The Lord’s will host its first-ever women’s Test to be played between India and England in 2026, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.
The ECB said on its website that after the five-match T20I and three-match ODI series between India and England from June 28 to July 22, 2025, the former will return in 2026 for a one-off Test.
“We can confirm that India women will return in 2026 to take on England in the first-ever women’s Test match at Lord’s. It will be a truly special occasion, and one of real significance,” ECB CEO Richard Gould said.
“England women have played white-ball matches at Lord’s with another scheduled next year, but it will be the first time the ground has hosted a Women’s Test match,” the ECB added. India have played nine Tests so far against England in their backyard from June 1986 with their last clash at Bristol in June 2021 ending in a draw.
