: On one hand, the West Indies team is busy preparing to hoist the tricolour after 11 years in an ICC event, while on the other hand, the Indian women's team is playing a test match against the South Africa women's team at the Chennai ground. In this match, Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first.

Batting first, Shefali Verma, who played the role of opener for the Indian women's team, thrashed the South African bowlers on the very first day of the match and scored a double century, while if we talk only about boundaries, Shefali Verma scored 140 runs in 31 balls.

Shefali Verma hit a double century

Indian women's team opener Shefali Verma played an innings of 203 runs in 197 balls at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. During this innings, Shefali Verma also hit 23 fours and 8 sixes in her innings.

Due to which Team India has achieved a score of 418 runs in 78 overs played so far on the first day of play.

Shefali Verma hit her first double century in Test career

Shefali Verma has played 5 matches in Test cricket for Team India so far.

Shefali Verma had not scored a century in the 4 Test matches played for Team India before this, but now Shefali Verma has scored a double century in the fifth Test match played in her Test career. Shefali Verma has scored 543 runs during this period while batting at an average of more than 60.

Shefali Verma shared a 292-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana

Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana batted first on the first day of the Test match against South Africa and shared a partnership of 292 runs in 51 overs.

Along with Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana played an innings of 149 runs for Team India. In the innings of 149 runs, Smriti Mandhana scored 118 runs in just 28 balls with the help of 27 fours and 1 six.