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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{distinguish|Indian cricket team in England in 2021}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = India women's cricket team in England in 2021
| team1_image = Flag_of_England.svg
| team1_name = England women
| team2_image = Flag_of_India.svg
| team2_name = India women
| from_date = 16 June
| to_date = 14 July 2021
| team1_captain = [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]]
| team2_captain = [[Mithali Raj]] (WTest & WODIs) [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] (WT20Is)
| no_of_tests = 1
| team1_tests_won = 0
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] (95)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Shafali Verma]] (159)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] (8)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]] (4)
| player_of_test_series =
| no_of_ODIs = 3
| team1_ODIs_won = 2
| team2_ODIs_won = 1
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = [[Nat Sciver]] (142)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = [[Mithali Raj]] (206)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] (8)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Jhulan Goswami]] (3) [[Poonam Yadav]] (3) [[Deepti Sharma]] (3)
| player_of_ODI_series = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] (Eng)
| no_of_twenty20s = 3
| team1_twenty20s_won = 2
| team2_twenty20s_won = 1
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Danni Wyatt]] (123)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Smriti Mandhana]] (119)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Nat Sciver]] (3) [[Sophie Ecclestone]] (3) [[Katherine Brunt]] (3)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Shikha Pandey]] (3) [[Poonam Yadav]] (3)
| player_of_twenty20_series = [[Nat Sciver]] (Eng)
| points_header = Series points
| team1_points = 10
| team2_points = 6
}}
The [[India women's national cricket team|India women's cricket team]] toured England to play the [[England women's cricket team]] in June and July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/india-set-to-play-a-test-against-england-this-year-match-likely-during-their-proposed-england-tour |title=India set to play a Test against England this year; match likely during their proposed England tour |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328151644/https://www.womenscriczone.com/india-set-to-play-a-test-against-england-this-year-match-likely-during-their-proposed-england-tour/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On [[International Women's Day]] 2021, [[Jay Shah]], the secretary of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), stated that the India team would play a one-off [[Women's Test cricket|Women's Test match]] against the England team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1254222.html |title=India Women to play Test against England this year, says BCCI secretary Jay Shah |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56323855 |title=England to play 'one-off Test' against India this year - BCCI |work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> India women last played a Test match in November 2014, [[South African women's cricket team in India in 2014–15#Only Test|against South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/116543/india-women-to-make-test-cricket-return-after-six-years |title=India Women to play a Test against England in 2021, confirms Jay Shah |work=CricBuzz |date=8 March 2021 |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, including the one-off Test match, three [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) and three [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/2103284/england-women-announce-home-fixtures-for-2021 |title=England Women announce home fixtures for 2021 |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56700877 |title=England to play India Test & host New Zealand during summer |work=BBC Sport |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

A [[Points system (cricket)|points-based system]] was used across all three formats of the tour,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/knight-keen-to-start-the-multi-format-series-against-india-with-a-win |title=India series is going to be a real test for us, says England skipper Heather Knight |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518095054/https://www.womenscriczone.com/knight-keen-to-start-the-multi-format-series-against-india-with-a-win |url-status=dead }}</ref> with four points for winning the Test match, two points if the Test was drawn, and two points for each win in the [[Limited overs cricket|limited overs]] matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-in-england-2021-emily-arlott-s-england-call-up-just-the-start-heather-knight-1265733 |title=Emily Arlott's England call-up just the start - Heather Knight |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>

