England vs India, single test, Lord’s

india 285 (Mandhana 83; Ecclestone 3-68) and 154-1 (Mandhana 69*; Ecclestone 1-46)

England 170 (Jones 52; Gaudí 5-37)

India leads by 269

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England face an uphill battle to avoid defeat in the one-off Test at Lord’s as India took control on the second day.

Resuming the match at 21-1 in response to India’s first innings’ 285, England lost 170 to give the tourists a lead of 115.

On another hot day and better batting conditions, India finished 154-1, an ominous lead of 269, as England’s bowlers worked hard and lacked any threat to take wickets on a flat surface.

Smriti Mandhana hit 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.

Earlier, Kranti Gaud made history as the first woman to earn her place on the Lord’s Test honors board with a superb spell of 5-37 as England battled against her disciplined precision.

Having eliminated Tammy Beaumont the night before, Gaud continued working on the top order. Maia Bouchier was trapped behind for 23 and Alice Capsey was bowled nip-backer for nine before claiming the key wicket from captain Nat Sciver-Brunt lbw for 44.

Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones provided England’s only real resistance with a fifth-wicket stand of 84, but Jones’ departure for 52 led to a dismal collapse of the last six wickets for just 39 runs.

Despite a difficult day, the biggest positive for England was the world record single-day attendance for a women’s Test match: the figure of 15,243 spectators surpassed the previous best figure of 11,918 in Melbourne for the Women’s Ashes in 2025.

With two more days of good weather expected, India has a chance to keep a tired England working hard and knock them out of the game on the third day.