India Women successfully chased 75 runs on the fourth and final day for an eight-wicket win and a historic first-ever Test triumph against Australia Women at the Wankhede Stadium on Christmas Eve on Sunday.

After bundling out Australia for 261 in their second innings in 75 minutes in the morning, India raced to victory half an hour after lunch on the fourth day of the one-off Test as part of the multi-form series.

India had bundled out Australia for 219 on the first day and then posted 406 in their first innings, riding on half-centuries by Deepti Sharma (78), Smriti Mandhana (74), Jemimah Rodrigues (73) and Richa Ghosh (52).

In their first Test in India in four decades, the hosts dominated Australia to score their second successive victory in a fortnight.

Last week, India had defeated England by 347 runs, the biggest win by runs in the history of women’s Test cricket, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai for their first win against England at home.

Smriti Mandhana lofted Jess Jonassen for a boundary for the winning shot as they reached 75/2 in 18.4 overs with Mandhana remaining unbeaten on 38 with Jemimah Rodrigues not out on 12. Mandhana remained unbeaten on 38 with Jemimah Rodrigues on 12 as India reached the target in 18.4 overs.

With the small crowd erupting with big cheers, Rodrigues hugged Mandhana while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led the rest of the players and support staff down into the ground to celebrate their victories in back-to-back Tests.

It was a great performance by Harmanpreeet Kaur’s team as the players came up with fighting performances when needed. Like the 122-run partnership between Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar in the first innings that eventually helped India to a lead of 187 runs.

India started the chase on a poor note when they lost Shafali Verma in the first over after the aggressive batter had struck Kim Garth for a boundary a few balls earlier.

Richa Ghosh had her heart in her mouth when a delivery from Ashleigh Gardner turned sharply and shot off from the rough spot and sailed over the middle and leg and past the keeper for four byes.

A ball later, Richa had a life when Beth Mooney put down a sitter at first slip off a thick outside edge.

Smriti Mandhana, back-to-back fours off Kim Garth — a fine cover drive across the turf for the first and a slap through the covers off a short and wide delivery for the second boundary. But Garth gets the next delivery to hold its line and Safali hangs her bat out, the thin edge is an easy catch for skipper Alyssa Healy to pouch it.

Richa Ghosh had her heart in her mouth when a delivery from Ashleigh Gardner turned sharply and shot off from the rough spot and sailed over the middle and leg and past the keeper for four byes.

A ball later, Richa had a life when Beth Mooney put down a sitter at first slip off a thick outside edge.

Smriti Mandhana struck back-to-back fours off Kim Garth — a fine cover drive across the turf for the first and a slap through the covers off a short and wide delivery for the second boundary.

India were lucky to get a boundary when Tahlia McGrath misfielded off a Richa Ghosh drive races to the boundary in the seventh over as the Indians survived the testing period before lunch.

Richa Ghosh was out for 13, caught by McGrath off Gardner after lunch but Mandhana and Rodrigues struck some superb shots to take the team home, Mandhana lofting it straight over the bowler’s head for the winning shot.

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