England facing defeat in Knight & Beaumont's farewell
Summary
England's women's cricket team is likely to lose the one-off Test match against India at Lord's. India scored strongly, with Yastika Bhatia making the first female Test century at Lord's. England struggled to chase the world record target of 457 runs and were 130-6, still needing 327 runs to win on day three.Key Facts
- The match is a one-off women's Test between England and India at Lord's cricket ground.
- India declared their second innings at 341-7, setting England a target of 457 runs to win.
- Yastika Bhatia scored 113 runs, becoming the first woman to score a Test century at Lord's.
- England ended day three at 130 runs for 6 wickets, still 327 runs behind.
- Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight, both retiring players, were out early without big scores.
- England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was dismissed cheaply for 11 runs.
- Sophie Ecclestone took 5 wickets for 118 runs and became the first English woman named on the Lord’s Test bowling honours board.
- England's bowling attack faced challenges, especially with injuries and lack of support for lead bowler Lauren Bell.
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