Rajeshwari Gaikwad bowled two absolute smashes to dismiss Kim Garth and Jess Jonassen to claim her share of wickets during Australia’s women’s second innings on day four of the one-off Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, December 24.
Garth was dismissed in the 104th over of Australia’s second innings. Gaikwad bowled a beautiful ball that drifted around the wicket. It came down the middle stump and moved away from the defensive outer edge to hit the off-stump.
Meanwhile, Jonassen’s dismissal occurred in the 106th over. Rajeshwari Gaikwad bowled a lofted ball from wide of the crease. The batsman advanced to push or defend the ball that spun sharply and found the gap between bat and pad to hit the stumps.
The visitors were bundled out for 261 in the second over to set India a target of 74 runs.
Watch the dismissals below (from 3:39 on):
Rajeshwari Gaikwad India Women are on the verge of completing back-to-back Test victories at home
Harmanpreet Kaur’s India Women are on the verge of completing back-to-back Test victories at home. They recently beat England Women by 347 runs with Deepti Sharma taking nine wickets and contributing a total of 87 runs.
At lunch on the fourth day, India were 29/1, with Richa Ghosh and Smriti Mandhana at the crease. The hosts need another 46 runs to win the match.
Batting first, Australia were bundled out for 219 in 77.4 overs in the first innings. Tahlia McGrath shone with the bat with a half-century.
Pooja Vastrakar emerged as the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 4/53, while Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma took two wickets each.
In reply, India scored 406 runs, with Jemima Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh smashing half-centuries.
In the second half. Tahlia McGrath once again topped the scoring charts with 73 points, while Ellyse Perry scored 45 points for Australia.
Sneh Rana took four wickets, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Rajeshwari Gaikwad picked up two wickets each.
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