Xtra Time Web Desk: Heather Knight’s England Women’s team will host India and New Zealand in 2021. England will play India in a multi-format series across June and July – with a Test match at Bristol kicking off the summer – and New Zealand in IT20s and ODI series in September. It will be a heartening news for the likes of Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jhulan Goswami who has been waiting for the next international assignment.
ECB Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison, said: “We’re really looking forward to a busy summer in what is a huge year for our England Women’s team, and we’re very excited about hosting India and New Zealand.
“The two international series will sit either side of The Hundred, and with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Regional T20 competition running throughout the summer, it’s a fixture list that offers a lot for both our players and our fans.
“With the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup around the corner it is of paramount importance that our England team is able to prepare accordingly, and with the team also due to travel to Pakistan in October we can look forward to an exciting 12 months of international women’s cricket.”
Schedule for England women versus India women series:
LV= Insurance Test Series
Wednesday June 16-Saturday June 19: LV= Insurance Test Match. England v India (Bristol County Ground)
Royal London Series
Sunday June 27: 1st match of the Royal London Series. England v India (Bristol County Ground)
Wednesday June 30: 2nd match of the Royal London Series. England v India (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
Sunday July 3: 3rd match of the Royal London Series. England v India (New Road, Worcester)
Vitality IT20 Series
Friday July 9: 1st Vitality IT20. England v India (The County Ground, Northampton)
Sunday July 11: 2nd Vitality IT20: England v India (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Thursday July 15: 3rd Vitality IT20: England v India (The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford)