London, July 10 (IANS) An absorbing and highly competitive opening day of cricketing action unfolded in the first-ever historic Women’s Test at Lord’s on Friday, leaving the match beautifully poised at stumps with England reaching 21/1 and trailing by 264 runs after bowling out India for 285, especially when they were cruising at 190/3.Sophie Ecclestone and Mady Villiers ran through the middle order after Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 83 in what was also her 300th international appearance. In …
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London, July 10 (IANS) Medium-pacer Kranti Gaud struck an early blow to dismiss veteran opener Tammy Beaumont, who’s playing her final international game. But a resilient England managed to reach 21/1 in 11 overs at stumps and trail India by 264 runs on a highly competitive day one of the historic first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s on Friday.After bowling out India for 285, England openers Maia Bouchier and Beaumont faced a testing 11-over spell from the Indian new-ball bowlers. Sayali Satghare…
London, July 10 (IANS) A dramatic batting collapse in the final session saw India being bowled out for 285 in 74.5 overs on the opening day of their historic one-off Test match against England at Lord’s in London on Friday. Cruising at 190/3 at one stage, the visitors suffered a spectacular slide and lost their last seven wickets for just 95 runs to end 15 runs short of 300.England’s relentless spinners, Sophie Ecclestone and debutant Mady Villiers, orchestrated the spectacular turnaround by s…
London, July 10 (IANS) Debutant off-spinner Mady Villiers struck a sensational blow on the final delivery of the afternoon session to dismiss India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, as hosts England fought their way back to leave the visitors at 202/5 in 51.2overs at tea on the first day of the one-off Test at Lord’s on Friday.While the first session majorly belonged to India, England’s bowlers roared back into the contest in the post-lunch session by showing discipline in their bowling and picking up t…
London, July 10 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana’s counter-attacking unbeaten half-century in her 300th international game guided India to 122/3 in 25 overs at lunch on the opening day of the one-off Test match against England at Lord’s on Friday.In what is also the first-ever women’s Test to be played at the iconic venue, England picked up three crucial wickets in an action-packed first session. But the honours majorly belonged to Smriti, who brought out her wonderful shots and punished England heavi…
London, July 10 (IANS) England have won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the historic one-off debut Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday. The match is also the first-ever women’s Test to be played at the iconic venue.After winning the toss, England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said batting all-rounder Alice Capsey and off-spinner Mady Villiers have been handed their debut caps. The match is also the final international game of opener Tammy Beaumont.”The most we can get ou…
London, June 18 (IANS) Batting all-rounder Alice Capsey and left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen‑Coleman are in line for their maiden Test appearances after being named in England’s 15‑member squad for the historic one-off clash against India, to be played at Lord’s from July 10-13.Crucially, the one-off Test match will take place five days after the Women’s T20 World Cup final is staged at Lord’s. Apart from the duo currently participating in the mega event, Mady Villiers will also hope t…
Cardiff, June 10 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh marked a welcome return to her run-scoring best by hitting a blistering 68 off 36 balls and nearly pulled off a remarkable chase for India. But England held their nerve to secure a tense five‑run victory in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up match at the Sophia Garden on Wednesday.Before a rain break, India’s bowlers did well to keep a check on England’s scoring rate. But skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt found her rhythm by hitting 57, …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt faces a race against time to regain full fitness before the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after the team confirmed that the all-rounder will miss both the New Zealand and India T20I series due to a calf injury.The England all-rounder had already been ruled out of the recent ODI series against the New Zealand women’s national cricket team after sustaining what was initially described as a minor tear in her left calf while representi…
Northampton, May 11 (IANS) Uncapped left-arm fast bowler Alexa Stonehouse has been drafted into England’s squad as cover for the remainder of the ODI series against New Zealand, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.Alexa will link up with the squad in Northampton ahead of training on Tuesday and will be available for selection for the second match on Wednesday. Alexa, 21, was a member of England’s squad in the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, where she picked…