The Indian women team would play its first match ever at Lord's, the mecca of cricket, when they take on hosts England [Images] in a one-day international match next year.

"It has been India's dream to play at the home of cricket and I feel the timing has never been better," said women's cricket chief Gill McConway.

For England, it would be their first match at Lord's in five years, BBC Sport reported.

The MCC, which owns Lord's, voted to allow women members to play there in 1999.

The match is due to take place on August 14 and MCC said admission to the game, scheduled during the British school summer holidays, would be free.

"MCC is delighted to be hosting this women's one-day international at Lord's," said club president Robin Marlar.

"It should be an excellent contest between England, who beat Australia [Images] in their Test series earlier this year, and India - the runner's-up in the World Cup," the former Sussex captain added.

To help prepare for the match at Lord's, India will play an MCC women's team at Uppingham School, near Leicester, on August 3.