England vs India: Hosts undergo crushing 270-run defeat in historic Lord’s Take a look at

England v India, one-off Take a look at, Lord’s

India 285 (Mandhana 83; Ecclestone 3-68) & 341-7 dec (Bhatia 113; Ecclestone 5-118)

England 170 (Jones 52; Gaud 5-37) & 186 (Jones 54; Rana 4-42)

India received by 270 runs

Scorecard

England suffered a 270-run thrashing within the one-off girls’s Take a look at at Lord’s as India sealed the emphatic victory earlier than lunch on the ultimate day.

Although defeat was inevitable as England began the day 130-6 and needing one other 328 for victory, any hopes of extended resistance have been ended when in a single day batter Amy Jones was caught at mid-wicket for 54.

With the pitch turning, India had fielders crowded across the bat as their spinners then mopped up the tail with England skittled for 186.

It’s England’s second-heaviest defeat when it comes to runs in Take a look at Cricket after their 347-run loss in opposition to the identical opposition away from dwelling in 2023.

Each Issy Wong and Lauren Bell have been bowled by Deepti Sharma to depart England on the brink at 9 down, however Sophie Ecclestone held agency for her first worldwide half-century.

Ecclestone reached the milestone from 61 balls to comply with her five-wicket haul on day three, earlier than she was bowled by a magnificence from Sneh Rana for 50 to spark jubilant India celebrations.

Off-spinner Rana was the decide of India’s bowlers with 4-42.

England have been outclassed, providing little conviction or self-discipline with the bat – throughout each innings they averaged simply 4 when the ball was bowled on the stumps – and with the ball didn’t adapt to the situations and the Lord’s slope.

It was a disappointing ending to the tremendous careers of former captain Heather Knight and batter Tammy Beaumont, having fallen cheaply in England’s innings the day before today.

England’s consideration now turns to The Hundred, which begins on 21 July, earlier than they play Eire in a white-ball collection in September the place their transition begins with out Knight and Beaumont.