India Women 175/3 in 40.1 Overs | India Women Vs Live Score England Women’s One-off Test: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur stitch fifty and over, India cross 150

India Vs Live Score England Women, one-off Test: India will be hoping to put a stop to their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign when they take on England in the first-ever Women’s Test at Lord’s starting on Friday.

The early exit from the T20 World Cup has given India more time to prepare for the red-ball competition at the iconic venue, 142 years after the first men’s Test was played at the ‘Home of Cricket’.

The Indian team trained at the picturesque Wormsley Cricket Ground ahead of their second Test of the year when they last played a red-ball match in Australia in March.

India are likely to retain the opening pair

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma are expected to continue as India’s opening pair after doing the job in the previous Test against Australia.

Priya Punia was added to the squad as a replacement for the injured Pratik Rawal, who batted at No.3 during India’s 10-wicket defeat in Australia.

India also have a chance to hand over Test debuts to Harleen Deol, in-form spinner Sree Charani and pacer Nandni Sharma.

Strong record against England

Although women’s Tests are rare, India have enjoyed success against England in the longest format.

India have won three of their last four Tests against England and remain unbeaten in England with two wins and seven draws.

platoons

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nandni Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Ranghare, Syali Sayah

England: Nat Sciver-Brunt (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Emma Lamb, Grace Potts, Ellie Threlkeld, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong.