# India 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.
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.

## Tour of Ireland
### Squads

| Ireland | India |
| Heather Whelan (c) Caitriona Beggs Jill Whelan Clare Shillington Cecelia Joyce Nicola Coffey Eimear Richardson Isobel Joyce Jillian Smythe Ciara Metcalfe Emma Beamish Jo Day | Mithali Raj (c) Nooshin Al Khadeer Nidhi Buley Anjum Chopra Rumeli Dhar Preeti Dimri Jhulan Goswami Karu Jain (wk) Hemlata Kala Reema Malhotra Sulakshana Naik (wk) Asha Rawat Amita Sharma Monica Sumra |

### 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 (DLS method) 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 | India |
| Charlotte Edwards (c) Lynsey Askew Caroline Atkins Rosalie Birch Katherine Brunt Holly Colvin Isa Guha Jenny Gunn Laura Marsh Beth Morgan Laura Newton Jane Smit (wk) Claire Taylor Sarah Taylor (wk) | Mithali Raj (c) Nooshin Al Khadeer Nidhi Buley Anjum Chopra Rumeli Dhar Preeti Dimri Jhulan Goswami Karu Jain (wk) Hemlata Kala Reema Malhotra Sulakshana Naik (wk) Asha Rawat Amita Sharma Monica Sumra |

### 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 (DLS method) 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) |
| Ebony Rainford-Brent 26 (18) Nooshin Al Khadeer 3/16 (3 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
| Marylebone Cricket Club 96/8 (20 overs) | 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)
* India Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Lynsey Askew, Caroline Atkins, Sarah Taylor (Eng), Nooshin Al Khadeer, Anjum Chopra, Rumeli Dhar, Preeti Dimri, Jhulan Goswami Hemlata Kala, Reema Malhotra, Sulakshana Naik, Mithali Raj, Amita Sharma and Monica Sumra (Ind) all made their WT20I debuts.

### Test Series
#### 1st Test

* 8 – 11 August 2006 Scorecard
* Match drawn Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Trevor Jesty (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Laura Marsh, Sarah Taylor (Eng), Nidhi Buley and Preeti Dimri (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.

#### 2nd Test

* 29 August – 1 September 2006 Scorecard
* 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 | India |
| 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.