Sneh Rana secured a ten-wicket haul during the Test match against South Africa at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday, making her the second Indian woman to achieve this milestone.
With eight wickets in the first innings, the off-spinner played a key role in bowling out the visitors for 266, then took two more wickets in the second innings to achieve the milestone.
Jhulan Goswami is the only other Indian woman to have taken ten wickets in a match, achieving this feat against England in Taunton in 2006.
Most Wickets in a Match for India in Women’s Tests:
10 – Jhulan Goswami vs England, Taunton 2006
10 – Sneh Rana vs South Africa, Chennai 2024
9 – Deepti Sharma vs England, Mumbai 2023
9 – Harmanpreet Kaur vs South Africa, Mysore 2014
9 – Neetu David vs England, Jamshedpur 1995
Also, Sneh Rana’s 8 wickets is the highest by an Indian off-spinner in women’s first-class innings. No other Indian off spinner else has more than 5 in a women’s Test innings.
As for the match, India Women registered a thumping 10-wicket victory over South Africa. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhan played outrageous knocks with double century and a century respect.
