IND W vs ENG W Test: A historic test match will be played between the women’s teams of India and England at Lord’s from July 10. For the first time in the history of Lord’s, a women’s test match is going to be played, but just before this, the Indian women’s team has suffered a big setback. Indian team’s star batsman Pratika Rawal is out of this test due to injury. BCCI has included experienced batsman Priya Punia in her place in the squad.
Pratika Rawal out of test match due to injury
Pratika Raval is out of this historic test match due to injury. She was injured while fielding during the second ODI match played against England A in Taunton last week, after which she did not even come to bat. Indian women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar said that Rawal had an injury on her knee which required stitches.
Coach announced replacement
Amol Majumdar confirmed on 8 July that Pratika Rawal would not be available for this one-off Test. Priya Punia has been included in the team in her place. Priya Punia has not made her test debut yet. Priya Punia recently played an ODI series for India A against England A. He scored 2 half-centuries in the 3-match series and played an important role in India-A’s 2-1 series win. Priya last played an ODI match for India in December 2024. Now he may get a chance to make his Test debut at Lord’s.
Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of India’s Test against England Lord’s after sustaining a cut knee that required stitches during India A’s match against England in Taunton last week.
Priya Punia has been added to the squad as her replacement. pic.twitter.com/07je5sNhC7
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Women’s test match will be played for the first time at Lord’s ground
Now a new chapter will be written at Lord’s, which women’s cricket has been waiting for for a long time. The historic ground of Lord’s will host the women’s Test for the first time. This one-day Test match between India and England women’s teams will be played from July 10 to July 13. This match will start at 3:00 pm Indian time. Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the Indian women’s team, while England will be commanded by Nat Sciver-Brunt. Fans are eagerly waiting for this historic match. Now it remains to be seen who wins in this test match, India or England women’s team.
The stage is iconic. The challenge is immense. 👊
The Women in Blue are set for a red-ball showdown against England Women at Lord’s.
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India and England women’s team squad for Lord’s Test
Updated squad of Indian women’s team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priya Punia, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sri Charani, Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaur and Sayli Satghare.
England women’s squad: Nat Sciver-Brunt (captain), Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bushier, Emma Lamb, Amy Jones, Eleanor Threlkeld, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Lauren Filer, Isi Wong, Alice Capsey, Tilly Courtin-Coleman, Grace Potts, Mady Villiers.
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