INDW vs AUSW: Deepti Sharma-Pooja Vastrakar Gritty Stand Helps India Take 157 Runs Lead on Day 2

A sturdy 102-run unbeaten stand between Deepti Sharma (70) and Pooja Vastrakar (33) restored India Women’s command against Australia on the second day of the ongoing one-off Test, stretching the home team’s first-innings lead to 157 here on Friday.India reached 376/7 in reply to Australia’s 219 with their resolute batting show spruced up by Smriti Mandhana’s 74, Jemimah Rodrigues’ 73 and a fine 52 from debutant Richa Ghosh.