# Gaud’s Historic Five Wickets Send India into Commanding Position at Lord’s

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gauds-historic-five-wickets-send-india-into-commanding-position-at-lords/
- Published: 2026-07-11T20:14:30+00:00
- Topics: Asia, Celebrity, Cricket, Entertainment, Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- England collapsed to 170 in their first innings, bowled out by Kranti Gaud's historic five-wicket performance
- Smriti Mandhana's unbeaten 69 guided India to 154–1 in their reply by stumps on day two
- India holds a commanding 269-run lead heading into day three at Lord's

## Summary

The opening Test between India and England at Lord's has decisively shifted in India's favour after England's batting lineup crumbled for just 170 runs, undone by an exceptional bowling performance from Indian seamer Kranti Gaud who achieved a historic five-wicket haul. India responded with assured batting, with opener Smriti Mandhana anchoring the reply with an unbeaten 69 as the visitors reached 154 for one wicket by the end of day two, establishing a commanding position through superior bowling and batting displays.

With India ahead by 269 runs heading into day three, the visitors have seized control of the one-off Test match played in front of a record crowd at the historic ground. The momentum has firmly shifted toward the tourists, who demonstrated their strengths across both disciplines after dismantling England's first innings. England now faces an uphill task to recover from their substantial deficit and mount any meaningful challenge to India's growing dominance in the match.

## Coverage

- [BBC Sport: Gaud and Mandhana star as India take control against struggling England](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cvgqxzzl7ryo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [BBC Sport: England toil as India take control in front of record crowd](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c1wyv9zeq5eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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