Lord’s ground has a special identity in the world of cricket. Now a new history is going to be made on this very ground. From Friday, July 10, the women’s teams of India and England will face each other in the only test match. This match is very special because for the first time in the 142-year history of Lord’s, a women’s test match will be played here. Both the teams will enter the field with the intention of leaving behind the disappointment of T20 World Cup 2026 and making a new beginning.

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When will the match be played

The only test match between India and England women’s teams will be played from Friday, July 10.

where will the match take place

This historic match will be played at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

what time will the match start

According to Indian time, the match will start at 3:30 pm.

what time will the toss take place

The toss will take place at 3 pm Indian time.

Where to watch live on TV

This match will be telecast live in India on the channels of Sony Sports Network.

Mobile and Online Live Streaming

Live streaming of this test match will be available on SonyLIV and JioHotstar app and website.

England women’s team

Nate Sciver Brunt, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Tilly Courteney Colmans, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Emma Lamb, Grace Potts, Ellie Threlkeld, Maddy Villiers, Issie Wong

Indian women’s team

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaur, Richa Ghosh, Priya Punia, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sayali Satghare, Shafali Verma, Nandini Sharma, Deepti Sharma, N Sri Charani

This match to be held at the historic ground of Lord’s is not just a test match but a memorable occasion for women’s cricket. Both the teams will enter with the hope of a new beginning. In such a situation, the eyes of cricket lovers will remain focused on this historic match.

IND VS ENG: Team India’s fort collapsed in Bristol, 27 year old record shattered

The Indian team lost in the warm-up match before the match against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2026. While chasing 172 runs, India’s star batsman flopped, but Richa Ghosh kept fighting till the end. 38 runs were needed from 12 balls, then it seemed that the England team would easily win this match but India’s hopes were raised when EC Wong scored 21 runs in the 19th over.

In the 19th over, Richa Ghosh hit 2 fours and 1 six, one four coming from the bat of Shri Charni. 17 runs were needed in the last over. Charni took one run on the first ball and gave the strike to Richa, she hit a four on the second ball and a six on the third ball, taking India to the threshold of victory. Now only 6 runs were needed from 3 balls, India was close to victory but then lost.

Team India limited to 166

Now 6 runs were needed from the last 3 balls, Richa Ghosh was on strike. On the fourth ball, Richa Ghosh wanted to hit over cover, she moved forward and Linsey Smith threw the ball outside the off stump. The batsman missed and the wicketkeeper stumped him without any mistake. On the fifth ball, Renuka Singh tried to make room and play over cover, but was caught out. This catch of Charlie Dean was amazing. This was the 10th wicket of the Indian innings, in this warm-up match Team India lost by 5 runs.

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Richa Ghosh played a brilliant innings

However, the positive thing in this warm-up match was that the excellent form of middle order batsman Richa Ghosh was seen, in a pressure situation she played an explosive inning of 68 runs in 36 balls. In this he hit 2 sixes and 9 fours. However, flop performance was seen from the top order batsmen.

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Openers Smriti Mandhana got out after scoring 1 and Shefali Verma after scoring 13 runs. Yastika Bhatia scored 15 runs and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 15 runs. Earlier, batting first, England had scored 171 runs in 20 overs.

Today the final is to be played between India and England. Yes, the third and decisive match of the T20 series will be played between the women’s cricket teams of India and England, which is no less than a final. So far the series is tied 1-1 and the last T20 match will be played in Taunton.

Team India won the first T20 match by 38 runs. Team India registered a big win thanks to the half-century innings of Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues. In the second T20 match, England made a comeback and won by 26 runs and leveled the series at one each.

The Indian team has already defeated England in its own home. In the series held in 2006 and 2025, the Indian women’s cricket team had defeated England in the T20 series at their home. So far, 36 T20 matches have been played between the two teams, in which England has won 24 times and the Indian team has won only 12 times.

pitch report

The pitch at Taunton is generally considered conducive to batting. Due to the small boundary of the ground, high-scoring matches are often seen here. The new ball may help the fast bowlers in the beginning, but as the pitch gets older, the spinners can make a big difference in the match. The average score of the first innings in women’s T20 cricket here is 155-160 runs.

India’s probable playing eleven: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaur, Renuka Singh, Shree Charani, Nandini Sharma

Probable playing eleven of England: Dannii Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean (c), Sophie Ecclestone, Lynsey Smith, Lauren Bell

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Indian women’s cricket team’s star player Smriti Mandhana is currently in Indore, where India has an important World Cup match with England (IND-W vs ENG-W) today. Earlier, a news came that Mandhana is going to be the daughter-in-law of Indore, this was confirmed by the same person with whom there is news of Mandhana’s marriage.

Many cricketers have married Bollywood stars, this includes big names like Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh. But this time the bride is from the cricket world and the groom is from Bollywood. Film producer and singer Palash Muchhal (Smriti Mandhana-Palash Muchhal) has revealed a big thing about their relationship, after which the news of their marriage became headlines.

Let us tell you that there has already been speculation about Smriti Mandhana’s relationship with Palash Muchhal, but this is the first time that any concrete news on their relationship has come publicly. The news of dating between 30-year-old Palash and Smriti Mandhana, who has acted in films like Dishkiyaun and Bhootnath Returns, has been going on since 2019.

Palash sealed the relationship

In media reports quoting the news agency, it was told that Palash Muchhal approved this relationship. He said that cricketer Smriti Mandhana will soon become the daughter-in-law of Indore. Let us tell you that right now he is in Indore only. Today, the Indian team will play its 5th match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 at Holkar Stadium in Indore. This match is against England.

After defeating Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the first two matches, the Indian team is in trouble in the World Cup after losing 2 consecutive matches. Team India was defeated by Australia after South Africa.