England Women’s Cricket Team will play a Test match against India at Lord’s Stadium in 2026.

Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London will host a Women’s Test match for the first time in history. England released its calendar till 2026, in which it was told that the only women’s test will be played between India and England. Which will be the first women’s test on this historic ground.

England will also play a Test against Zimbabwe in 2025, which will be the first Test between the two teams in 22 years. After Zimbabwe, the English team will host India for 5 Tests. After this England will go directly to Australia to play the Ashes series.(England 2026 Cricket Calendar)

Women’s test will be held at special moment
England Cricket Board said, in 2026 the Women’s Test between India and England will be held at a special moment. The England Women’s team last played a Test in London in 1976 under the captaincy of the legendary Rachel Hayhoe Flint. On completion of 50 years of this special occasion, a test match will be held between India and England at Lord’s Stadium in London.

Rachel Hayhoe-Flint last captained the England Women’s team in 1976.

No player from England played test at Lord’s
MCC Cricket Committee Chairperson and former England player Claire Taylor said, “I played 15 Tests in my career, but could not play even one at Lord’s. So I am very happy to hear the news of the match. Especially for those players, I am also very happy.” Happy that she will play this match in 2026.

Now young girls playing cricket in England can also dream of playing a Test match at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket. This will also prove that cricket is everyone’s game.”

England will not play any women’s test in 2024 and 2025
England Women’s Cricket Team will not play any Test this year, they do not have to play any Test next year also. The team will play Tests directly against India only in 2026. Earlier, the team had played its last Test in India against India in 2023. India had won in this.

West Indies men’s and women’s teams will come to England next year to play 3 ODI and 3 T20 series. The England men’s team will also host South Africa next year. Then the team will go on Ireland tour in September itself.

India won the only Test against England in 2023.

It is our responsibility to promote Zimbabwe cricket – ECB
England Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Richard Gould said, “Playing Test cricket against Zimbabwe will be a historic moment. Both the countries have not played any Test for 20 years. It is our responsibility to promote Test cricket in developed countries.”

Test from India after Zimbabwe
The England team’s only test against Zimbabwe will start from May 22 next year. After this the team will play 5 tests against India. The first match will start on June 20, while the last Test will be played from July 31 to August 4.