Butterflies, laughter, nostalgia: India women's team land reach England, watch video
The Indian women's cricket team has touched down in the United Kingdom, ready to kick off their white-ball tour against England. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will play
five T20Is and three ODIs
across iconic English venues from
June 28 to July 22, 2025
.
— BCCIWomen (@BCCIWomen)
In a post captioned
'Mumbai 🇮🇳 ➡️ London 🇬🇧 Recalling UK memories and creating new ones ✨'
, the BCCI shared photos of the squad arriving in England, drawing excitement ahead of the highly anticipated series.
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India Women's T20I Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur
(c),
Smriti Mandhana
(vc), Shafali Verma,
Jemimah Rodrigues
, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol,
Deepti Sharma
, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
India Women's ODI Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
Full Schedule – India Women Tour of England 2025
T20I Series
1st T20I – Sat, 28 June – Nottingham – 7:00 PM IST
2nd T20I – Tue, 1 July – Bristol – 11:00 PM IST
3rd T20I – Fri, 4 July – The Oval – 11:05 PM IST
4th T20I – Wed, 9 July – Manchester – 11:00 PM IST
5th T20I – Sat, 12 July – Birmingham – 11:05 PM IST
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ODI Series
1st ODI – Wed, 16 July – Southampton – 5:30 PM IST
2nd ODI – Sat, 19 July – Lord's – 3:30 PM IST
3rd ODI – Tue, 22 July – Chester-le-Street – 5:30 PM IST
The tour presents a valuable opportunity for India to test their depth, refine their strategies, and gain valuable experience in challenging conditions. As they take on England across formats, the focus will be on playing confident, disciplined cricket and making the most of every moment on the field.
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