"Every citizen should be proud of them": Deepti Sharma's mother beams with pride after India's historic Test win at Lord's

At Shenley in July 1999, Purnima Rau became the first Indian woman to take a Test five-for in England. Seven years later, Jhulan Goswami repeated the feat at Taunton, and it seemed India would not have to wait long for a third. Had they played more than two Tests in England in the past two decades, perhaps they wouldn’t have. It is, however, a debate for another day. Today, the prolonged wait finally came to its conclusion as Kranti Gaud Sometime next week, Kranti Gaud will go where no woman ever has. Up on the honours board for Tests at Lord’s. She took five wickets to earn that distinction in spectacular fashion on Saturday. More importantly, she bowled India to a commanding position in the first ever women’s Test at the home of cricket. A sensational spell from the 22-year-old saw the England first innings crumble. The host was rattled by her pace and relentless accuracy and was bowled out IND vs ENG, One-off Womens Test: Kranti Gauds 5-wicket haul and Mandhanas fifty put India in complete control A maiden 5-wicket haul from pacer Kranti Gaud and a solid, unbeaten half-century by Smriti Mandhana placed India in a commanding position on Day 2 of the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s. At stumps, India reached 154 for one in their second innings, stretching their overall lead to a massive 269 runs. The foundation for India’s dominance was laid earlier Yastika Bhatia scored a Test century at Lord's, making her the first woman to do so. India's bowlers tightened their grip on the one-off Women’s Test against England. After declaring at 341/7, India set an improbable target of 457. England replied with 130/6, leaving India just four wickets from a memorable victory.