India strike early before England lose Jones in women's Test at Lord's

London (AFP) – India struck three early blows before capturing the prize wicket of Amy Jones in the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Saturday.

Issued on: 11/07/2026 - 14:24

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India's Sayali Satghare bowls against England in the inaugural women's Test at Lord's © JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP

England slumped to 47-4 on the second day of four before captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (39 not out) and Jones (52) shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 84.Jones, however, fell shortly before lunch when she gave a simple bat-pad catch to short leg off the bowling of off-spinner Sneh Rana.England were 137-5 at the interval, 148 runs behind India's first-innings 285 all out.New-ball bowler Kranti Gaud led India's attack with an impressive return of 3-25 in 10 overs on another sunny and hot day in London.India's total was built on left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana's elegant 83 and fifties from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and all-rounder Deepti Sharma. No side making more than 282 in the first innings of a women's Test has yet lost the match.