Long room: Cricket News & Match Updates

It took 142 years for Lord’s to host its first-ever Women’s Test match, and the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side registered themselves as winners of the historic game at the iconic venue. The mammoth and very special victory also marked India’s second-highest win by runs in women’s Tests and the fourth biggest victory overall in the longer format, apart from maintaining their clean slate in red-ball games in England.

“If I tell you personally, since the time we came to know that the Lord would host the Test match, and it is the first time Test cricket would be played there, our manifestation started from there. Like what to do and for visualisation, we used to think of going there and would say that if we win, India's name will come here and it will remain forever and become history.   Read More...