Bristol Test: Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma stood up when it was required, says Mithali Raj after draw vs England

England vs India women: Captain Mithali Raj lauded the way the debutants fought in helping the visitors seal a heroic draw against India. Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma and Taniya Bhati helped India wriggle out of danger on the final day of the Bristol one-off Test.

India women extended their unbeaten streak against England women to 26 years as MithalI Raj’s side pulled of a heroic draw against the hosts in a one-off Test match at the County Ground in Bristol. Led by some fine performances from debutants Sneh Rana, Shafali Verama, Deepti Sharma and Taniya Bhatia, India came back from behind after being asked to follow-on to dany England their first-ever Test win against India in home conditions. Notably, India had won their last 2 Tests in England in 2006 and 2014. Playing their first-ever Test match in 7 years, there were questions over India’s match readiness but Mithali Raj’s girls were switched on from Day 1. After being bundled out for 231 in response to Enngland’s first innings total of 396 for 6, India women fought back with Shafali, Deepti, Sneh and Taniya leading the show with the bat.