And on Day 3, the pacers had their say to secure a historic win. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and teammates were also impressive in the field as they produced an emphatic allround performance to beat England by 347 runs in the oneoff Test at the DY Patil Stadium here on Saturday.
It was the largest margin of victory by runs in the history of women's Test cricket, wrapped up before lunch on Day 3 of the four-day tie. Deepti Sharma, who scored 67 runs in the first innings and took 5/7 with her off-spin in the England first innings, snapped up four more in the second to claim the Player-of-the-Match award.
With a lead of 478 runs heading into Day 3, India declared the second innings on their overnight 186/6, leaving England, facing the biggest ever chase in women's Tests, with the improbable task of batting out two days.
Harmanpreet revealed later that coach Amol Muzumdar wanted the pacers to get the opportunity to exploit the morning conditions. Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar did exactly that.
The two right-arm pacers blew away the England top order with splendid spells before Deepti took over as India wrapped up the game before lunch, with five sessions left.
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