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[Watch] Renuka Singh Thakur Claims Maiden Test Wicket, Cleans Up Sophia Dunkley

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The Indian women's cricket team celebrated the rebirth of Test cricket on Indian soil in style. Squaring off with the English women's side in the lone test of the ongoing bilateral series, Harmanpreet Kaur's led side suffered initial jitters in the first innings.

India lost as many as two wickets in quick succession before debutants Shubha Satheesh and Jemimah Rodriguez took charge to slam maiden half-centuries. The rest of the pack, including Kaur, Deepti Sharma, and Yashika Bhatia, fed the momentum to guide India's total to 428.

It was then time for the bowling unit to lead the way and put England on the back foot. Meanwhile, skipper Kaur trusted debutant Renuka Thakur to produce the initial breakthrough. While Thakur was making her debut in red-ball cricket, she had already established herself as India's frontline bowler in white ball format.


Renuka Singh Draws First Blood!

Thus, Renuka wasted no time in unleashing her brilliance and bowled a peach delivery to end Sophia Dunkley's short stay at the crease. A perfect inswinger infiltrated Dunkley's defense, shattering the stumps. 

With that, Thakur not only drew the first blood of the English innings but also claimed her maiden test wicket. Indeed, it was a moment to cherish as her teammates rushed to applaud and congratulate the bowler on her exemplary achievement.



Having said that, after Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrakar followed her cue to remove England skipper Heather Knight. As of this writing, England have put up 65 runs on board at the loss of two wickets.

The game is still in its early stages, with the first session of Day 2 currently underway. England's women's unit needs to build multiple partnerships to tackle India's mammoth total of 428.

On the other hand, the stakes are high for the home side. They are under pressure to perform and possibly win the lone test, which returned to Indian soil after nine years.