvInd
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) August 16, 2014
Congratulations to mitali raj and her team on a significant victory. Keep it up. @BCCI #EngvIndwomen
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 16, 2014
What a superb performance by the Indian women’s cricket team! Great knock, Mitali! Congratulations, India! #IndVEng
— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) August 16, 2014
Great news coming from India’s cricket team playing Test cricket in England..of course I’m talking about our women’s team. Well done, ladies
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 16, 2014
8 debutants, only one warm-up game before the Test and no Test cricket for 8 years…take a bow, Mithali Raj and co. for creating history!
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 16, 2014
