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

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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)

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]

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[edit]

 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[edit]

1st match[edit]

29 November 2023
13:30
Scorecard
India A 
134/7 (20 overs)
v
 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[edit]

1 December 2023
13:30
Scorecard
India A 
149/9 (20 overs)
v
 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[edit]

3 December 2023
13:30
Scorecard
India A 
101 (19.2 overs)
v
 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[edit]

1st T20I[edit]

6 December 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
England 
197/6 (20 overs)
v
 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[edit]

9 December 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
India 
80 (16.2 overs)
v
 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[edit]

10 December 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
England 
126 (20 overs)
v
 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[edit]

14–17 December 2023[n 1]
Scorecard
v
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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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