You are witnessing history in the making! During India
Women's one-off Test match against England at Lord's, both Kranti Gaud (Goud)
and Yastika Bhatia etched their names into cricket folklore by becoming the
first women ever to claim spots on the iconic Lord's Honours Board.
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Here is a breakdown of their historic performances:
👑 Kranti Gaud's
Masterclass (5/37)
Medium-pacer Kranti Gaud dismantled the English batting
lineup on Day 2, running through their top and middle order to finish with
phenomenal figures of 5 for 37 across 17 overs.
- The Victims: She trapped opener Tammy Beaumont early, dismissed Maia Bouchier, clean-bowled Alice Capsey, and won a crucial LBW review against the well-set England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt. She wrapped up her five-wicket haul by getting Lauren Bell caught out.
- The Milestone: With this spell, she became the first-ever female cricketer to secure a 5-wicket haul at the Home of Cricket and put her name on the Honours Board.
🏏 Yastika Bhatia's Historic Century (113)
Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia backed up the bowlers'
efforts on Day 3 with a brilliant, composed maiden Test century, scoring 113
off 158 balls (laced with 14 boundaries).
- The Milestone: She became the first woman in history to score a Test century at Lord's.
- Elite Company: Yastika's century is the highest score by an Indian woman in the 3rd or 4th innings of a Test match. Furthermore, she became only the second left-handed Indian batter (across men's and women's cricket) to hit a Test century at Lord's, joining the legendary Sourav Ganguly, who hit 131 on his debut there in 1996.
Thanks to their record-breaking exploits, India declared
their second innings of the one-off Test match at a mammoth score of 341/7, setting England a monumental target of 457 runs
to win.
