The India women's cricket team toured England to play the England women's cricket team in June and July 2021.[1] On International Women's Day 2021, Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), stated that the India team would play a one-off Women's Test match against the England team.[2][3] India women last played a Test match in November 2014, against South Africa.[4] In April 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, including the one-off Test match, three Women's One Day International (WODI) and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.[5][6]
| India women's cricket team in England in 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 | ||
| England women | India women | ||
| Dates | 16 June – 14 July 2021 | ||
| Captains | Heather Knight |
Mithali Raj (WTest & WODIs) Harmanpreet Kaur (WT20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 1-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Heather Knight (95) | Shafali Verma (159) | |
| Most wickets | Sophie Ecclestone (8) | Sneh Rana (4) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Nat Sciver (142) | Mithali Raj (206) | |
| Most wickets | Sophie Ecclestone (8) |
Jhulan Goswami (3) Poonam Yadav (3) Deepti Sharma (3) | |
| Player of the series | Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England women won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Danni Wyatt (123) | Smriti Mandhana (119) | |
| Most wickets |
Nat Sciver (3) Sophie Ecclestone (3) Katherine Brunt (3) |
Shikha Pandey (3) Poonam Yadav (3) | |
| Player of the series | Nat Sciver (Eng) | ||
| Series points | |||
| England women 10, India women 6 | |||
A points-based system was used across all three formats of the tour,[7] with four points for winning the Test match, two points if the Test was drawn, and two points for each win in the limited overs matches.[8]
The one-off Test match ended in a draw,[9] despite England making a big first-innings lead and enforcing the follow-on.[10] England won the first WODI by eight wickets to record their 100th win at home in the format.[11] England then won the second WODI match by five wickets,[12] to win the series with a game to spare.[13] India won the final WODI by four wickets, with England taking the series 2–1.[14] England won the first WT20I, with India winning the second match.[15] Therefore, England took an 8–6 lead in the points-based system into the final match of the tour.[16] England won the third WT20I by eight wickets,[17] to win the WT20I series 2–1 and to win 10–6 in the points-based system.[18]
During the third WODI match, India's Mithali Raj became the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket.[19] She went past Charlotte Edwards' previous record of 10,273 runs.[20]
Background
editOriginally, the tour was scheduled to take place in June and July 2020.[21] The tour was to consist of four WODIs and two WT20Is.[22] However, on 24 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECB confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020,[23] with the tour being postponed.[24] In May 2020, Clare Connor, the Director of Cricket for the ECB, suggested that India could take part in a tri-series with the touring South African team during September 2020.[25][26] However, on 20 July 2020, reports stated that India would not tour, due to the impact of the pandemic in India.[27]
The Test match was played on a used pitch from a men's game in the 2021 t20 Blast from the previous week.[28] The ECB later apologised for the situation.[29]
Squads
edit| WTest | WODIs | WT20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England[30]
|
 India[31]
|
England[32]
|
India[33]
|
England[34]
|
India[35]
|
On 9 June 2021, England named a squad of 17 players for the one-off Test match.[36] Two days later, Freya Davies and Sarah Glenn were released from the squad allowing them to play in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ahead of England's one-day matches.[37]
Only WTest
edit16–19 June 2021
Scorecard |
v
|
||
- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible after tea on day 3 due to rain.
- Sophia Dunkley (Eng), Taniya Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar and Shafali Verma (Ind) all made their Test debuts.
- Heather Knight played her 100th match as the captain of England Women.[38]
- Points: England Women 2, India Women 2.
WODI series
edit1st WODI
editv
|
||
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Sophia Dunkley (Eng) and Shafali Verma (Ind) both made their WODI debuts.
- Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
2nd WODI
editv
|
||
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Nat Sciver (Eng) took her 50th wicket in WODIs.[39]
- Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
3rd WODI
editv
|
||
- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
- Heather Knight (Eng) scored her 3,000th run[40] and took her 50th wicket in WODIs.[41]
- Points: India Women 2, England Women 0.
WT20I series
edit1st WT20I
editv
|
||
- India Women won the toss and elected to field.
- India Women were set a revised target of 73 runs from 8.4 overs due to rain.
- Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
2nd WT20I
editv
|
||
- England Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India Women 2, England Women 0.
3rd WT20I
editv
|
||
- India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
References
edit- ^ "India set to play a Test against England this year; match likely during their proposed England tour". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "India Women to play Test against England this year, says BCCI secretary Jay Shah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "England to play 'one-off Test' against India this year - BCCI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "India Women to play a Test against England in 2021, confirms Jay Shah". CricBuzz. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "England Women announce home fixtures for 2021". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "England to play India Test & host New Zealand during summer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "India series is going to be a real test for us, says England skipper Heather Knight". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Emily Arlott's England call-up just the start - Heather Knight". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "England v India: Hosts draw gripping Test after stubborn ninth-wicket partnership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Valiant knocks from Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia help India hold on to a draw". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "England thrash India by eight wickets with all-round display". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "England v India: Sophia Dunkley's 73 guides hosts to tense five-wicket win in second ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Cross, Dunkley headline England's dogged win as they clinch ODI series with a match to spare". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "England v India: Mithali Raj leads India to tense four-wicket win in third ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Swashbuckling Shafali Verma and spinners keep T20I series alive for India". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "England v India: Shafali Verma stars as tourists win to set up decider". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "England v India: Danni Wyatt leads hosts to series victory with unbeaten 89". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver power England to victory in series decider". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Record-breaking Mithali Raj becomes leading run-scorer in women's international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Mithali Raj: India captain becomes leading run-scorer in women's cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's T20 World Cup a chance for England to 'put a few things to right' - Natalie Sciver". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Season delayed until July as England-West Indies postponed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "England women: India & South Africa tri-series an option - Clare Connor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "England women could follow men into training within weeks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Covid-19: India women set to pull out of England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "ECB apologise for not providing fresh pitch for India Test after Knight express disappointment". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "England Women forced to play India Test on used men's T20 cricket pitch". The Guardian. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "England Women announce ODI squad to face India". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Maiden call-up for Indrani Roy; Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia return for England tour". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Danni Wyatt called up for T20I leg of England Women's series against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia return, Shafali Verma gets maiden ODI, Test call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "England v India: Emily Arlott included in hosts' 17-woman squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "England release Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies ahead of India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "England v India: ECB 'disappointed and sorry' at used pitch for Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Sophia Dunkley guides England to five-wicket win after Kate Cross five-for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Magnificent Mithali guides India home in a thriller". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "India's Mithali Raj breaks run-scoring record in tense ODI win against England". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2021.