The one-off Test match ended in a draw,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57540243 |title=England v India: Hosts draw gripping Test after stubborn ninth-wicket partnership |work=BBC Sport |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref> despite England making a big first-innings lead and enforcing the [[follow-on]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/valiant-knocks-from-sneh-rana-taniya-bhatia-help-india-hold-on-to-a-draw |title=Valiant knocks from Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia help India hold on to a draw |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=19 June 2021 |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620043116/https://www.womenscriczone.com/valiant-knocks-from-sneh-rana-taniya-bhatia-help-india-hold-on-to-a-draw/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> England won the first WODI by eight wickets to record their 100th win at home in the format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-tour-of-england-2021-1260086/england-women-vs-india-women-1st-odi-1260094/match-report |title=England thrash India by eight wickets with all-round display |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> England then won the second WODI match by five wickets,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57672858 |title=England v India: Sophia Dunkley's 73 guides hosts to tense five-wicket win in second ODI |work=BBC Sport |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> to win the series with a game to spare.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/england-register-a-hard-fought-win-as-cross-and-dunkley-make-headlines |title=Cross, Dunkley headline England's dogged win as they clinch ODI series with a match to spare |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182059/https://www.womenscriczone.com/england-register-a-hard-fought-win-as-cross-and-dunkley-make-headlines |url-status=dead }}</ref> India won the final WODI by four wickets, with England taking the series 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57706551 |title=England v India: Mithali Raj leads India to tense four-wicket win in third ODI |work=BBC Sport |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> England won the first WT20I, with India winning the second match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/swashbuckling-shafali-verma-and-spinners-keep-t20i-series-alive-for-india |title=Swashbuckling Shafali Verma and spinners keep T20I series alive for India |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=11 July 2021 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711172319/https://www.womenscriczone.com/swashbuckling-shafali-verma-and-spinners-keep-t20i-series-alive-for-india |url-status=dead }}</ref> Therefore, England took an 8–6 lead in the points-based system into the final match of the tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57798277 |title=England v India: Shafali Verma stars as tourists win to set up decider |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> England won the third WT20I by eight wickets,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57842923 |title=England v India: Danni Wyatt leads hosts to series victory with unbeaten 89 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> to win the WT20I series 2–1 and to win 10–6 in the points-based system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/danielle-wyatt-natalie-sciver-power-england-to-victory-in-series-decider |title=Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver power England to victory in series decider |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=14 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714205942/https://www.womenscriczone.com/danielle-wyatt-natalie-sciver-power-england-to-victory-in-series-decider |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During the third WODI match, India's [[Mithali Raj]] became the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-vs-india-women-2021-3rd-odi-mithali-raj-leading-run-scorer-in-womens-international-cricket-1268524 |title=Record-breaking Mithali Raj becomes leading run-scorer in women's international cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> She went past [[Charlotte Edwards]]' previous record of 10,273 runs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57709198 |title=Mithali Raj: India captain becomes leading run-scorer in women's cricket |work=BBC Sport |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>

==Background==
Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in June and July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28502768/women-t20-world-cup-chance-england-put-things-right-natalie-sciver |title=Women's T20 World Cup a chance for England to 'put a few things to right' - Natalie Sciver |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref> The tour was to consist of four WODIs and two WT20Is.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/1573896/england-women-announce-t20-world-cup-squad-and-summer-fixtures |title=England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref> However, on 24 April 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the ECB confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/1660195/ecb-announces-further-delay-to-the-professional-cricket-season |title=ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> with the tour being postponed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52409980 |title=Season delayed until July as England-West Indies postponed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> In May 2020, [[Clare Connor]], the Director of Cricket for the ECB, suggested that India could take part in a tri-series with the [[South Africa women's cricket team in England in 2020|touring South African team]] during September 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52712067 |title=England women: India & South Africa tri-series an option - Clare Connor |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29204748/england-women-follow-men-training-weeks |title=England women could follow men into training within weeks |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> However, on 20 July 2020, reports stated that India would not tour, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|impact of the pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29501031/covid-19-india-women-set-pull-england-tour |title=Covid-19: India women set to pull out of England tour |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref>

