For years, women’s Test cricket has lingered in the shadows—played occasionally, admired briefly and forgotten quickly—as the sport’s focus often swung back to shorter formats. That’s why India’s 270-run win over England at Lord’s feels bigger than the scoreboard. It not only marks India’s first women’s Test victory at the Home of Cricket but feels…
3 min readJul 13, 2026 07:34 PM IST Legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lauded the Indian Women’s team after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side created history when they demolished England by 270 runs at Lord’s in the first-ever women’s Test in the iconic venue. Ahead of the final day’s play, Tendulkar was also seen interacting with…
Smriti Mandhana (Image: IANS) India tightened their grip on the historic one-off women’s Test at Lord’s with an almost flawless second day, leaving England staring at a monumental task. After bowling the hosts out for just 170 to secure a 115-run first-innings lead, the visitors batted with authority to reach 154/1 in their second innings,…
Sometime next week, Kranti Gaud will go where no woman ever has. Up on the honours board at Lord’s. She took five wickets to earn that honour in spectacular fashion on Saturday. More importantly, she bowled India to a commanding position in the first ever Women’s Test match at the home of cricket. A sensational…
