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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Raf Nicholson

England collapse puts India on course for first women’s Test win in nine years

India's Deepti Sharma celebrates after a five wicket haul during the second day of the standalone Test  between India and England in Mumbai.
India's Deepti Sharma celebrates after a five-wicket haul during the second day of the standalone Test between India and England in Mumbai. Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

India are in prime position to pull off their first Test victory in nine years after routing England for 136 then piling on the runs to finish 478 ahead, with two days left to play.

The off-spinner Deepti Sharma took only 33 balls to claim a remarkable Test five-wicket haul, sending down four maidens and conceding only seven runs in her 5.3 overs, as England collapsed from 108 for three to 136 all out.

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