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Kranti Gaur created history, became the first female player in the world to take 5 wicket haul in Test at Lord’s.
Samira Vishwas | July 12, 2026 10:24 AM CST

Kranti Gaud: For the first time, a women’s test match is being played at the historic ground of Lord’s. The women’s team of India and England are face to face in this historic test. On the second day of this Lord’s Test, Indian fast bowler Kranti Gaur has created a new history by taking 5 wickets. Kranti Gaur has now become the first woman player to take a 5-wicket haul at Lord’s. India scored 285 runs in the first innings. After this, on the basis of Kranti Gaur’s lethal bowling, Team India reduced England’s first innings to 170 runs.

Kranti Gaur gave a shock to England on the very first day

At Lord’s, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. In the last session of the first day, Team India’s first innings was reduced to 285 runs. After this, Kranti Gaur gave the first blow to the England team who came to bat on the very first day at the score of 9 runs. He sent opener Tammy Beaumont out LBW on a personal score of 2 runs and sent her to the pavilion.

As soon as the second day’s play started, Kranti Gaur created a stir

After this, with the start of the second day’s play, Kranti Gaur started making noise. He got his second wicket in the form of England’s second opener batsman Maia Boshier. Kranti got Maia Boushier caught out by Yastika Bhatia. Boshier was out after scoring a total of 23 runs on 52 balls with the help of 3 fours.

Kranti Gaur took her third wicket of England captain Nate Sciver-Brunt. Kranti gave a big success to India by getting him out LBW, Sciver-Brunt scored 44 runs. Soon after this, Kranti got his fourth wicket in the form of Alice Capsey. He bowled out Alice Capsey, who scored 9 runs in 13 balls with the help of 2 fours.

Kranti Gaur became the first woman player to take 5 wicket haul in Lord’s Test.

After this, Kranti Gaur took her fifth wicket in the form of Lauren Bell and created history. Bell returned to the pavilion after scoring only 3 runs. In this way, Kranti Gaur achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets for just 37 runs in his 17 overs. Kranti Gaur’s name will now be recorded in the history of Lord’s as the first female player to take 5 wicket haul in Test.

Kranti Gaur broke Jhulan Goswami’s record

22 year old Kranti Gaur has created another record with this historic performance. Kranti Gaur has become India’s youngest female fast bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket. He has destroyed the record of veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami. When Goswami accomplished this feat in 2005, she was just 28 days older than Kranti Gaur. Then Goswami made this record against England in Delhi. Now Kranti Gaur has achieved this feat on the historical ground of Lord’s.


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