I think it's a big boost and will definitely put England on the back foot: Mithali Raj

Indian skipper Mithali Raj claims that India's brilliant performance has put England's team on the back foot going into the limited-overs series. After completing the Test match, India will face England in three ODIs. The limited over series is going to commence from June 27. All the One Day Internationals between India and England will be played at Bristol, Taunton, and Worcester. For the game's shortest format, the matches will take place on July 9, 11, and 15.

Talking about Indian skipper Mithali Raj, the 38-year-old has so far featured in 11 Tests, 214 ODIs, and 89 T20Is. In those, she has amassed 669 Test runs at an average of 44.6, 7098 ODI runs at 51.1, and 2364 T20I runs at 37.52. Mithali Raj has slammed 75 half-centuries and eight centuries in a career expanding over 20 years. Despite retiring from the game’s shortest format, she is still the highest run-scorer for India in T20Is.

Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia shared an unbeaten 104-run partnership for the ninth wicket

The one-off Test match witnessed outstanding performances. India's teenage sensation Shafali Verma slammed 96 runs in the first innings and 63 in the second innings. She also formed a crucial partnership with opening partner Smriti Mandhana (78) in the first innings. On the other end, Deepti Sharma (54) and Punam Raut (39) also played handy knocks in the second inning. After a middle-order batting collapse, young debutants Sneh Rana (80 not out) and Taniya Bhatia (44 not out) shared an unbeaten 104-run partnership for the ninth wicket. With their brilliant performance, India secured a memorable draw for the visitors.

After the series against England, the Indian women's cricket team will travel to Australia for the limited-overs series in September 2021. The tour of Australia was originally scheduled for January this year but had to be postponed after the World Cup was put off to 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The forthcoming historic Test match is going to be a part of India Women's multi-format tour of Australia. The Test match is going to take place from September 30-October 3. Altogether, the forthcoming pink ball match will be the second Day-Night Test in the history of women's cricket. The first match was played in 2017 between England and Australia in Sydney. The pink-ball Test match will be team India's first in Australia since the Adelaide Test in 2006.

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