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Published: Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM (13 mins ago)
India A Women 364 (Tanisha 92, Prasad 91, Mills 4-98, Knott 3-82) and 134 for 2 (Punia 59, Bhatia 33*, Mills 2-31) lead Australia A Women 176 (Trenaman 44, Wilson 35, Vaishnavi 6-52, Prasad 2-27) by 322 runs
Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma continued her wicket-taking spree against Australia A Women by bagging 6 for 52 on day two of the unofficial Test in Mohali. That handed India A Women a massive 188-run first-innings lead after they were bowled out for 364 early in the day, as she restricted the visitors' reply to 176.
After claiming two wickets in the only T20 and eight in the three one-dayers in the ongoing series, Vaishnavi triggered Australia A's collapse in the four-day game. She bagged six of the last eight wickets to fall, as they couldn't build on a solid start provided by their openers.
Offspinner Niki Prasad dismissed Tahlia Wilson to break a 66-run first-wicket stand with Rachel Trenaman, who also fell to Prasad nine overs later.
Vaishnavi then combined with fellow left-arm spinner Shuchi Upadhyay to run through the middle and lower orders. Upadhyay got two wickets, as Australia A lost 5 for 28.
India A started on 351 for 9, and the last pair of Prasad and Upadhyay added another 13 runs. Prasad missed out on a century when she was last out for 91, as offspinner Lilly Mills grabbed her fourth wicket.
In response, Australia A's batters couldn't capitalise on a good start, before it was the bowlers' turn to feel the heat. Punia added 60 with Shubha Satheesh and 74 with Yastika Bhatia to propel India A to 134 for 2 at stumps. She was dismissed for 59 in the last over of the day, with Mills striking both times for Australia A.