Jemimah backs India to gain control after hard day

INDIA women had to toil hard on a hot Friday at the WACA, Perth — first with the bat and then with the ball—as Australia took control of the proceedings on Day 1 of the only pink-ball Test.

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Asked to bat first by Australia skipper Alyssa Healy in her farewell international match, Jemimah Rodrigues played the lone fighting hand as her 84-ball 52 helped India get to 198 in the first innings. Later, under the lights, the visiting side made early inroads, especially debutants Sayali Satghare and Kranti Gau