How India's Lord's win echoes the legacy of its pioneering women cricketers
England's Sophie Ecclestone, having just completed a flamboyant half-century, pressed forward, only for the ball to dip, grip and sneak between bat and pad into the stumps. Rana blew a kiss skywards as her teammates rushed towards her in jubilation. England were all out for 186 on the fourth and final day, giving India a 270-run victory - the biggest by a visiting team against England in women's Tests and the fourth largest in the format's history.The celebrations, however, were as much about the past as the present.
- ▪England's Sophie Ecclestone, having just completed a flamboyant half-century, pressed forward, only for the ball to dip, grip and sneak between bat and pad into the stumps.
- ▪Rana blew a kiss skywards as her teammates rushed towards her in jubilation.
- ▪England were all out for 186 on the fourth and final day, giving India a 270-run victory - the biggest by a visiting team against England in women's Tests and the fourth largest in the format's history.The celebrations, however, were as muc
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How India's Lord's win echoes the legacy of its pioneering women cricketersImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Yastika Bhatia celebrates her century during day three of the Test match at Lord'sByAnnesha GhoshSports writer, LondonPublished29 minutes agoOn Monday afternoon, India cricketer Sneh Rana delivered the ball at London's iconic Lord's cricket stadium, completing a journey for the Indian women's cricket team that has been half-a-century in the making.The bandana-wearing off-spinner, who hails from a small town in northern India, floated one outside the off stump. England's Sophie Ecclestone, having just completed a flamboyant half-century, pressed forward, only for the ball to dip, grip and sneak between bat and pad into the stumps.
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