51. Pulling a ‘Draw’ from the Jaws of Defeat: England Women vs Indian Women (One-Off Test 2021)

Welcome to Episode 51 of Never on the Backfoot Podcast. This episode is an analysis episode of the enthralling one-off test between England Women and Indian Women that took place in Bristol from 16th June to 19th June. We will be focussing on the day-wise highlights, Shafali Varma’s debut, the duo of Shafali Varma and Smriti Mandhana as openers, the middle order not quite clicking, our bowling, Sneh Rana’s impressive debut, Deepti Sharma- the all-rounder who’s so underrated, Punam Raut and her hallmark consistency and the partnership with Deepti Sharma, England’s all-round show and Taniya Bhatia and Sneh Rana’s standoff. While it did seem like a one-sided affair with England dominating for the better half of the test match, the Indian eves really managed to pull off a draw in what seemed like a certain England win. Let’s dissect what exactly happened in the match and focus on some crucial pointers in this episode. The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Overcast and a lot of other platforms and spread the word. Do check out @neveronthebackfoot on Instagram and @neverontheback1 on Twitter for the latest facts, trivia, quizzes, terminology, retweets, fresh tweets and a lot more coming up this cricket season just for you. Take care listeners