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England v India, one-off Test, Lord’s<\/b><\/p>\n

India 285 <\/b>(Mandhana 83; Ecclestone 3-68) & 154-1 <\/b>(Mandhana 69*; Ecclestone 1-46)<\/p>\n

England 170 <\/b>(Jones 52; Gaud 5-37)<\/p>\n

India lead by 269<\/i><\/p>\n

Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\n

England face an uphill battle to avoid defeat in the one-off Test at Lord’s as India took control on day two. <\/b><\/p>\n

Resuming on 21-1 in reply to India’s first-innings 285, England were skittled for 170 to give the tourists a lead of 115. <\/p>\n

On another hot day and in improved batting conditions, India finished 154-1 – an ominous lead of 269 – as England’s bowlers toiled and lacked wicket-taking threat on a flat surface. <\/p>\n

Smriti Mandhana reached another classy half-century and remains unbeaten on 69 after adding 88 for the first wicket with Shafali Verma, who fell to Sophie Ecclestone for 33.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Kranti Gaud made history as the first woman to earn her place on the Lord’s Test honours board with a fine spell of 5-37 as England struggled against her disciplined accuracy. <\/p>\n

Having removed Tammy Beaumont the previous evening, Gaud continued to work through the top order. Maia Bouchier was caught behind for 23 and Alice Capsey was bowled with a nip-backer for nine before she claimed the key wicket of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt lbw for 44. <\/p>\n

Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones provided England’s only real resistance with a fifth-wicket stand of 84, but Jones’ departure for 52 sparked a dismal collapse of the last six wickets for just 39 runs. <\/p>\n

Despite a tough day, the biggest positive for England was the world record attendance for a single day at a women’s Test match – the crowd figure of 15,243 beating the previous best of 11,918 at Melbourne for the Women’s Ashes in 2025.<\/p>\n

With two more days of good weather expected, India have the chance to keep a tired England toiling and bat them out of the game on day three. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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