# India women's cricket team in England in 1999

The India women's national cricket team toured England in June and July 1999. They played three One Day Internationals and one Test match against England, winning the ODI series 2–1 and drawing the Test match. They also played against Ireland in an ODI, which they won by 161 runs.

## Squads

| England | India |
| Karen Smithies (c) Sarah Collyer Clare Connor Charlotte Edwards Kathryn Leng Laura Newton Lucy Pearson Sue Redfern Melissa Reynard Jane Smit (wk) Claire Taylor Clare Taylor | Chanderkanta Kaul (c) Anjum Chopra Neetu David Kalyani Dhokarikar Reshma Gandhi Anju Jain (wk) Hemlata Kala Deepa Marathe Renu Margrate Mithali Raj Purnima Rau Rupanjali Shastri Arati Vaidya |

## Tour Matches
### 3-day match: England Under-21s v India

* 21 – 23 June 1999 Scorecard
* Match drawn Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Bob White (Eng)
* England Under-21s Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over match: England A v India

* 25 June 1999 Scorecard
| India 233/4 (50 overs) | v | England A 120 (47.3 overs) |
| Chanderkanta Kaul 73 (112) Katharine Winks 2/33 (10 overs) | | Jackie Hawker 56* (71) Neetu David 2/16 (7.3 overs) |
* India Women won by 113 runs Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Umpires: David Bryant (Eng) and Annette Owen (Eng)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 50-over match: North of England v India

* 1 July 1999 Scorecard
| North of England 130/8 (35 overs) | v | India 131/2 (32 overs) |
| Ella Donnison 50 (88) Deepa Marathe 3/22 (7 overs) | | Anju Jain 59* (95) Laura Spragg 1/27 (7 overs) |
* India Women won by 8 wickets Clifton Park Ground, York Umpires: John Hayes (Eng) and Janet Rogers (Eng)
* North of England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match reduced to 35 overs per side due to rain.

## Only ODI: Ireland v India

* 26 June 1999 Scorecard
| India 258/0 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 97/9 (50 overs) |
| Mithali Raj 114* (139) | | Clare Shillington 21 (28) Purnima Rau 4/33 (10 overs) |
* India Women won by 161 runs Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Umpires: David Bryant (Eng) and Lorraine Elgar (Eng)
* Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Reshma Gandhi, Hemlata Kala, Mithali Raj, Rupanjali Shastri (Ind), Isobel Joyce and Lara Molins (Ire) all made their WODI debuts.

## WODI Series
### 1st ODI

* 6 July 1999 Scorecard
| England 128/8 (50 overs) | v | India 132/9 (49.3 overs) |
| Clare Connor 16 (41) Rupanjali Shastri 2/22 (8 overs) | | Anjum Chopra 52 (110) Clare Taylor 3/12 (9.3 overs) |
* India Women won by 1 wicket Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Ann Roberts (Eng) and Mark Benson (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd ODI

* 9 July 1999 Scorecard
| India 213/7 (50 overs) | v | England 127 (43.5 overs) |
| Anjum Chopra 100 (128) Clare Connor 5/49 (10 overs) | | Kathryn Leng 35 (49) Deepa Marathe 2/11 (5.5 overs) |
* India Women won by 86 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Kathy Taylor (Eng) and Vanburn Holder (WI)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Clare Connor took a hat-trick.

### 3rd ODI

* 11 July 1999 Scorecard
| India 220/5 (50 overs) | v | England 221/7 (50 overs) |
| Chanderkanta Kaul 58 (95) Clare Connor 3/43 (10 overs) | | Karen Smithies 100* (146) Purnima Rau 2/32 (5 overs) |
* England Women won by 3 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: John Hayes (Eng) and Vanburn Holder (WI)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

## Only Test

* 15 – 18 July 1999 Scorecard
* Match drawn Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: John Steele (Eng) and John West (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Claire Taylor, Laura Newton (Eng), Kalyani Dhokarikar, Hemlata Kala, Deepa Marathe and Rupanjali Shastri (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.