Player of the Match
Player of the Match
WOMEN'S TEST CAREER
CRR:
2.96
Last 10 Overs:29/2
BATSMENRB4s6sSRThis BowlerLast 10 ovsmatrunshsave
Lauren FilerL Filer(rhb)4221018.180(5b)4(22b)545 145.62
BOWLERSOMRWEcon0s4s6sThis Spellmatwktsbbiave
Sneh RanaS Rana(ob)19.544242.1198401.5-0-1-1630 8/7720.96
Deepti SharmaDB Sharma(ob)120362352401.0-0-5-0725 5/719
Current Partnership :
P'SHIP :
27 runs, 8 overs, RR: 3.37 (Sophie Ecclestone 23, Lauren Filer 4)
Last Bat :
L'BAT :
Sophie Ecclestone b Rana 50 (105m 66b 6X4 0X6) SR: 75.75
FoW :
FoW :
186/10 (62.5 ov)
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Match Centre

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

Statistics

Current Batsmen

L Filer
4(22) 1x4 - 0x6
Control %63%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 4 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Current bowlers

S Rana
S Rana
O19.5
M4
R42
W4
Eco2.11
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
DB Sharma
O12
M0
R36
W2
Eco3
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

PARTNERSHIPS

2
TT Beaumont0 (1)
ME Bouchier2 (6)
4
HC Knight4 (5)
ME Bouchier0 (2)
17
HC Knight6 (18)
Nat Sciver-Brunt11 (25)
11
HC Knight3 (11)
A Capsey8 (13)
25
AE Jones12 (14)
A Capsey13 (22)
67
AE Jones37 (42)
MK Villiers26 (63)
9
AE Jones5 (24)
S Ecclestone4 (12)
22
S Ecclestone21 (26)
IECM Wong1 (33)
2
LK Bell0 (10)
S Ecclestone2 (2)
27
S Ecclestone23 (26)
L Filer4 (22)

Match Details

Toss

England Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India Women won the one-off match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

10,11,12,13 July 2026 (4-day match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

1:09pm And, that will be a wrap from us. India, unsurprisingly, elated with what they have accomplished these last few days, and there is plenty of excitement as they lift the trophy. Plenty to work on for England, as captain Nat Sciver-Brunt suggested but they too have played their part in this historic occasion.

We hope you enjoyed our coverage just as much as we loved bringing it to you. Until next time, on behalf of Alan, Vairavan and everyone else at Cricinfo, this is me (Shashwat) signing off. Goodbye and take care, folks!

Kranti Gaud, Player of the Match: I never thought about it but the day the match started, I wanted to get my name written on the honour's board. (Bowling processes) My simple plan was to hit my lines and lengths, and to focus on what the coaches were telling me, and that is what I tried doing. I feel very proud, as does my family. I wanted to thank everyone (my coaches and teammates) who has supported me. (On the souvenir stump and where it will go in her home) I have a small museum room at my home, and this will go there (smiles).

Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain: (On if she could have scripted this win better in her head) I don't think so. God is a better writer and he has written it pretty well. Our openers have been our strength - the way they batted in the first half, it was special to watch. (Test results) It is the effort. The support staff, they have played a lot of Test cricket and they know how it moves, and they are giving us feedback each and every moment. Really want to thank Amol sir and everyone else for the way we played (in this match and the previous one). The last couple of series have not been in our favour. I want to give credit to the support staff. This summer did not go the way it wanted, but we came back strongly in the Test match. (On Yastika Bhatia) That is why we put her in the eleven. Really happy with the way she (Bhatia) batted. The way our entire team fielded, it was special to watch. As a team, we have been working very hard (on fielding). Really happy the way our entire team fielded. Everyone came together and did the job for the team. Playing at Lord's is always special. Really want to thank people who thought about bringing the match here and hopefully we will get more here. Hopefully we will get ten more Test matches and we can keep performing.

Nat Sciver-Brunt, England captain: On the first morning, we did not adapt to the conditions as well as we could have. Struggled to find our length but once we did that, we were in the game. With the bat, we did not have enough partnerships. So, fighting to get back into the game from there. Throughout the match, at different stages, we showed character (Bell, Wong and Ecclestone with their spells with the ball). Great experience as a first Test match at Lord's but plenty to work on. (Toss decision and if she would change it) No, I don't think so. As a team, we were happy with that decision. We showed spells of getting on top of the game but could not make it last. (Lack of preparation) We would have liked a couple more days (post the T20 WC final). But that is the schedule we are in. Lots of cricket to be played and as cricketers, we have to be ready. That is what we have signed up for - we want to be part of everything and I don't see an issue with that really. (Experience as captain) Have really enjoyed it. Loved walking through the long room and feeling the excitement. Heather and Tammy's last game too. Lot going on, and a lot of emotions riding around. Loved it. (On Knight and Beaumont) They have been a huge part of my whole career. Going to be a bit weird without them around. Heather, having taken over captaincy from here
hugely privileged position to be taking on that mantle and taking it further. Such a huge part of our team and they have so much to be proud of. Proud to be a part of their experience and of the people they are. Using the experience as best as we can and then learn from it (going into that Test match with Australia next summer). Every moment (in Test cricket with the group) is something to hold on to and be proud of.

