London, July 10 -- England won the toss and asked India to bat first in the one-off Women's Test at Lord's on Friday, with opener Smriti Mandhana reaching a major career milestone by making her 300th international appearance.

Mandhana, who turns 30 on July 18, became the youngest woman cricketer to reach the 300-international milestone. She is only the 12th player in women's international cricket to achieve the feat and the third Indian after Mithali Raj (333 matches) and Harmanpreet Kaur (374).

The match is also historic as it marks the first-ever Women's Test to be played at Lord's, the iconic Home of Cricket. It is the 56th Women's Test to be staged in England, with the previous 55 having been played across 19 different venues. Count...