BRISTOL: England captain Heather Knight has hailed the one time Test against India as a terrific ad for the women’s match and said she’d encourage asynchronous matches, rather than the current four-day competitions.
The Test ended in a draw after India recovered from a middle-order batting fall to score 344 for 2 in their second innings after having to re ignite.
England couldn’t take the two remaining wickets they had to win the game about the fourth and last day on Saturday.
“What a fantastic match of cricket.
It was unfortunate that it did not have the exciting and dramatic conclusion which it might have done but imagine a match of cricket,” Knight explained after the game.
“It has been a terrific advert and reveals women’s Test cricket has a place at the game.
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.maybe play with a five-day Test game.” Asked if she’d be amenable to girls playing five-day Tests,” Knight explained,”I’d definitely be open for it.
There’s been a Great Deal of attractions from women’s leagues, so it is definitely Something Which should be considered.” (We’re ) nearly robbed of the finish since there was not an excess evening and we did not have enough time at the match.
So, yes, some thing I would definitely be open ” She stated there might have been a”good conclusion” when there was a different day.
“We dropped a small bit of time throughout the sport, etc.
during this game and we weren’t able to induce it.
Usually more than rates are fairly great in women’s cricket and of course we did not really get all the overs we ought to have performed in within this particular match.
“I believe when there was just another day what a terrific finish it could have been,” explained Knight who struck 95 at England’s first innings and required three Indian wickets in the game.
She stated it was a”pity” the game fizzled a bit in the long run.
“It had been put up to be quite nice and extremely exciting, but I believe it’s been a fantastic ad.
We have had some terrific ability on display, some kids come from either side and perform ” Asked if she believed that the attraction as defeat because England had a terrific chance to win later inquiring India to follow-on.
“Not a beat whatsoever.
We could take advantages from this game.
We tried to induce a outcome.
The women were so excellent, Sophie Ecclestone bowled 60-odd overs.
The pitch was somewhat dead and was not giving them a enormous quantity.
“We had been running out of the rain likely did not help” Knight said she can not mistake the bowlers for not having the ability to bowl India out fast.
“This was a difficult pitch to induce wickets on if India decided to close up shop.
We tried everything but could not quite force it” The England captain praised Indian prodigy Shafali Verma, who struck 96 and 63 from the game, for the batting heroics.
“Exactly what a string it’s lined up.
Shafali was exceptional.
Should be a very amazing ODI series then moving into the T20s.
It has been fantastic.”