England Women's National Cricket Team Vs India Women's National Cricket Team
In 1934, England women’s national cricket team was established. From 1934-35 they toured Australia and received a warm reception from crowds throughout Australia.
In recent years, the rivalry between England Women’s National Cricket Team Vs India Women’s National Cricket Team has become one of the most anticipated in women’s cricket. England have successfully defended their 2009 title and added Georgia Elwiss to their squad for 2010, immediately making an impressive start at their tournament by winning two out of their initial three matches.
| Date | Format | Venue | Result | Player of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | ODI | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | India Women won by 59 runs (DLS method) | Not specified |
| Jul 19, 2025 | ODI | Lord’s, London | England Women won by 8 wickets (DLS method) | Not specified |
| Jul 16, 2025 | ODI | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | India Women won by 4 wickets | Not specified |
| Jul 12, 2025 | T20I | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England Women won by 5 wickets | Not specified |
| Jul 9, 2025 | T20I | Old Trafford, Manchester | India Women won by 6 wickets | Not specified |
England vs. India
England were rejuvenated after Clare Connor returned home after their shock last-ball defeat against Sri Lanka and showed it in their opening match against India. Their batswoman Charlotte Edwards led by example as she powered to her seventh century and top scored with 125 runs.
After taking down Bangladesh 3-1 in an ODI series, England faced India in their second group match in the Women’s World Cup. Holly Colvin took three wickets early and Katherine Brunt took two in the second, leaving India 27-6 behind at halftime. Captain Heather Knight then managed to remove Marufa Akter with an aggressive catch at short mid-on; Nat Sciver-Brunt then had Akter caught at point while Sophia Dunkley mishitting a full toss to long-on.
Australia reduced England to 39-6 in their 50 overs before they recovered and reached 276-5 at the end. While in trouble when Marsh was dismissed early and Edwards recorded another first-ball duck, Sarah Taylor struck fast to hit 64 runs off 51 deliveries for England – an impressive total that will keep any opposition at bay!
No matter who lost the toss and sent England into bat, England made a steady start by their openers Winfield and Beaumont hitting nine fours between them in 15 overs despite losing the toss and being put into bat. Leg-spinner Goswami kept down run-rate by bowling with pace off-ball; Sciver and Taylor formed an excellent fourth-wicket partnership of 83; but once Edwards and Brindle fell, England suffered further setbacks and ultimately lost both. A late surge from vice captain Harmanpreet Kaur brought some hope before being caught by Knight at mid-off.
Women’s World Cup 2013
Thirteen years ago, playing cricket for India’s women’s national team involved playing practice matches against under-16 and under-19 boy teams at Mumbai’s Police Gymkhana. Match fees barely topped INR 1 lakh for an entire tour of England or Australia, while daily allowances could barely cover a cup of coffee per day. Even so, young cricketers could take inspiration from players like Virender Sehwag or Smriti Mandhana’s fearless play, which would provide inspiration. Today’s landscape is completely different; these dreamers would only wish they could follow in the footsteps of such stars and represent India one day. Women’s cricket players have experienced a revolutionary surge in recent years. Playing at top facilities and competing in top T20 leagues across India and overseas is no longer unthinkable; and Kranti Goud’s journey from Ghuwara, 450km south of Indore, through WPL into national team is evidence of how exposure, scouting, and T20 circuits have revolutionised talent pools across India.
Women’s cricket was slow to gain prominence, but once it did it took off. Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium and DY Patil’s stadium in Navi Mumbai consistently draw large crowds due to the WPL, but now is the time to bring it on tour – Guwahati, Vizag and Indore have hosted men’s internationals previously but need to host more women’s matches sooner rather than later for audiences to grow – especially with this World Cup potentially providing women’s cricketing fans a stage they can call home!
One Day International Series vs. Australia
One Day Internationals (ODIs) are international-level limited overs cricket matches played between teams with international status. ODI matches represent the pinnacle of limited overs competition for women’s cricket and are held every four years during Women’s World Cup tournaments – similar to Twenty20 and Test Cricket formats for men.
The Women’s World Cup 2013 marked another significant leap forward for cricket as fast bowling and big hitting brought new energy and identity to the game, while traditionally weaker sides have gained much-needed competitive edge away from Australia, England and New Zealand – the three traditional powerhouses.
Australia, in Group A, won all five matches to claim victory and top the group; India lost to Sri Lanka and failed to qualify for the Super Six stage. Elliese Perry took three wickets as Australia defeated West Indies in an underlight final; Jess Cameron hit two sixes and eight fours during her 76-ball 75 to give Australia their sixth World Cup crown with 114 runs win.
This match marked the inaugural official One-Day International played under lights, an innovation introduced for this tournament by ICC’s World Series Cricket initiative. Night matches had previously been experimented with in tri-series format; when Australia and England met under floodlights at Sydney Olympic Stadium under floodlights with white balls and colored pads this became official in ODI cricket for 1979-80 when broadcast live with special effects microphones recording sounds from players and spectators in Sydney Olympic Stadium under floodlights, as it became the inaugural ODI ever shown live in television with special effects microphones used to record sounds from players and fans in Sydney Olympic Stadium to capture sounds both players and fans could hear throughout their matchup.
Twenty/20 World Championship
India defeated England by seven wickets to claim the Twenty/20 World Championship Women’s World Cup 2013 held in South Africa. India became the first Asian team ever to claim this coveted crown; other successful Asian contenders included Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Harmanpreet Kaur was India’s stand-out performer as she batted an outstanding 99-ball innings to put their side in an advantageous position. Kranti Goud played an instrumental role with six wickets she captured with her bowling.
India was victorious, and this victory will give them great confidence going into the next phase of competition. They displayed impressive teamwork and played with discipline – a truly impressive team performance!
Women’s Test Series vs. New Zealand
The Women’s Ashes is the perennial trophy in multi-format women’s international cricket. While its namesake – men’s Ashes – is decided solely through Test matches, this trophy allows teams to combine Test and limited overs games as part of its decision process; four points are awarded per Test win (two to each side if it ends in a draw) while two points are earned from white ball victories; currently Australia hold onto their title.
New Zealand won this match convincingly, outfielding England to seize control in Guwahati before dismantling their hosts’ batting with Jess Kerr and Rosemary Mair’s new-ball pairing. Lea Tahuhu played her 100th ODI during this match and scored an unbeaten 117 to lead New Zealand past 227 with relative ease.
Bangladesh will take heart from Guwahati’s spin-friendly conditions and could use that advantage to test New Zealand’s right-handed top order. Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter and Rabeya Khan have proven themselves solid options with the ball so far this tournament.
India’s Harmanpreet Kaur has been on an incredible run as she works towards her first triple century in one day internationals (ODI). In her latest innings, which fell just two runs shy of this feat, Harmanpreet set the record for fastest 50 by an Indian woman in an ODI game – one of several impressive displays from visitors, with pace bowler Kranti Goud also showing great promise.
Rohit Sharma will look to steer India back on track after suffering a crushing defeat at last year’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia, which put paid to any hopes they had of qualifying for the third World Cup final and left them sixth overall. Additionally, this loss cut short any hope for rematch against their arch-rivals Australians (their only home fixture prior to this year’s tournament), leaving no chance for revenge against this year’s competition.
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