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The historic Women's Test match between India and England will take place at Lord's from July 10-13, marking the first-ever Women's Test at the iconic venue. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed her excitement, calling it a dream for every cricketer.
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MUMBAI: The upcoming summer of cricket in England offers plenty of excitement and is filled with anticipation for the Indian cricket lovers not just because of the Women's T20 World Cup, which kicks off on June 12, but also the historic one-off Women's Test at the iconic Lordâs cricket ground between India and England, which will be played from July 10-13. It will be the first-ever Women's Test at the traditional 'home of cricket,' which staged the 2017 WODI final between both the teams.
"I am very excited (about playing a test at Lord's). Itâs a dream for every cricketer (to play a) Test match at Lordâs. Iâd like to thank the BCCI for giving this opportunity and hopefully weâll do well over the next two months and play our best cricket," said Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur in the press conference after the announcement of India's squads for the 2026 T20 World Cup and the on-off Test, at the BCCI HQ on Saturday.
"It will be a marquee match. It's an excellent opportunity for our players to get into the limelight at the Mecca of Cricket. Itâll be very interesting. I'm sure that our team will come out with colourful results," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said.
A couple of days back, the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club had announced that Lordâs had broken the UK Womenâs Test match attendance record for a Women's Test in England with over 23,207 tickets sold already sold, even as there is still 10 weeks to go for the history-making game.
"Fifty years after Rachael Heyhoe Flint first led a womenâs side onto the Main Ground, the Home of Cricket is preparing for a summer defined by womenâs sport including its first ever womenâs Test match - a landmark moment that with ten weeks to go, ticket sales have already surpassed the highest attendance record (23,207) for a womenâs Test in England. The Test is the headline act in a record breaking season at Lordâs, with 21 womenâs fixtures scheduled. From international cricket to domestic competitions and pathway finals, thousands of supporters will have the chance to watch womenâs cricket at Lordâs," the MCC stated.
India suffered a 10-wicket thrashing at the hands of Australia in their one-off pink ball Test in Perth in March, but drew their one-off Test in England almost four years back in 2021, which was played at Bristol from June 16-19. Making a smashing Test debut, swashbucking opener Shafali Verma made 96, missing out narrowly on a century on Test debut, while allrounder Sneh Rana slammed a match-saving 80 not out in the second innings, apart from taking four for 131 in 39.2 overs with her off-spin.
The Women's Test match at Lord's is scheduled from July 10-13.
It is significant as it marks the first-ever Women's Test match at Lord's, known as the 'home of cricket.'
Over 23,207 tickets have already been sold for the Women's Test at Lord's.
The captain of the Indian women's cricket team is Harmanpreet Kaur.

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Harman is drawing confidence from India having done well in the English conditions on their last two tours-India drew the one-off Test in Bristol in June 2021, even as they lost both the ODI and T20I series 2-1, and did a 'double' on England, beating them both in the T20I (2-1) and ODI series (3-2) in July 2025. "We did really well in our last two series in England, both in T20s and England. Itâs not that we struggled in England. Again, itsâ a new series and we will have to start afresh," the Indian womenâs team captain said.
Meanwhile, outlining the Indian womenâs teamâs shortcomings in South Africa, where they lost the series 4-1, Indiaâs chief selector Amita Sharma said,
"We were not able to take wickets in South Africa. We have tried to strengthen bowling. Discussions with captain and coach to try and take early wickets. More than batting, I was more disappointed with bowling," Amita Sharma said.
Explaining why Bharti Fulmali was considered to be a better option than Harleen for a slot in Indiaâs middle-order in the Womenâs T20 World Cup, Amita said, âHarleen was considered for the middle-order slot but we felt that Fulmali is a better option. Harleen continues to be in the scheme of things, as sheâs in the Test squad, but Fulmali is a better option for T20s.â
âBharti has proven herself in domestic and WPL. Has helped win crucial matches. She is a perfect fit for the No. 6/7 slot that we are looking for. Nandani also is a proven performer in WPL and is among the top wicket-takers. Despite losing our top players, I am sure they will come to the fore and we have got good options in them,â Harmanpreet said.
Explaining the âlessonsâ the Indian womenâs team learnt from the disastrous tour, Harmanpret said, âI feel that the T20 Powerplays are really important. We have to target runs while batting and wickets while bowling. The Powerplay sets the tone, so weâd like to work hard during the Powerplays. Also the middle order, thatâs not focussed too much on. But we will work on all these aspects, based on the lessons from South Africa.
The India womenâs team skipper backed backed Jemimah Rodrigues, who didnât have a great series in South Africa, to continue at the pivotal No 3 position. âOur batting order is settled now. Jemimah is one-down and we donât want to change too many things unnecessarily. She will be back after a dip in South Africa. Iâm confident about it,â she said.