England women's cricket team in India in 2023–24

The England women's cricket team toured India in December 2023 to play three Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches and one Women's Test (Test) match.[1][2] The series was the first to have the Decision Review System (DRS) for a women's bilateral series in India.[3]

England women's cricket team in India in 2023–24
 
  India England
Dates 6 – 17 December 2023
Captains Harmanpreet Kaur Heather Knight
Test series
Result India won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Jemimah Rodrigues (95) Nat Sciver-Brunt (59)
Most wickets Deepti Sharma (9) Charlie Dean (5)
Sophie Ecclestone (5)
Twenty20 International series
Results England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Jemimah Rodrigues (63) Nat Sciver-Brunt (93)
Most wickets Renuka Singh (7) Sophie Ecclestone (7)
Player of the series Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)

Ahead of the T20I series, respective 'A' teams played three 20-over matches.[4][5][6] England A won the 20-over series 2–1.[7]

England won the T20I series 2–1.[8]

The Test match was the 100th Test match to be played by England, becoming the first team to play 100 Test matches in women's international cricket.[9][10] India won the only Test by 347 runs, a record victory margin in terms of runs in women's Test matches.[11][12] It was India's first women's Test match win at home against England.[13]

Squads

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  India   England
Test[14] T20Is[15] Test[16] T20Is[17]

On 8 December 2023, Emma Lamb withdrew from England's Test squad due to a back injury, while Maia Bouchier and Kirstie Gordon were added to England's Test squad.[18]

A team 20-over series

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1st match

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29 November 2023
13:30
Scorecard
India A  
134/7 (20 overs)
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  England A
131/8 (20 overs)
Disha Kasat 25 (32)
Charlie Dean 2/19 (4 overs)
Hollie Armitage 52 (41)
Kashvee Gautam 2/23 (4 overs)
India A won by 3 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Gayathri Venugopalan (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyanka Patil (Ind A)
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd match

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1 December 2023
13:30
Scorecard
India A  
149/9 (20 overs)
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  England A
151/6 (18.5 overs)
Kanika Ahuja 27 (14)
Kirstie Gordon 3/28 (4 overs)
Grace Scrivens 39 (34)
Minnu Mani 2/29 (3 overs)
England A won by 4 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Gayathri Venugopalan (Ind)
Player of the match: Issy Wong (Eng A)
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd match

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3 December 2023
13:30
Scorecard
India A  
101 (19.2 overs)
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  England A
104/8 (19.1 overs)
Uma Chetry 21 (16)
Lauren Filer 2/15 (3 overs)
Issy Wong 28* (30)
Shreyanka Patil 2/13 (4 overs)
England A won by 2 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Issy Wong (Eng A)
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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6 December 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
England  
197/6 (20 overs)
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  India
159/6 (20 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 77 (53)
Renuka Singh 3/27 (4 overs)
Shafali Verma 52 (42)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/15 (4 overs)
England won by 38 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)

2nd T20I

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9 December 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
India  
80 (16.2 overs)
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  England
82/6 (11.2 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 30 (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/13 (2.3 overs)
Alice Capsey 25 (21)
Deepti Sharma 2/4 (2 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Charlie Dean (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

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10 December 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
England  
126 (20 overs)
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  India
130/5 (19 overs)
Heather Knight 52 (42)
Shreyanka Patil 3/19 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 48 (48)
Freya Kemp 2/24 (4 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyanka Patil (Ind)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bess Heath (Eng) made her T20I debut.

Only Test

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14–17 December 2023[n 1]
Scorecard
India  
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428 (104.3 overs)
Shubha Satheesh 69 (76)
Lauren Bell 3/67 (19 overs)
136 (35.3 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 59 (70)
Deepti Sharma 5/7 (5.3 overs)
186/6d (42 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 44* (67)
Charlie Dean 4/68 (19 overs)
131 (27.3 overs)
Heather Knight 21 (20)
Deepti Sharma 4/32 (8 overs)
India won by 347 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (Ind)

Notes

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  1. ^ While four days of play were scheduled for the Test, it reached a result in three days.

References

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  1. ^ "Team India (Senior Women) to host England and Australia in action-packed home season". Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ "DY Patil Stadium to host India's first women's Test since 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Muzumdar: 'There is no compromise on fielding and fitness'". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "England A Women's Tour of India: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "IND-WA vs ENG-WA T20 schedule: Full fixtures list, match timings and venues for India Women A v England Women A 2023". Wisden. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ "England Women A announce squad for IT20 series against India A". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Issy Wong shines as England Women's A beat India by two wickets to take T20 series 2-1". Hindustan Times. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Patil, Ishaque, Mandhana star as India avoid clean sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "India ready for rare home Test in England's special 100th". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ Tomas, Fiona (13 December 2023). "From paying for kit to six-figure deals: England women's journey to 100 Tests". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Comprehensive India garner a record win in Mumbai". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Muzumdar: Deepti is the 'Ben Stokes of the team'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  13. ^ "The Deepti Sharma show wipes England out in seven sessions". ESPNcricinfo. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for England T20Is and two Tests announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Renuka returns from injury, Ishaque and Patil get maiden call-up for England T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Sophie Ecclestone back for England tour of India following shoulder surgery". ESPNcricinfo. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  17. ^ "England Women Name Squads For India Tour". Kia Oval. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  18. ^ "India v England: Emma Lamb withdraws from Test squad with back injury". BBC Sport. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  19. ^ "INDW vs ENGW: Deepti Sharma claims maiden five-wicket haul in Tests to bundle out England for paltry 136". India Today. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  20. ^ "India Women pulverise England by 347 runs to record the biggest Test victory in history". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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