Bristol: Opener Tammy Beaumont's unbeaten 44 and her 69-run partnership for the first wicket with Lauren Winfield Hill helped England women reach 86 for the loss of one wicket at lunch on the first day of the one-off Test against India here on Wednesday.
Lauren was dismissed just before lunch by pacer Pooja Vastrakar.
Earlier, England women had won the toss and elected to bat.
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India, who are playing their first Test in almost seven years, are fielding five debutants -- batter Shafali Verma, all-rounder Deepti Sharma, pacer Pooja, and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia. Off-spinner Sneh Rana, who is also making her debut, is returning to India fold after five years.
For England, all-rounder Sophia Dunkley is making debut. She becomes the first black player to represent England women's Test team.
Brief scores (Lunch, Day 1):
England: 86/1 wkt in 27 overs (Lauren Winfield Hill 35, Tammy Beaumont 44 batting, Heather Knight 4 batting)