The Test match was played on a used pitch from a men's game in the [[2021 t20 Blast]] from the previous week.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/ecb-apologise-for-not-providing-fresh-pitch-for-india-test-after-knight-express-disappointment |title=ECB apologise for not providing fresh pitch for India Test after Knight express disappointment |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=16 June 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615155034/https://www.womenscriczone.com/ecb-apologise-for-not-providing-fresh-pitch-for-india-test-after-knight-express-disappointment/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ECB later apologised for the situation.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 June 2021|title=England Women forced to play India Test on used men's T20 cricket pitch|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/15/england-womens-cricket-heather-knight-says-used-pitch-for-india-test-not-ideal|access-date=16 June 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|WTest
!colspan=2|WODIs
!colspan=2|WT20Is
|-
! {{crw|ENG}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2167865/emily-arlott-earns-call-up-to-england-women-test-squad |title=Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
! {{crw|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154389/india-s-senior-women-squad-for-the-only-test-match-odi-t20i-series-against-england-announced |title=India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
! {{crw|ENG}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/2176831/england-women-announce-odi-squad |title=England Women announce ODI squad to face India |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
! {{crw|IND}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/india-recall-shikha-taniya-for-england-tour-indrani-earns-maiden-call-up |title=Maiden call-up for Indrani Roy; Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia return for England tour |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514175708/https://www.womenscriczone.com/india-recall-shikha-taniya-for-england-tour-indrani-earns-maiden-call-up |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! {{crw|ENG}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-in-england-2021-danni-wyatt-called-up-for-t20i-leg-of-england-women-s-series-against-india-1268774 |title=Danni Wyatt called up for T20I leg of England Women's series against India |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
! {{crw|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-women-vs-ind-women-2021-shikha-pandey-and-taniya-bhatia-return-shafali-verma-gets-odi-call-up-1262457 |title=Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia return, Shafali Verma gets maiden ODI, Test call-ups |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Nat Sciver]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain)|vc]])
* [[Emily Arlott]]
* [[Tammy Beaumont]]
* [[Katherine Brunt]]
* [[Kate Cross]]
* [[Sophia Dunkley]]
* [[Sophie Ecclestone]]
* [[Georgia Elwiss]]
* [[Tash Farrant]]
* [[Amy Jones (cricketer)|Amy Jones]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Anya Shrubsole]]
* [[Mady Villiers]]
* [[Fran Wilson]]
* [[Lauren Winfield-Hill]]
|
* [[Mithali Raj]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain)|vc]])
* [[Taniya Bhatia]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Ekta Bisht]]
* [[Jhulan Goswami]]
* [[Smriti Mandhana]]
* [[Shikha Pandey]]
* [[Priya Punia]]
* [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]]
* [[Punam Raut]]
* [[Jemimah Rodrigues]]
* [[Arundhati Reddy]]
* [[Indrani Roy]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Deepti Sharma]]
* [[Pooja Vastrakar]]
* [[Shafali Verma]]
* [[Poonam Yadav]]
* [[Radha Yadav]]
|
* [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Nat Sciver]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain)|vc]])
* [[Emily Arlott]]
* [[Tammy Beaumont]]
* [[Katherine Brunt]]
* [[Kate Cross]]
* [[Freya Davies]]
* [[Sophia Dunkley]]
* [[Sophie Ecclestone]]
* [[Tash Farrant]]
* [[Sarah Glenn]]
* [[Amy Jones (cricketer)|Amy Jones]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Anya Shrubsole]]
* [[Mady Villiers]]
* [[Fran Wilson]]
* [[Lauren Winfield-Hill]]
|
* [[Mithali Raj]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain)|vc]])
* [[Taniya Bhatia]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Ekta Bisht]]
* [[Jhulan Goswami]]
* [[Smriti Mandhana]]
* [[Shikha Pandey]]
* [[Priya Punia]]
* [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]]
* [[Punam Raut]]
* [[Jemimah Rodrigues]]
* [[Arundhati Reddy]]
* [[Indrani Roy]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Deepti Sharma]]
* [[Pooja Vastrakar]]
* [[Shafali Verma]]
* [[Poonam Yadav]]
* [[Radha Yadav]]
|
* [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Nat Sciver]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain)|vc]])
* [[Tammy Beaumont]]
* [[Katherine Brunt]]
* [[Freya Davies]]
* [[Sophia Dunkley]]
* [[Sophie Ecclestone]]
* [[Tash Farrant]]
* [[Sarah Glenn]]
* [[Amy Jones (cricketer)|Amy Jones]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Anya Shrubsole]]
* [[Mady Villiers]]
* [[Fran Wilson]]
* [[Danni Wyatt]]
|
* [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Smriti Mandhana]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain)|vc]])
* [[Simran Bahadur]]
* [[Taniya Bhatia]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Ekta Bisht]]
* [[Harleen Deol]]
* [[Richa Ghosh]]
* [[Shikha Pandey]]
* [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]]
* [[Arundhati Reddy]]
* [[Jemimah Rodrigues]]
* [[Indrani Roy]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Deepti Sharma]]
* [[Pooja Vastrakar]]
* [[Shafali Verma]]
* [[Poonam Yadav]]
* [[Radha Yadav]]
|}

On 9 June 2021, England named a squad of 17 players for the one-off Test match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57411942 |title=England v India: Emily Arlott included in hosts' 17-woman squad |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref> Two days later, [[Freya Davies]] and [[Sarah Glenn]] were released from the squad allowing them to play in the [[2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy]] ahead of England's one-day matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/england-release-sarah-glenn-freya-davies-from-the-test-squad |title=England release Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies ahead of India Test |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=11 June 2021 |archive-date=16 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316162714/https://www.womenscriczone.com/england-release-sarah-glenn-freya-davies-from-the-test-squad |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Only WTest==
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 16–19 June 2021
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 396/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (121.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] 95 (175)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]] 4/131 (39.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 231 (81.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Shafali Verma]] 96 (152)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 4/88 (26 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 344/8 (121 overs) ([[follow-on|f/o]])
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]] 80[[not out|*]] (154)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 4/118 (38 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260093.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bristol County Ground]], [[Bristol]]
| umpires = [[Sue Redfern]] (Eng) and [[Chris Watts (umpire)|Chris Watts]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shafali Verma]] (Ind)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible after tea on day 3 due to rain.
| notes = [[Sophia Dunkley]] (Eng), [[Taniya Bhatia]], [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]], [[Deepti Sharma]], [[Pooja Vastrakar]] and [[Shafali Verma]] (Ind) all made their Test debuts.
* [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] played her 100th match as the captain of England Women.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57488424 |title=England v India: ECB 'disappointed and sorry' at used pitch for Test |work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>
* Points: England Women 2, India Women 2.
}}

