England 396-9 dec: Knight 95, Dunkley 74*, Rana 4-131 |
India 187-5: Verma 96, Mandhana 78, Knight 2-1 |
India trail England by 209 runs |
Scorecard |
India suffered a dramatic late collapse as England fought back after an audacious 96 from teenage debutant Shafali Verma lit up the second day of the one-off Test in Bristol.
The tourists had been cruising at 167-0 before Verma was caught chasing the boundary that would have brought her a century.
From then, India folded, losing 5-16 to end the day on 187-5, trailing the hosts by 209 runs.
England had earlier declared on 396-9, led by an unbeaten 74 from…