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

Kranti Gaud makes history as India turn up heat on England in women’s Test

Kranti Gaud holds a ball aloft while teammates celebrate around her
Kranti Gaud raises the ball after her five-wicket haul against England on the second day of the Test at Lord’s. Photograph: Keeran Marquis/SPP/Shutterstock

India are in firm control of their one-off Test after bowling England out for 170 and reaching 154 for one at the close, building a substantial lead of 269. The 22-year-old seamer Kranti Gaud showed true mastery of red-ball bowling to finish with five for 37: her teasing line and length, combined with wobble seam, had England reeling at 47 for four.

This is Gaud’s second Test, after making her debut at the Waca against Australia in March, and she enters the record books as the first woman to have her name carved on the Test honours board at Lord’s.

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