Deepti was batting on 70 at stumps on the second day of the one-off Test against Australia Women at the Wankhede Stadium here. She and pacer Pooja Vastrakar raised 102 runs for the unfinished eighth-wicket partnership that helped India recover from a collapse just before the tea break when they lost four quick wickets. At stumps, India were 376\/7 in 119 overs, with Deepti batting on 70 with Pooja on 33.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deeti had scored 67 and 20 runs in the previous Test against England at the DY Patil Stadium last week. The 26-year-old from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, had scored a fighting 54 in the second innings of her debut Test against England at Bristol in 2021, which helped India draw the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In her next Test against Australia at Carrara in September 2021, Deepti scored 66 in the first innings to help India post 377\/8 declared in their first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The back-to-back fifties at Dy Patil and Wankhede helped her set the record and join Denise Emerson in scoring half-centuries in the first four Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Denise had scored 84, 131, 84 and 58 in her first four innings against England in December and January 1985.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deepti thus became the ninth batter in women's cricket to score four half-centuries in consecutive matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The record for most consecutive fifties is held jointly by Australia's Peta Verco and Hemlata Kala of India who scored five consecutive half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Verco scored 68, 81, 67, 105 and 78 in five Tests -- one against New Zealand (1979) and four against India in 1984. Hemlata scored 110, 64, 62, 110 and 68 in five matches between 2002 to 2006.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ind-w-v-eng-w-deepti-becomes-second-woman-cricketer-to-score-fifties-in-first-four-tests.jpeg", "alt_img": "IND W v ENG W: Deepti becomes second woman cricketer to score fifties in first four Tests", "alt_title": "Navi Mumbai: First day of a one-off test cricket match between India Women and England Women", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "IND W V ENG W: Deepti Becomes Second Woman Cricketer To Score Fifties In First Four Tests On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "IND W V ENG W: Deepti Becomes Second Woman Cricketer To Score Fifties In First Four Tests, DY Patil Stadium: Indian women's cricketer Deepti Sharma on Friday equalled a world record, joining Australia's Denise Emerson nee Alderman.", "seo_keywords": "Deepti Sharma, Denise Emerson, Australia Women, Wankhede Stadium, Pooja Vastrakar, DY Patil Stadium, Uttar Pradesh, Dy Patil, Peta Verco, Hemlata Kala, New Zealand", "tag": "", "tagging": "Deepti Sharma, Denise Emerson, Australia Women, Wankhede Stadium, Pooja Vastrakar, DY Patil Stadium, Uttar Pradesh, Dy Patil, Peta Verco, Hemlata Kala, New Zealand", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "ind-w-v-eng-w-deepti-becomes-second-woman-cricketer-to-score-fifties-in-first-four-tests", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "746", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-12-22 19:06:04", "updated": "2023-12-22 19:06:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Deepti Sharma, Denise Emerson, Australia Women, Wankhede Stadium, Pooja Vastrakar, DY Patil Stadium, Uttar Pradesh, Dy Patil, Peta Verco, Hemlata Kala, New Zealand", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-12-22 19:06:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ind-w-v-eng-w-deepti-becomes-second-woman-cricketer-to-score-fifties-in-first-four-tests-134591" }