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

India ladies prolonged their unbeaten streak in opposition to England ladies to 26 years as MithalI Raj’s facet pulled of a heroic draw in opposition to the hosts in a one-off Test match on the County Ground in Bristol.Led by some fantastic performances from debutants Sneh Rana, Shafali Verama, Deepti Sharma and Taniya Bhatia, India got here again from behind after being requested to follow-on to dany England their first-ever Test win in opposition to India in residence situations. Notably, India had received their final 2 Tests in England in 2006 and 2014.Playing their first-ever Test match in 7 years, there have been questions over India’s match readiness however Mithali Raj’s women have been switched on from Day 1. After being bundled out for 231 in response to Enngland’s first innings complete of 396 for six, India ladies fought again with Shafali, Deepti, Sneh and Taniya main the present with the bat.IND vs ENG Women One-off Test Day 4 HighlightsIndia have been 344 for 8 with Sneh Rana unbeaen on 80 on her debut and Taniya Bhati unbeaten on 44 when each captains determined to shake fingers and name the one-off Test a draw. Earlier within the day, 17-year-old Shafali had turn into the primary India batter to hit 2 fifties in a ladies’s Test debut. Sneh, who picked up 4 wickets within the England innings, stitched an unbeaten 104-run stand as India went from 199 for 7 to 344 for 8 earlier than the draw was determined.Speaking after the draw, India captain Mithali Raj mentioned the Bristol Test will go down as one of the vital necessary matches for India ladies of their latest historical past.The debutantes stood up when required: Mithali Raj”I believe it is superb. After the first-innings collapse and being put in to follow-on, Sneh Rana stood up, Deepti Sharma performed a vital and essential function, and Sneh was supported by the opposite gamers like Taniya and Shikha. The debutantes stood up when it was required,” Mithali mentioned.“When we have a positive environment in the dressing room and players without much experience in red ball, they don’t come in with a lot of baggage. This Test match will definitely go down as one of the most important because we’re coming back and playing the red-ball [format] after a seven-year gap.“We saw how they came back from the situation we were in at tea. I’m sure we’re going to build on this,” she added.Having sealed 2 factors from the drawn Test, India will go into the white-ball of the multi-format points-based tour on a excessive. They will face England ladies in a 3-match ODI collection from June 27 which shall be adopted by a 3-match T20I collection from July 9.