India Women's cricket team
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India national cricket team .
India Nickname(s) Women in Blue Association Board of Control for Cricket in India Personnel Captain Harmanpreet Kaur Coach Amol Muzumdar Batting coach Amol Muzumdar Bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi Fielding coach Munish Bali History Test status acquired1976 International Cricket Council ICC status Full member (1926)ICC region Asia ICC Rankings
Current
Best-ever WODI
3
2 (1 May 2020) WT20I
3
3 (15 Nov 2019)
Women's Tests First WTest v West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore ; 31 October – 2 November 1976 Last WTest v South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai ; 28 June–1 July 2024 WTests
Played
Won/Lost Total
41
8/6 (27 draws) This year
0
0/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals First WODI v England at Eden Gardens , Calcutta ; 1 January 1978 Last WODI v West Indies at Kotambi Stadium , Vadodara ; 27 December 2024 WODIs
Played
Won/Lost Total
319
173/140 (2 ties, 4 no result) This year
0
0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances10 (first in 1978 ) Best result Runners-up (2005 , 2017 )Women's Twenty20 Internationals First WT20I v England at the County Cricket Ground , Derby ; 5 August 2006 Last WT20I v West Indies at DY Patil Stadium , Navi Mumbai ; 19 December 2024 WT20Is
Played
Won/Lost Total
199
108/84 (1 tie, 6 no results) This year
0
0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009 ) Best result Runners-up (2020 )Official website bcci .tv
As of 27 December 2024
The India women's national cricket team , also known as Women in Blue , represents India in women's international cricket . It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Women's Test , Women's One Day International , and Women's Twenty20 International status.
The team has played 41 Test matches, winning 8, losing 6 and drawing 27. They played their first international match on 31 October 1976 in a Test against the West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore .
The team has played 319 ODI matches, winning 173, losing 140, tying 2 and with 4 ending in a no-result . As of June 2024, India is ranked fourth in the ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings on 104 rating points. India has reached the Cricket World Cup final on two occasions, losing to Australia by 98 runs in 2005 and losing to England by 9 runs in 2017 . They have won the ODI Asia Cup 4 times in 2004 , 2005-06 , 2006 , 2008 .
The team has played 199 T20I matches, winning 108, losing 84, tying 1 and with 6 ending in a no-result . As of June 2024, India is ranked third in the ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings on 263 rating points. India has reached the finals of the T20 World Cup once, losing to Australia by 85 runs in 2020 . They have won the T20I Asia Cup 3 times in 2012 , 2016 , 2022 . In addition, they have won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games , and a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games .
History
Members of the Indian cricket team before a Women's Cricket World Cup game in Sydney
The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721. It was played and adopted by Kolis of Gujarat because they were sea pirates and outlaws who always looted the British ships, so the East India Company tried to manage the Kolis in cricket and been successful. The first Indian cricket club was established by the Parsi community in Bombay, in 1848; the club played their first match against the Europeans in 1877. In 1911, an Indian men's cricket team was formed and toured England , where they played English county teams. The India men's team made their Test debut against England in 1932. The first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934.
Women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed in 1973. The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976 , against the West Indies . India recorded its first-ever Test win in November 1978 against West Indies under Shantha Rangaswamy 's captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna .
Indian Batter at Cricket World Cup 2010 Mithali Raj , Captain of India Women's cricket team
The WCAI, the governing body for women's cricket, was affiliated to the International Women's Cricket Council . As part of the International Cricket Council 's initiative to develop women's cricket, the Women's Cricket Association of India was merged with the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2006/07.
In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team. In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years.
Governing body
Main article: Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for the Indian cricket team and first-class cricket in India. The Board has been operating since 1928 and represents India at the International Cricket Council . It is amongst the richest sporting organisations in the world. It sold media rights for India's matches from 2006 to 2010 for US$612,000,000. It manages the Indian team's sponsorships, its future tours and team selection. The International Cricket Council (ICC) determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program.
Selection Committee
Further information: India national cricket team selectors
On 26 September 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the appointment of All-India Women's Selection Committee.
Neetu David , former left-arm spinner, heads the five-member selection committee.
Team colours
Sponsorship for ICC tournaments
Tournament
Kit manufacturer
Sleeve sponsor
1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
1982 Hansells Vita Fresh World Cup
1988 Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup
1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
1997 Hero Honda Women's World Cup
Wills
2000 ESPNcricinfo Women's Cricket World Cup
2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
Sahara
2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
Nike
2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20
2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20
2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20
2013 Women's Cricket World Cup
2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20
Star India
2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20
2017 Women's Cricket World Cup
Oppo
2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20
2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
BYJU'S
2022 Women's Cricket World Cup
MPL Sports
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Kit sponsorship history
Period
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
1993 – 1996
Wills
1999 – 2001
2001 – 2002
2002 – 2003
Sahara
2003 – 2005
2005 – 2013
Nike
2014 – 2017
Star India
2017 – 2019
Oppo
2019 – 2020
BYJU'S
2020 – 2023
MPL Sports
2023 – 2028
Adidas
Dream11
Sponsorship
The current sponsor of the team is Dream11 from July 2023. The team was sponsored by Byju's from September 2019 to March 2023. OPPO 's sponsorship was to run from 2017 until 2022, but was handed over to BYJU's on 5 September 2019. Previously, the Indian team was sponsored by Star India from 2014 to 2017, Sahara India Pariwar from 2002 to 2013.
