Kranti Gaud first woman on Lord's honours board as India dominate England Test

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Only Test, Day two: India 285 & 154-1; England 170

Gaud takes 5-37 to write name on Lord’s honours board

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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