Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co to play England, Australia at home in December and January

India will play England in three T20Is and one Test while they will face Australia in all three formats, with all matches being played in Mumbai.

Oct 27, 2023 - 23:30

Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co to play England, Australia at home in December and January

The Indian women’s cricket team will begin their season at home with England and Australia visiting for a multi-format series against each team across December and January.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed this on their website, mentioning that A tours will also resume with India A hosting England A for three Twenty20 Internationals at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, beginning on November 29.

The England and Australia tours will be the first assignment for newly-appointed coach Amol Mazumdar, who was named the head coach of the Indian women’s team on Wednesday.

This will also be the first competitive fixture for the Indian team after their historic gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where they beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs.

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England’s tour of India will begin with three T20Is, all being played at the Wankhede stadium under lights. The tour will end with a single Test, the first to be played in India since 2014, between December 14-17 at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The last time England visited India was back in 2019 where the former world champions played three...