With the historic Lord's Test against England beginning on Friday, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called it a "very big moment" for her side.

India will be hoping for a change in tide after an underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign when they face hosts England in the first-ever women's Test at Lord's beginning in London on Friday.

India head coach Amol Muzumdar is baffled that it has taken this long to stage a women's Test at Lord's, 142 years after the 'Home of Cricket' hosted a men's Test.

India opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the historic Lord's Test against England, beginning here on Friday, due to a knee injury.

ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed women's cricket as being in a "golden era" after Australia outclassed England to win their seventh ICC T20 World Cup title at Lord's, saying the tournament showed why the sport is "unmissable."

Australia thrashed England by seven wickets to win a record-extending seventh women's T20 World Cup title in a sold-out final at Lord's on Sunday.

England vs Australia, Women's T20 World Cup Final: Australia outclassed England in the final at Lord's to clinch their record-extending seventh Women's T20 World Cup title.

Australia's Ellyse Perry, England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge, India's Smriti Mandhana, and South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp have been shortlisted for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Player of the Tournament award after standout campaigns across the competition.

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt led from the front on her return from injury with a superb 75 in a 40-run Women's T20 World Cup semi-final thrashing of South Africa at the Oval on Thursday.

England Women vs South Africa Women Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Semi-Final: Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt led from the front as England thrashed South Africa in the second semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 at The Oval, setting up a summit clash against Australia.

Former India pacer Shikha Pandey expects a tightly contested battle when England take on South Africa in the second semi-final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

The semi-finalists for the Women's T20 World Cup have been decided. In the first semi-final on Tuesday, Australia play West Indies. In the second, on Thursday, South Africa play England

Ian Bishop has termed heavyweights Australia and England as the two standout form teams heading into the high-stakes semi-finals of the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 65 was the cornerstone of England's 186-7 also featuring a useful 43 from former captain Heather Knight.

England continued their strong run of form, registering a third consecutive victory with a comfortable 38-run win over Scotland.

Star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt was on Thursday named captain of the 15-member England squad for their one-off Test against India in July, which will be the first women's Test at the historic Lord's.

England made a flying start to the Women's T20 World Cup as Danni Wyatt-Hodge's blistering century inspired an 87-run rout of Sri Lanka on Friday.

England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Danni Wyatt-Hodge led the way with a brilliant century as England outclassed Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 opener.