<p>Chennai: Indian pair of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shafali-verma">Shafali Verma</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/smriti-mandhana">Smriti Mandhana</a> on Friday recorded the highest opening partnership in women's Test cricket, sharing a commendable 292-run stand on the opening day of the one-off Test against South Africa here.</p><p>Shafali and Smriti thus surpassed the 241-run opening stand by Pakistan's Sajjida Shah and Kiran Baluch against West Indies in Karachi in 2004.</p><p>It was also the second highest partnership in Women's Test for any wicket, behind the 309-run stand between Australian pair of LA Reeler and DA Annetts for the third wicket against England in Wetherby in 1987.</p>.Shafali Verma becomes fastest woman double-centurion in Test cricket.<p>Shafali and Smriti thus went past their previous best opening stand of 167 against England in Bristol in 2021.</p><p>The duo thus also eclipsed the previous highest Indian partnership for any wicket -- 275 by Poonam Raut and Thirush Kamini against South Africa in Mysore 2014.</p><p>The opening pair looked in ominous touch during their authoritative stand, which ended after Smriti fell short of her 150 by a run after being dismissed by Delmi Tucker.</p>.On a roll, Smriti Mandhana takes her game a notch up .<p>Shafali, however, became the fourth Indian after Mithali Raj, Kamini and Snadhya Agarwal to amass a 150-plus score.</p><p>At Tea, India Women were at 334 for two in 60.0 overs with Shafali batting on 165. Satheesh Shubha (15) was the second wicket to fall. </p>
<p>Chennai: Indian pair of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shafali-verma">Shafali Verma</a> and <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/smriti-mandhana">Smriti Mandhana</a> on Friday recorded the highest opening partnership in women's Test cricket, sharing a commendable 292-run stand on the opening day of the one-off Test against South Africa here.</p><p>Shafali and Smriti thus surpassed the 241-run opening stand by Pakistan's Sajjida Shah and Kiran Baluch against West Indies in Karachi in 2004.</p><p>It was also the second highest partnership in Women's Test for any wicket, behind the 309-run stand between Australian pair of LA Reeler and DA Annetts for the third wicket against England in Wetherby in 1987.</p>.Shafali Verma becomes fastest woman double-centurion in Test cricket.<p>Shafali and Smriti thus went past their previous best opening stand of 167 against England in Bristol in 2021.</p><p>The duo thus also eclipsed the previous highest Indian partnership for any wicket -- 275 by Poonam Raut and Thirush Kamini against South Africa in Mysore 2014.</p><p>The opening pair looked in ominous touch during their authoritative stand, which ended after Smriti fell short of her 150 by a run after being dismissed by Delmi Tucker.</p>.On a roll, Smriti Mandhana takes her game a notch up .<p>Shafali, however, became the fourth Indian after Mithali Raj, Kamini and Snadhya Agarwal to amass a 150-plus score.</p><p>At Tea, India Women were at 334 for two in 60.0 overs with Shafali batting on 165. Satheesh Shubha (15) was the second wicket to fall. </p>