IND-W vs ENG-W Test Match: All You Need to Know About First Women's Test Match in Nine Years

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IND-W vs ENG-W Test Match: India Women will have a chance to avenge their T20I series defeat against England Women when they lock horns against Heather Knight's team in one off Test match from Thursday, December 14 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The women's Test match will be the first in India since November 2014. In the match, Mithali Raj-led India thrashed South Africa Women by an innings and 34 runs. A lot has changed since in women's cricket and the Indian women's cricket team in general.

Captain Harmanpreey Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are the only two players from the 2014 team who will face England in the upcoming 4-day Test match. 19-year-old pacer Titas Sidhu, who is in the India Women's 16-member squad, was only 10 when the girls last played a home Test match.

The Test match in India comes at a time when women's cricket is growing leaps and bounds in India. The Women's Premier League (WPL) is finally a reality now and the BCCI is gearing up for the second season. An uncapped player like Kashvee Gautam racked Rs 2 crore in the WPL 2024 auction last week.

India Women's players are now seen in advertisements, they have their managers, they feature in foreign leagues and on the top of everything, play fearless cricket like never before.

The Test match at home after nine years would truly be another landmark event in the history of women's cricket. Here's all you need to know about the IND-W vs ENG-W Test match.

India Women vs England Women Test Match Details

Series: England Women Tour of India, 2023

Match: India Women vs England Women Only Test

Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

Start Time: 9:30 AM IST, Thursday - December 14 to Sunday, December 17

Channels: Sports18 1 and Sports18 1 HD TV channels in India

Live Streaming: JioCinema app and website

India Women vs England Women Head to Head in Test Cricket

Matches: 14

India Women Won: 2

England Women Won: 1

IND-W vs ENG-W Test Match: Squads

India Women Test squad vs England Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh, Harleen Deol, Saika Ishaque, Shubha Satheesh, Titas Sadhu, Meghna Singh

England Women Test Squad vs India Women: Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight(c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophia Dunkley, Amy Jones(w), Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell, Charlotte Dean, Bess Heath, Alice Capsey, Kirstie Gordon