London, July 12 (IANS) A disciplined bowling performance paired with Yastika Bhatia’s epic 113 has brought India to the doorstep of a historic, maiden Test victory at Lord’s, after reducing a stuttering England to 130/6 at stumps on day three of the one-off match on Sunday.Chasing a mammoth target of 457 runs following India’s second-innings declaration at 341/7, Sayali Satghare, Kranti Gaud and Sneh Rana picked two wickets each as the hosts collapsed under intense pressure and are still needi…
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London, July 12 (IANS) A disciplined bowling performance brought India to the doorstep of a historic maiden Test victory at the Lord’s Cricket Ground after reducing a stuttering England to 130/6 in 40 overs at stumps on day three of the ongoing one-off match on Sunday.Chasing a mammoth and highly improbable target of 457 runs after India’s second-innings declaration at 341/7, with Yastika Bhatia hitting 113 – her first international century making her the first woman to hit a Test century at…
London, July 12 (IANS) India wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia scripted history on Sunday by becoming the first woman cricketer to score a Test century at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. The landmark achievement came on day three of India’s ongoing one-off Test match against England.Yastika showed immense grit and elegance in stroke-play to reach her maiden international century off 145 balls, a knock studded with 12 boundaries. The Baroda-born cricketer, who overcame a career-threatening…
London, July 12 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia led India’s dominant batting display with a brilliant unbeaten 91 as the visitors reached a commanding 250/4 at lunch on day three and extend their overall lead to a massive 365 runs in the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s on Sunday. It was a session where Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur fell, but Yastika held one end firmly by hitting boundaries at regular intervals to keep the scoreboard ticking a…
London, July 12 (IANS) With India in a dominant position in the historic one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s, former cricketer Tash Farrant believes that the visitors are ‘well on top’ of the hosts and possess the firepower to completely bat them out of the game.After skittling out England for a paltry 170 and gain a 115-run lead, India capitalised on excellent batting conditions to reach 154/1 in their second essay at stumps on day two. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana led the charge…
London, July 11 (IANS) India tightened their grip on the one-off women’s Test at Lord’s with a dominant all-round display on Day 2, riding Kranti Gaud’s maiden five-wicket haul and an unbroken half-century from Smriti Mandhana to finish at 154/1 in their second innings, stretching their overall lead to 269 runs with two full days still to play.The visitors began the day sensing an opportunity with England resuming on 113/5, still 148 runs adrift. That opening soon turned into complete cont…
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 …
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…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop believes that India must aggressively unearth more fast bowlers and inject more power into their batting lineup if they want to bridge the gap with six-time champions Australia, who sent them crashing out of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup.India’s campaign in the ongoing tournament ended in another league-stage exit after losing to Australia by six wickets at Lord’s on Sunday. In a tournament with very little margin for err…