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Lord's finally opened its doors to women's Test cricket last Friday, 142 years after the ground hosted its first men's Test in 1884. A parade of some 50 former England players rang the five-minute bell, and portraits of pioneers were unveiled in the Long Room beforehand.
The occasion demanded a performance worthy of it, and India duly delivered one. Harmanpreet Kaur's side seized control during the opening session and never once surrendered it, outplaying the hosts comprehensively across every discipline over four sun-drenched days in St John's Wood.
The result also carried enormous weight for England. They have not beaten India in a women's Test since 1995, and the manner of this thrashing, arriving five days after their T20 World Cup final heartbreak at the very same venue, made for a brutal fortnight.
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India completed a historic 270-run victory after setting England a mammoth target of 457, the second-highest in women's Test history. Resuming on 130 for 6, England were bowled out for 186 inside the first session of day four.
Brief scores: India 285 (Mandhana 83, Harmanpreet 58, Deepti 57; Ecclestone 3-68) and 341/7 dec (Bhatia 113, Mandhana 70, Richa 50; Ecclestone 5-118) bt England 170 (Jones 52, Sciver-Brunt 44; Gaud 5-37) and 186 (Jones 52)
Only India's own 347-run demolition of England at DY Patil in 2023, Sri Lanka's 309-run win over Pakistan in 1998 and England's 286-run victory against South Africa in 2024 sit above it.
Kranti Gaud became the first woman inked onto the Lord's Test honours board, the 22-year-old seamer ripping through England's top order with 5 for 37 as the hosts lost their final six wickets for just 39 runs and were dismissed for 170.
Yastika Bhatia then followed her onto the boards with the first women's Test century at the ground, a magnificent 113 from 145 balls containing 14 fours. It was a maiden international hundred, capping a tour that began with a fifty on her return from knee surgery.
Smriti Mandhana was imperious throughout the contest, scoring 83 in the first innings and 70 in the second, while Sophie Ecclestone provided England's one genuine bright spot with a 33.3-over marathon that yielded 5 for 118, putting her on the bowling honours board.
MORE:List of Indian players on the Lord's honours board
Amy Jones became the first wicketkeeper to score fifty-plus in both innings of a women's Test, while a world-record crowd of 15,243 attended day two. Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight both received guards of honour as they departed international cricket.
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The occasion demanded a performance worthy of it, and India duly delivered one. Harmanpreet Kaur's side seized control during the opening session and never once surrendered it, outplaying the hosts comprehensively across every discipline over four sun-drenched days in St John's Wood.
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The result also carried enormous weight for England. They have not beaten India in a women's Test since 1995, and the manner of this thrashing, arriving five days after their T20 World Cup final heartbreak at the very same venue, made for a brutal fortnight.
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England vs India women's Test final score
India completed a historic 270-run victory after setting England a mammoth target of 457, the second-highest in women's Test history. Resuming on 130 for 6, England were bowled out for 186 inside the first session of day four.
Brief scores: India 285 (Mandhana 83, Harmanpreet 58, Deepti 57; Ecclestone 3-68) and 341/7 dec (Bhatia 113, Mandhana 70, Richa 50; Ecclestone 5-118) bt England 170 (Jones 52, Sciver-Brunt 44; Gaud 5-37) and 186 (Jones 52)
England vs India women's Test highlights
A day that goes down in the #TeamIndia WIN the first-ever women's Test match at Lord's
Scorecardhttps://t.co/O1rEau8j8n#ENGvINDpic.twitter.com/4mhcx8kKej
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 13, 2026
Only India's own 347-run demolition of England at DY Patil in 2023, Sri Lanka's 309-run win over Pakistan in 1998 and England's 286-run victory against South Africa in 2024 sit above it.
Kranti Gaud became the first woman inked onto the Lord's Test honours board, the 22-year-old seamer ripping through England's top order with 5 for 37 as the hosts lost their final six wickets for just 39 runs and were dismissed for 170.
Yastika Bhatia then followed her onto the boards with the first women's Test century at the ground, a magnificent 113 from 145 balls containing 14 fours. It was a maiden international hundred, capping a tour that began with a fifty on her return from knee surgery.
Smriti Mandhana was imperious throughout the contest, scoring 83 in the first innings and 70 in the second, while Sophie Ecclestone provided England's one genuine bright spot with a 33.3-over marathon that yielded 5 for 118, putting her on the bowling honours board.
MORE:List of Indian players on the Lord's honours board
Amy Jones became the first wicketkeeper to score fifty-plus in both innings of a women's Test, while a world-record crowd of 15,243 attended day two. Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight both received guards of honour as they departed international cricket.
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