The Indian women’s cricket team is all slated to play their first Test match in seven years, as they will face off against the England women’s cricket team in a one-off Test match in Bristol. This was announced as part of the Indian women’s tour of England in 2021.
In March this year, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had tweeted that the Indian women team will don the whites again and this will be the first time since 2014 that England and India will play a Test match.
In fact, India last played a Test in 2014, which was a one-off Test against South Africa, whereas Australia faced England in a Test in the 2019 Ashes.
BCCI announces that India women will face England women in a one-off Test match in 2021
England Women will kick start their home season with a Test match against India Women in Bristol followed by three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) respectively. And then they will welcome New Zealand for a three-match T20I rubber, alongside a five-match ODI series.
Tom Harrison, ECB Chief Executive Officer, said: "We're really looking forward to a busy summer in what is a huge year for our England Women's team, and we're very excited about hosting India and New Zealand.
The two international series will sit either side of The Hundred, and with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Regional T20 competition running throughout the summer, it's a fixture list that offers a lot for both our players and our fans.”
"With the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup around the corner it is of paramount importance that our England team is able to prepare accordingly, and with the team also due to travel to Pakistan in October we can look forward to an exciting 12 months of international women's cricket,” he added.
India women’s team schedule on England tour:
June 16-19 – One-off Test match - Bristol County Ground
June 27 - 1st ODI - Bristol County Ground
June 30 - 2nd ODI - The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
July 3 - 3rd ODI - New Road, Worcester
July 9 - 1st T20I - The County Ground, Northampton
July 11 - 2nd T20I - The 1st Central County Ground, Hove
July 15 - 3rd T20I - The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford
New Zealand schedule:
September 1 - 1st T20I - The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford
September 4 - 2nd T20I - The 1st Central County Ground, Hove
September 9 - 3rd T20I - The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
September 16 - 1st ODI - Bristol County Ground
September 19 - 2nd ODI - New Road, Worcester
September 21 - 3rd ODI - The Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester
September 23 - 4th ODI - The Incora County Ground, Derby
September 26 - 5th ODI - The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury
(Cricbuzz inputs)
