England vs India Women: All you need to know about historic Lord's Test

England will host India at Lord's in the 153rd women's Test, starting on Friday morning.

It will be the first time the famous venue - known as the Home of Cricket - has hosted a women's Test.

England and Australia played the first-ever women's Test in December 1934 as part of a three-Test series.

The match will be the 103rd women's Test that England have played in and India's 43rd.

Here is all you need to know before the match between two of the world's top cricketing nations.

This Test match is historic as it is the first-ever women's Test to be played at Lord's.

The venue has previously held 150 men's Test matches. The most recent was the opening game of the three-match Test series between England and New Zealand last month.

Worcester's New Road holds the record for most Women's Test matches held with nine. The Oval has hosted six, while the County Ground in Taunton and Scarborough's North Marine Round Ground have also held five each.

This will be the 16th time that England and India have met in Women's Test matches.

England have only won once, while India have three wins to their name. The remaining 11 have ended in draws.

When these two nations last met in a Test in England in June 2021, the match ended in a draw.

They have faced each other more recently, playing in a one-off Test in December 2023. India won by 347 runs in Navi Mumbai.

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