India made history in women's Test cricket by posting the highest team total on the second day of their one-off match against South Africa here.India passed Australia's previous record of 575/9 made earlier this year in Perth, courtesy Richa Ghosh boundary off the first ball of the 109th over bowled by Annerie Dercksen.
Much of the credit for this magnificent victory really goes to the scintillating display that the Indian openers—Shafali Verma, who made 205 runs, and Smriti Mandhana, who made 149 runs—put on board. The two stitched a record union of 292 runs for the opening wicket, which still remains the highest ever opening stand in the annals of women's cricket.
The other solid contributors were Jemimah Rodrigues with 55 runs, while the captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten after securing respective half-centuries.
It was a dominance that began right on the first day, where they finished at 525 for four wickets. The record for the highest single day total in any women's Test match was also set here, bettering Sri Lanka's men's team 509 for 9 against Bangladesh back in 2002 in Colombo.
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