==WODI series==
===1st WODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 June 2021
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 201/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mithali Raj]] 72 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 3/40 (10 overs)
| score2 = 202/2 (34.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tammy Beaumont]] 87[[not out|*]] (87)
| wickets2 = [[Jhulan Goswami]] 1/25 (6 overs)
| result = England Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260094.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bristol County Ground]], [[Bristol]]
| umpires = [[Graham Lloyd]] (Eng) and [[Sue Redfern]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Tammy Beaumont]] (Eng)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Sophia Dunkley]] (Eng) and [[Shafali Verma]] (Ind) both made their WODI debuts.
* Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
}}

===2nd WODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 June 2021
| time = 14:00
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 221 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mithali Raj]] 59 (92)
| wickets1 = [[Kate Cross]] 5/34 (10 overs)
| score2 = 225/5 (47.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sophia Dunkley]] 73[[not out|*]] (81)
| wickets2 = [[Poonam Yadav]] 2/63 (10 overs)
| result = England Women won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260095.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng) and [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Kate Cross]] (Eng)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Nat Sciver]] (Eng) took her 50th wicket in WODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-tour-of-england-2021-1260086/england-women-vs-india-women-2nd-odi-1260095/match-report |title=Sophia Dunkley guides England to five-wicket win after Kate Cross five-for |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref>
* Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
}}

===3rd WODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 July 2021
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|IND}}
| score1 = 219 (47 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nat Sciver]] 49 (59)
| wickets1 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 3/47 (10 overs)
| score2 = 220/6 (46.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mithali Raj]] 75[[not out|*]] (86)
| wickets2 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 2/36 (10 overs)
| result = India Women won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260096.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng) and [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Mithali Raj]] (Ind)
| toss = India Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] (Eng) scored her 3,000th run<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/magnificent-mithali-guides-india-home-in-a-thriller |title=Magnificent Mithali guides India home in a thriller |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=3 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183441/https://www.womenscriczone.com/magnificent-mithali-guides-india-home-in-a-thriller |url-status=dead }}</ref> and took her 50th wicket in WODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12347937/indias-mithali-raj-breaks-run-scoring-record-in-tense-odi-win-against-england |title=India's Mithali Raj breaks run-scoring record in tense ODI win against England |work=Sky Sports |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>
* Points: India Women 2, England Women 0.
}}

==WT20I series==
===1st WT20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 July 2021
| time = 18:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{crw-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{crw|IND}}
| score1 = 177/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nat Sciver]] 55 (27)
| wickets1 = [[Shikha Pandey]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 54/3 (8.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Smriti Mandhana]] 29 (17)
| wickets2 = [[Sarah Glenn]] 1/6 (1.4 overs)
| result = England Women won by 18 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|DLS method]])
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260097.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Cricket Ground]], [[Northampton]]
| umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] (Eng) and [[Sue Redfern]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Nat Sciver]] (Eng)
| toss = India Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = India Women were set a revised target of 73 runs from 8.4 overs due to rain.
| notes = Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
}}

===2nd WT20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 July 2021
| time = 14:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 148/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shafali Verma]] 48 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Mady Villiers]] 1/9 (2 overs)
| score2 = 140/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tammy Beaumont]] 59 (50)
| wickets2 = [[Poonam Yadav]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| result = India Women won by 8 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260098.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]]
| umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] (Eng) and [[Paul Baldwin]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Deepti Sharma]] (Ind)
| toss = England Women won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: India Women 2, England Women 0.
}}

===3rd WT20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 July 2021
| time = 18:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{crw-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{crw|ENG}}
| score1 = 153/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Smriti Mandhana]] 70 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 154/2 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Danni Wyatt]] 89[[not out|*]] (56)
| wickets2 = [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]] 1/27 (3 overs)
| result = England Women won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1260099.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]]
| umpires = [[Sue Redfern]] (Eng) and [[Tim Robinson (English cricketer)|Tim Robinson]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Danni Wyatt]] (Eng)
| toss = India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: England Women 2, India Women 0.
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-tour-of-england-2021-1260086 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

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