Shafali Verma blasted fifties in both innings of a Test on her debut against England in Bristol.
Although there might have been an almighty batting collapse, nothing can be taken away from the English bowling attack.
Shafali Verma blasted 96 and shared a partnership of 167 with Smriti Mandhana but the India women's team collapsed against England in Bristol
A strong opening partnership between Mandhana and Verma seemed to be in vain as India struggled to find their footing.
Half-centuries from Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont helped England pile on the runs, before late wickets from the visitors put them back in the hunt.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) apologised to players of India and England ahead of their one-off women's Test match.
The big news was the inclusion of teen batting star Shafali Verma in the Test and ODI squads for the first time.
She revealed that during the England v West Indies series in 2020, she had been at her worse in four or five years, in the bio-bubble.
The India women’s cricket team will be playing a Test match for the first time in seven years as they prepare to tour England in June-July 2021.