London, July 11 -- India all-rounder Deepti Sharma credited the top order for laying the platform before her fighting half-century helped India reach 285 on the opening day of thehistoric first-ever women's Test at Lord's.
Smriti Mandhana (83), Harmanpreet Kaur (58) and Deepti Sharma (57) all made valuable contributions to open proceedings at Lord's.
Deepti's composed 57 ensured India posted a competitive total of 285, leaving England 21/1 at stumps on Day 1 after Kranti Gaud struck early to remove Tammy Beaumont.
Reflecting on her knock, Deepti stressed the importance of partnerships that steadied India after the middle-order wobble.
"It feels good that I was able to do this partnership at a crucial time. All credit goes to our 3-4 bat...