Bristol, Jun 17 (UNI) England Women declared their first innings at 396 for nine against India Women on the second day of the one-off Test, here on Thursday.
Resuming the day on 269 for 6, England lost Katherine Brunt (8) and Sophie Ecclestone (17) in the morning session.
However, Sophia Dunkley continued to frustrate the visitors and remained unbeaten on 74. She along with Anya Shrubsole (47) added valuable 70 runs for the ninth wicket.
In total, England added 127 runs to their overnight score.
Debutant off-spinner Sneh Rana was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 4/131, while Deepti Sharma (3/65) also made valuable contributions with the ball.
India women are playing their first Test in nearly seven years. The last time they played a Test match was against South Africa in Mysuru in November 2014.
Brief Scores:
England Women: 396/9 decl in 121.2 overs. (H Knight 95, Sophia Dunkley 74 not out, Tammy Beaumont 66; Sneh Rana 4/131, Deepti Sharma 3/65).
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