India Women vs South Africa Women Test: The Indian women's cricket team has scored a mammoth score of 525 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the first innings on the first day of the only Test match being played against South Africa at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

At the end of the day, captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 42 runs and Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten on 43 runs.

won the toss and elected to bat first Indian Team The pair of Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana gave a blistering start to the match. Together, they added 292 runs for the first wicket, which is the highest partnership for the first wicket in 90 years of women's Test history.

Shefali Verma scored the fastest double century in women's Test history, scoring 205 runs in 197 balls with the help of 23 fours and 8 sixes. She completed her double century in 194 balls which is the fastest in women's Test. Mandhana, who is in great form, scored 149 runs in 161 balls, hitting 27 fours and 1 six.

After these two, Jemima Rodrigues contributed 55 runs in 94 balls.

For South Africa, Delmy Tucker took 2 wickets and Nadine de Klerk took 1 wicket on the first day.

Teams:

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Sune Luus, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Delmy Tucker, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dirksen, Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune.

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Shubha Satish, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Rajeshwari Gaekwad.