Richa Ghosh created history in Lord’s Test, created a new record by scoring a stormy half-century

By Samira Vishwas On Jul 12, 2026

Delhi: Indian wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh made a new record with her aggressive batting in the only test match being played between India and England women’s teams at the historic cricket ground of Lord’s. In the second innings, she completed her half-century in a flamboyant manner and further strengthened her place in the list of players who have scored the fastest half-century in the history of Indian women’s Test cricket.

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Left behind my own record with new achievement

In the second innings of the Indian team, Richa Ghosh batted in excellent rhythm and scored unbeaten 50 runs in just 52 balls. His innings included eight fours. With this performance, she became the fifth fastest batsman to score a half-century for India in women’s Test cricket. The special thing was that he left behind his own previous record. Earlier, he had completed a half-century in 54 balls against South Africa in Chennai in the year 2024.

Richa joins the list of fastest half-centuries

The record of the fastest half-century in Indian women’s Test cricket is in the name of Sangeeta Dabir, who achieved this feat in just 42 balls against England in Kolkata in 1995. At second place in this list is Shubha Satish, who scored a half-century in 49 balls against England in Mumbai in the year 2023. Smriti Mandhana’s name is at third and fourth place. He completed a half-century in 50 balls in the current Lord’s Test, while in the year 2021, he scored a fifty in 51 balls against Australia.

India is in a strong position in the match

In the match, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team scored 285 runs in its first innings. In response, the entire England team was all out for 170 runs, giving India a significant lead of 115 runs.

India moved towards victory with a huge target

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In the second innings, Indian batsmen once again performed impressively and declared the innings after scoring 341 runs at the loss of seven wickets. Including the first innings lead, India set a tough target of 457 runs for England. Now the Indian team seems to be in a strong position in the match and will try to register a memorable victory on this historic ground.

FAQ

Which record did Richa Ghosh make in Lord’s Test?

Richa Ghosh made the record of scoring the fifth fastest half-century in the history of Indian women’s Test cricket by scoring an unbeaten half-century in 52 balls.

How many runs target did the Indian women’s team give to England?

India declared the second innings with a lead of 115 runs in the first innings and set a huge target of 457 runs for England.

Who has the fastest half-century in Indian women’s test cricket?

Sangeeta Dabeer holds the record for the fastest half-century in Indian women’s test cricket. He achieved this feat in 42 balls against England in the year 1995.