India A Women moved into a commanding position against Australia A Women in the only unofficial Test at the I.S. Bindra PCA Stadium, Mohali, closing day two with a lead of 322 runs after left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma took 6 for 52 to bowl the tourists out for 176 in reply to India A's first-innings 364.
India A Women were bowled out for 364 earlier on day two, with contributions of 92 and 91 from their middle order giving the hosts a platform well beyond what a single-innings total usually provides in a four-day format. It proved more than enough cushion once Vaishnavi Sharma went to work with the ball.
Australia A Women were restricted to 176 despite an opening stand of 66 between captain Rachel Trenaman (44) and Tahlia Wilson (35), the only real resistance in an innings Vaishnavi Sharma dominated with her six-wicket haul. The 188-run first-innings lead it handed India A was the platform for everything that followed.
Batting again, India A closed day two on 134 for 2, with Priya Punia unbeaten on a half-century (59) and Yastika Bhatia not out on 33, stretching the overall lead to 322 with two full days still to play. For a side already 188 ahead on first innings, the approach in the second innings has been about building a target well out of Australia A's reach rather than simply consolidating.
With more than a two-session cushion already banked, India A's main decision through day three will be when to push for a declaration that gives their bowling attack, led by Vaishnavi Sharma's form, enough time to force a result rather than just a first-innings-points outcome. For Australia A, the only route back into the match is a long batting rearguard once India A eventually set a target — a tall order against a spin attack that has already taken 6 for 52 once in the match.
A-team fixtures like this one are watched closely by national selectors on both sides, and a performance of this scale — a near-double-century lead built on a six-wicket haul and two separate fifty-plus partnerships — is exactly the kind of form that tends to carry into senior-team selection conversations, particularly for a bowler like Vaishnavi Sharma who has now had the ball doing the early damage in back-to-back sessions.
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Scores, bowling figures and partnership details are verified against same-day and freshly re-checked reporting, current as of October 1, 2026; the match was still in progress at the time of writing.
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