India set 285 in historic Lord’s Women’s Test; England finish 21/1

England 21/1 At Stumps After Smriti Mandhana's 83 Steers India To 285 On Day 1 Of One-Off Test

Smriti Mandhana struck a stylish 83 while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma both contributed fifties as India made 285 against England on the opening day of the inaugural women's Test at Lord's.

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Mandhana, Harmanpreet and Deepti star as India post 285, reduce England to 21/1 on day 1 at Lord's

India posted 285 runs on the opening day of the historic women's Test match. Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Deepti Sharma scored half-centuries for the visitors. England's spinners took wickets, causing a late Indian collapse before stumps. The hosts then lost an early wicket, finishing the day at 21/1. The match remains finely balanced heading into the second day.

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India Collapse From 190/3 To 285 All Out Against England In Historic Lord’s Test

London, July 10: A dramatic batting collapse in the final session saw India being bowled out for 285 in 74.5 overs on the opening day of their historic one-off Test match against England at Lord’s in London on Friday. Cruising at 190/3 at one stage, the visitors suffered a spectacular slide and lost their last seven wickets for just 95 runs to end 15 runs short of 300.Smriti Mandhana Hits Historic Fifty as India Reach 122/3 After 25 Overs at Lord’s Women’s TestEngland’s relentless spinners, Sophie Ecclestone and debutant Mady Villiers, orchestrated the spectacular turnaround by sharing five crucial wickets between themselves. With her 3-68, Sophie also became England's all-time leading wicket-taker across all formats, a record previously held by Katherine Sciver-Brunt.BIG WICKET FOR ENGLAND!- England get the breakthrough they desperately needed as the dangerous Smriti Mandhana departs for a brilliant 83.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/5TlYECM4CP— Rana Ahmad. (@AhmadRana056) July 10, 2026 Resuming the post-tea session from 202/5, India desperately needed stability. However, the visitors suffered an early setback when aggressive wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh (13) was cramped by pacer Lauren Filer and top-edged a short delivery straight to fine leg.All-rounder Deepti Sharma, who played a gritty knock of 57 off 87 balls, studded with seven boundaries, tried to courageously hold the innings together. She employed the sweep shot to fantastic effect against the spinners and brought up a well-deserved half-century off 70 balls. Unfortunately, she completely lacked support from the lower order.Mady continued her highly impressive debut by trapping Sneh Rana (13) plumb lbw and breaking a brief period of resistance. Sophie then took complete charge by cleaning up the tail with ruthless efficiency. She trapped Sayali Satghare (1) LBW before ending Deepti’s valiant knock, as she was caught by mid-wicket.Sophie ultimately wrapped up the innings by castling Kranti Gaud (1) and getting a glowing reception from 10,768 fans at Lord’s, as she walked off the field as England’s all-time leading wicket-taker across all formats.While three Indian batters registered half-centuries – Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 83 – their disappointing lower-order capitulation leaves the hosts extremely poised to conclude an intensely thrilling opening day on a high with the bat.Brief scores:India 285 all out in 74.5 overs (Smriti Mandhana 83, Harmanpreet Kaur 58; Sophie Ecclestone 3-68, Issy Wong 2-41) against England(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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Smriti Mandhana Hits Historic Fifty as India Reach 122/3 After 25 Overs at Lord’s Women’s Test

London, July 10: Smriti Mandhana’s counter-attacking unbeaten half-century in her 300th international game guided India to 122/3 in 25 overs at lunch on the opening day of the one-off Test match against England at Lord’s on Friday.In what is also the first-ever women’s Test to be played at the iconic venue, England picked up three crucial wickets in an action-packed first session. But the honours majorly belonged to Smriti, who brought out her wonderful shots and punished England heavily through the leg side to hit nine boundaries and a six.England Opt To Bowl As Charani, Capsey And Villiers Receive Debut Caps In Historic Lord’s TestSmriti leads India’s strong startOpting to bowl first, England found immediate movement off the seam via Lauren Bell. India suffered an early blow in the second over when opener Shafali Verma was completely squared up by a sharp, short-of-length delivery from Lauren Filer and nicked behind to wicketkeeper Amy Jones for a duck.Yastika Bhatia (12) joined Smriti and started confidently with a flurry of boundaries, while also surviving a close leg-before-wicket review on umpire's call off Bell. However, Bell redeemed herself soon after, cleaning up Yastika with a brilliant inswinger that nipped away to hit the off-stump.may have bottled an easy century but smriti mandhana battled beautifully in the iconic lords and became the first woman to get a fifty in test in that venue in her 300th match and isn't that what life is all about pic.twitter.com/CJI2W5wXvw— mri ♡ (@mandhanason) July 10, 2026 Jemimah Rodrigues then partnered with Mandhana to steady the innings, capitalising heavily on a wayward English bowling display that lacked discipline. Smriti looked in sublime touch, punishing the loose balls and welcoming premier spinner Sophie Ecclestone into the attack with a massive slog-sweep over midwicket for six to close out the first hour.Mandhana reaches historic fiftySmriti then brought up a sparkling run-a-ball half-century off just 50 deliveries in the 16th over and got the distinction of scoring the first-ever Women’s Test fifty at Lord’s.The dangerous 64-run third-wicket partnership was eventually broken against the run of play when Jemimah (35) chopped onto her stumps while going for an expansive drive against Issy Wong. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (14 not out) then joined Smriti to safely navigate the remaining overs, ensuring India walked into the lunch break as the happier side after 25 overs of play.Brief scores:India 122/3 in 25 overs (Smriti Mandhana 56 not out, Jemimah Rodrigues 35; Lauren Filer 1-19, Issy Wong 1-29) against England(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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