England vs India women, one-off Test: Mithali Raj side return to longest format with favourable history
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England vs India women Bristol one-off Test preview: History favours India against England but Mithali Raj's side has to overcome lack of red-ball cricket practice when they play their first Test in 7 years from Wednesday.
It's been 2401 days since India women last played a Test match. Mithali Raj and her girls will end their 7-year wait for red-ball action when they take on Heather Knight's England in a one-off Test in the County Ground in Bristol. They should just enjoy playing this format.Ahead of the Test against England, #TeamIndia captain @M_Raj03 has a message for the debutants #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/KQTRA70mVn It was a memorable win for us. @ImHarmanpreet relives #TeamIndia's Test win against England in 2014. pic.twitter.com/IE0uhJC79x India women last played a Test against South Africa women in November 2014 at home and they won that encounter by an innings and 34 runs. Captain Mithali Raj will be one of the 7 players from the current squad who featured against South Africa in Mysore. India, in fact, have played only 3 Tests since 2006 but have won all of them, including their last Test in England in 2014. Jhulan Goswami, who is part of the current squad, shone with a second-innings spell that broke the back of a Charlotte Edwards-led England line-up.More Related News