12:37pm It may have taken a little longer than what India and their fans would have thought, but the result was never in doubt. India arrived today with history in their sights, and they have now grabbed it. Deepti and Rana combined for the four wickets that fell, with Deepti's dismissals bookended by Rana's scalps. Jones fell very early and that put paid to any faint hopes of an English resistance. Ecclestone did her reputation no harm and got to a maiden half-century herself, but she was always climbing too steep a mountain. On her own, no less.

Not quite the fairy tale finish Beaumont and Knight would have wanted. Take nothing away from what they have accomplished individually and as a pair for England, though. On the flip side, this will be a game that this Indian team will remember very fondly. Not just because of the occasion and because of where it was being played, but also because of how dominant they were and how comfortably they won in the end.

62.5
W
Rana to Ecclestone, OUT, A famous, famous Indian win on a famous, famous occasion! India boss the first-ever women's Test at Lord's like they have been playing here all their lives and this summer, which contained heartbreak on the global stage, now culminates with a victory and an experience to cherish forever! And the winning moment is symbolic of India's brilliance across these past few days. Tossed up outside off on a length, with plenty of revs. Drops on the batter late and Ecclestone cannot get close enough to smother the turn. Reaches out for it in front and the ball bursts through the gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps. Smiles, hugs and embraces in the Indian camp. They have been excellent from start to finish, and they now leave this historic venue as the first-ever winners of a women's Test!

S Ecclestone b Rana 50 (105m 66b 6x4 0x6) SR: 75.75

62.4
0
Rana to Ecclestone, no run, back of a length, honing into middle and off. Ecclestone meets it right under her eyes

Field coming up now

62.3
0
Rana to Ecclestone, no run, hung up on a length outside off. Ecclestone reaches out for it and pushes it into the off side
62.2
0
Rana to Ecclestone, no run, back of a length outside off, spinning back in sluggishly. Ecclestone pats it gently into the off side
62.1
0
Rana to Ecclestone, no run, flighted up full outside off. Ecclestone gives herself room before powering it past the bowler. Long off cuts it off

Sam: "Sophie Ecclestone, a Test fifty and a five-for, she's doing it all"

END OF OVER:
62 | 5 Runs | ENG-W: 186/9

  • Lauren Filer4 (22b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone50 (61b)
  • Deepti Sharma12-0-36-2
  • Sneh Rana19-4-42-3
61.6
0
Sharma to Filer, no run, full just outside off. Seems to go on with the angle, with Filer shouldering arms and getting struck on the pad. No review this time

Around the wicket now

61.5
4
Sharma to Filer, FOUR, oh, hello! Flighted up into what would be deemed the slot in white-ball cricket. Filer fetches this from outside off and blasts it past the non-striker!
61.4
0
Sharma to Filer, no run, even fuller and almost a yorker on off. Filer jams it off the inside edge into her pad
61.3
0
Sharma to Filer, no run, fullish outside off and this goes on with the arm to whiz past the outside edge of Filer's bat

PD: "Filer and Ecclestone in an epic 300 partnership to win it for England. Any buyers??" -- Would be an epic payout if you were to bet on it right now.

61.2
0
Sharma to Filer, no run, back of a length just outside off. Filer camps in her crease and prods it into the off side
61.1
1
Sharma to Ecclestone, 1 run, a maiden Test fifty for Ecclestone! Back of a length outside off. Ecclestone waits for it and guides it behind point to bring up her milestone. Applause from those in the balcony and from those in the stands. A gritty knock, even though it may not be enough to salvage this game!

END OF OVER:
61 | 1 Run | ENG-W: 181/9

  • Lauren Filer0 (17b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone49 (60b)
  • Sneh Rana19-4-42-3
  • Shree Charani9-2-25-0
60.6
0
Rana to Filer, no run, fullish just outside off. A touch of extra bounce and Filer plonks it enough to silly mid off's left
60.5
0
Rana to Filer, no run, oh! Length outside off. A hint of turn into Filer as she lunges forward and offers the pad. Not enough turn but India want to chance their luck with a review. Seemed like it was not spinning back in as much as the previous ball. Height could be a consideration too. Ball Tracking comes up and it shows the ball to be missing off. Filer stays!
60.4
0
Rana to Filer, no run, another lbw shout, not given this time! Ripped through on a fullish length just outside off. Spins in sharply and Filer plays all around it. Seemed to be doing too much, and India, after the initial appeal, opt not to review
60.3
0
Rana to Filer, no run, flighted up full outside off. Filer gets onto the front foot before shouldering arms
60.2
0
Rana to Filer, no run, back of a length outside off. Filer watches this float into the keeper's gloves
60.1
1
Rana to Ecclestone, 1 run, flighted up full outside off. Ecclestone stretches forward and drives it to long off. Takes the single off the first ball this time

Rana again

END OF OVER:
60 | (maiden) | ENG-W: 180/9

  • Lauren Filer0 (12b)
  • Sophie Ecclestone48 (59b)
  • Shree Charani9-2-25-0
  • Deepti Sharma11-0-31-2
59.6
0
Shree Charani to Filer, no run, fizzed in on a length just outside off. Filer gets behind the line of the ball and defends

ENG Women 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2TT BeaumontME Bouchier
2nd4HC KnightME Bouchier
3rd17HC KnightNat Sciver-Brunt
4th11HC KnightA Capsey
5th25AE JonesA Capsey
6th67AE JonesMK Villiers
7th9AE JonesS Ecclestone
8th22S EcclestoneIECM Wong
9th2LK BellS Ecclestone
10th27S EcclestoneL Filer