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Displaying sheer dominance, India\u2019s openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma decimated South Africa\u2019s bowling on the first day of their one-off Test in Chennai.<\/p>\n
Mandhana\u2019s authoritative 149 and Verma\u2019s dazzling double century, featuring eight sixes, catapulted India to a formidable 525\/4 at Chepauk \u2013 a record for the most runs scored on the opening day of a Test match.<\/p>\n
The Indian duo started cautiously, but Verma\u2019s boundary through the covers marked the beginning of an aggressive partnership. They amassed 292 runs together, each securing massive centuries. Verma\u2019s bold stroke play, especially her spree of sixes, overwhelmed the South African bowlers.<\/p>\n
South Africa\u2019s bowlers got a brief respite during lunch, but Mandhana and Verma resumed their fierce batting afterward, continuing to frustrate their opponents. They both reached their centuries with successive deliveries in a relentless display of batting.<\/p>\n
Mandhana, who had already scored two centuries and a 90 in the ODIs, was on track for a double century but was stopped at 149 when she was caught at slip.<\/p>\n
South Africa\u2019s brief moment of relief ended as Verma resumed her attack, hitting consecutive sixes and then a single to complete an impressive double century. Her continuous aggression, along with Jemimah Rodrigues\u2019 swift innings, intensified South Africa\u2019s struggle on a day ruled by India\u2019s batting. South Africa finally halted Verma\u2019s charge with a run out, and Rodrigues was dismissed shortly after passing fifty.<\/p>\n
As the day ended, India didn\u2019t let up, surpassing 500 runs with Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh exploiting the weary bowlers.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s 525 runs at stumps set a new record for the highest score on the opening day of a Women\u2019s Test match, surpassing the previous record by a significant margin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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