Overview
- Gaud took 5 for 37 on Sunday to help bowl England out for 170, giving India a 115-run first-innings lead and leaving the visitors in a strong position by stumps.
- Her five wickets were Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey and Lauren Bell, with Shafali Verma completing the catch that confirmed the fifth dismissal.
- After the innings Gaud inscribed her name on the Lord's Test Honours Board, becoming the first female cricketer to appear on that board and the fifteenth Indian bowler to do so.
- Gaud credited seam-friendly conditions and disciplined bowling for the performance, and she shared the moment with teammates and family by video call from the ground.
- Lord's Honours Board has rarely recorded women's Test feats because few women's Tests have been played there, and Gaud's inclusion is likely to raise the profile of women's red-ball cricket at the venue.