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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Raf Nicholson at Lord's

India close on victory against England as Bhatia and Ecclestone make history

Yastika Bhatia of India raises her bat to the crowd while holding her helmet
Yastika Bhatia made history with her Test century at Lord’s after undergoing knee surgery last year. Photograph: Henning von Jagow/Action Plus/Shutterstock

India are poised for victory in the one-off Test at Lord’s after reducing England to 130 for six in their second innings, having spent the first two sessions of the day batting them out of the game.

Yastika Bhatia became the first woman to score a century in a Lord’s Test, as India piled on the runs before finally declaring on 341 for seven, 456 runs ahead. Bhatia underwent anterior cruciate ligament surgery last year, and had to rebuild her leg muscles from scratch; here was just reward for months of hard rehab.

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