Indian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2006

The India women's national cricket team toured Ireland and England between July and September 2006. They played Ireland in 2 One Day Internationals, winning the series 2–0. They then played England in 1 Twenty20 International, 2 Test matches and 5 ODIs. England won the ODI series 4–0, whilst India won the Test series and T20I series, both 1–0.[1]

England's Sarah Taylor set the record for the fastest cricketer, male of female, to earn their first cap in all three formats of international cricket, doing so in the space of nine days.[2]

Tour of Ireland

Squads

 Ireland[3]  India[4]

WODI Series

1st ODI

29 July 2006
Scorecard
India 
212/5 (48 overs)
v
 Ireland
105 (44.2 overs)
Karu Jain 56 (114)
Heather Whelan 2/46 (10 overs)
Clare Shillington 31 (64)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 2/21 (8 overs)
India Women won by 107 runs
Railway Union Cricket Club, Sandymount, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Tuffery (Ire) and Louis Fourie (Ire)
  • Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
  • Preeti Dimri (Ind) made her WODI debut.

2nd ODI

30 July 2006
Scorecard
India 
239/4 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
135/8 (40.2 overs)
Mithali Raj 66 (87)
Jill Whelan 1/39 (10 overs)
Caitriona Beggs 63* (115)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 2/20 (8 overs)
India Women won by 78 runs (D/L)
The Vineyard, Dublin
Umpires: David Walsh (Ire) and Rodney Molins (Ire)
  • Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland Women target was 214 from 40 overs.
  • Nidhi Buley (Ind) made her WODI debut.

Tour of England

Squads

 England[5]  India[4]

Tour matches

50-over match: England A v India

2 August 2006
Scorecard
India 
128 (39.4 overs)
v
 England A
70/1 (26 overs)
Mithali Raj 52 (93)
Kathryn Doherty 3/21 (7 overs)
Steph Davies 27* (77)
Amita Sharma 1/19 (5 overs)
England A Women won by 1 run (D/L)
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John James (Eng) and Alan Wilson (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • When play was halted due to rain, the England A Women target was 70.

20-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v India

3 August 2006
Scorecard
Marylebone Cricket Club
117/6 (20 overs)
v
 India
118/4 (20 overs)
Hemlata Kala 39* (39)
Natasha Miles 1/20 (5 overs)
India Women won by 6 wickets
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John Harris (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.

20-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v India

3 August 2006
Scorecard
v
 India
97/7 (20 overs)
Beth Wild 22 (36)
Preeti Dimri 4/6 (4 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 40 (–)
Bev Nicholson 4/12 (4 overs)
India Women won by 3 wickets
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John Harris (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
  • Marylebone Cricket Club Women won the toss and elected to bat.

Only T20I

3 August 2006
Scorecard
England 
107/8 (20 overs)
v
 India
109/2 (19.2 overs)
Jenny Gunn 38 (52)
Jhulan Goswami 2/14 (4 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 66* (69)
Katherine Brunt 1/10 (4 overs)
India Women won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: George Sharp (Eng) and Neil Bainton (Eng)
Player of the match: Rumeli Dhar (Ind)

Test Series

1st Test

8 – 11 August 2006
Scorecard
v
223 (88.2 overs)
Caroline Atkins 73 (146)
Jhulan Goswami 3/46 (18.2 overs)
298 (138.1 overs)
Hemlata Kala 69 (179)
Laura Newton 3/57 (17.1 overs)
345/8d (102.3 overs)
Claire Taylor 115 (233)
Preeti Dimri 3/75 (25 overs)
187/8 (74 overs)
Rumeli Dhar 57 (123)
Laura Marsh 3/44 (18 overs)
Match drawn
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Trevor Jesty (Eng)

2nd Test

29 August – 1 September 2006
Scorecard
v
307 (148.1 overs)
Anjum Chopra 98 (295)
Isa Guha 4/61 (40.1 overs)
99 (51 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 26 (54)
Jhulan Goswami 5/33 (13 overs)
98/5 (29.2 overs)
Karu Jain 34 (59)
Holly Colvin 2/26 (8 overs)
305 (160.2 overs) (f/o)
Charlotte Edwards 105 (223)
Jhulan Goswami 5/45 (36.2 overs)
India Women won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Mallender (Eng) and Roy Palmer (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Reema Malhotra (Ind) made her WTest debut.

WODI Series

1st ODI

14 August 2006
Scorecard
England 
253/3 (48 overs)
v
 India
153/7 (48 overs)
Claire Taylor 156* (151)
Nooshin Al Khadeer 1/65 (9 overs)
Mithali Raj 59 (111)
Beth Morgan 3/39 (9 overs)
England Women won by 100 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater (Eng) and Pasty Harris (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
  • Holly Colvin and Sarah Taylor (Eng) both made their WODI debuts.

2nd ODI

17 August 2006
Scorecard
England 
42/2 (16 overs)
v
Laura Newton 24* (41)
Amita Sharma 1/14 (7 overs)
No result
Denis Compton Oval, Shenley
Umpires: Martin Bodenham (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play possible due to rain.
  • Laura Marsh (Eng) made her WODI debut.

3rd ODI

19 August 2006
Scorecard
India 
185/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
188/5 (49.2 overs)
Mithali Raj 73 (103)
Isa Guha 4/29 (10 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 47 (61)
Preeti Dimri 2/25 (10 overs)
England Women won by 5 wickets
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater (Eng) and Martin Bodenham (Eng)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI

24 August 2006
Scorecard
India 
192/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
195/7 (45.4 overs)
Anjum Chopra 53 (113)
Jenny Gunn 1/16 (7 overs)
Sarah Taylor 61 (63)
Jhulan Goswami 3/20 (10 overs)
England Women won by 3 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Graham Burgess (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Eng)
  • England Women won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

24 August 2006
Scorecard
India 
131 (47.4 overs)
v
 England
132/3 (37.5 overs)
Anjum Chopra 44 (118)
Isa Guha 3/22 (10 overs)
Laura Newton 41 (62)
Preeti Dimri 2/21 (10 overs)
England Women won by 7 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Graham Burgess (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Isa Guha (Eng)
  • India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

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