Nike had been a long time kit supplier to team India having acquired the contract in 2005, with two extensions for a period of five years each time; in 2011 and 2016 respectively. Nike ended its contract in September 2020 and MPL Sports Apparel & Accessories, a subsidiary of online gaming platform Mobile Premier League replaced Nike as the kit manufacturer in October 2020.
On 30 August 2019, following the conclusion of the Expression of Interest process for Official partners’ Rights, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ) announced that Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Dream11 ), LafargeHolcim (ACC Cement and Ambuja Cement ) and Hyundai Motor India Ltd. have acquired the Official partners' Rights for the BCCI International and Domestic matches during 2019–23.
Paytm acquired the title sponsorship for all matches played by the team within India in 2015 and extended the same in 2019 until 2023. Star India and Airtel have been title sponsors previously.
International grounds
Further information: List of women's Test cricket grounds , List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds , and List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds
Forthcoming fixtures
The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of India in international cricket :
Captains
Main articles: List of India women Test cricketers § Test captains , List of India women ODI cricketers § ODI captains , and List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers § WT20I captains
Current squad
For a list of all Test players, see List of India women Test cricketers .
For a list of all ODI players, see List of India women ODI cricketers .
For a list of all Twenty20 International players, see List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers .
This lists all the active players who played for India in the last 12 months or were named in the recent ODI or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics . Updated on 29 October 2024
Key
Symbol
Meaning
S/N
Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format
Denotes the player's playing format
Match fees
Players also receive a match fee of ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) per Test match, ₹6 lakh (US$7,000) per ODI, and ₹3 lakh (US$3,500) per T20I. The BCCI adopted a pay equity policy in match fees for men's and women's teams on 27 October 2022.
Coaching staff
Main article: List of India national cricket coaches
Head Coach & batting coach – Amol Muzumdar
Fielding coach: Munish Bali
Bowling Coach: Aavishkar Salvi
Nets Trainers – Tanveer Shukla, Sourav Tyagi, Utkarsh Singh, Akhil S Prasad
Physiotherapist – Mitra Amin
Fitness Trainer – Radha Krishnaswamy
Analyst – Devraj Raut
Tournament history
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
World Cup record
Year
Round
Position
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
1973
Did not participate
1978
Group Stage
4/4
3
0
3
0
0
1982
Group Stage
4/5
12
4
8
0
0
1988
Did not participate
1993
Group Stage
4/8
7
4
3
0
0
1997
Semi-finals
4/11
6
3
1
1
1
2000
Semi-finals
3/8
8
5
3
0
0
2005
Runners-up
2/8
9
5
2
0
2
2009
Super 6s
3/6
7
5
2
0
0
2013
Group Stage
7/8
4
2
2
0
0
2017
Runners-up
2/8
9
6
3
0
0
2022
Group Stage
5/8
7
3
4
0
0
2025
Total
10/12
0 titles
72
37
31
1
3
ICC Women's T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup record
Year
Position
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
2009
Semi-finalists
4
2
2
0
0
2010
Semi-finalists
4
2
2
0
0
2012
Group Stage
4
1
3
0
0
2014
Group Stage
5
3
2
0
0
2016
Group Stage
4
1
3
0
0
2018
Semi-finalists
5
4
1
0
0
2020
Runners-up
6
4
1
0
1
2023
Semi-finalists
5
3
2
0
0
2024
Group Stage
4
2
2
0
0
2026
Total
0 titles
41
22
18
0
1
ICC Women's Championship
ACC Women's Asia Cup
Asia Cup record
Year
Round
Position
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
2004
Champions
1/2
5
5
0
0
0
2005–06
Champions
1/3
5
5
0
0
0
2006
Champions
1/3
5
5
0
0
0
2008
Champions
1/4
7
7
0
0
0
2012
Champions
1/8
4
4
0
0
0
2016
Champions
1/6
6
6
0
0
0
2018
Runners-up
2/6
6
4
2
0
0
2022
Champions
1/7
8
7
1
0
0
2024
Runners-up
2/8
5
4
1
0
0
Total
9/9
7 titles
51
47
4
0
0
Other tournaments
Commonwealth Games
Asian Games
Asian Games record
Year
Round
Position
GP
W
L
T
NR
2010
Did not participate
2014
Did not participate
2022
Gold medal
1/9
3
2
0
0
1
Total
1 Title
1/3
3
2
0
0
1
Honours
ICC
ACC
Other
Statistics
Main article: India women's national cricket team record by opponent
Test cricket
India women Test cricket record by opponent
Opponent
M
W
L
D
Win%
Loss%
Draw%
First
Last
Australia
11
1
4
6
9.09
36.36
54.55
1977
2023
England
15
3
1
11
20.00
6.67
73.33
1986
2023
New Zealand
6
0
0
6
0.00
0.00
100.00
1977
2003
South Africa
3
3
0
0
100.00
0.00
0.00
2002
2024
West Indies
6
1
1
4
16.66
16.66
66.66
1976
1976
Total
41
8
6
27
19.51
14.63
65.85
1976
2024
Statistics are correct as of South Africa Women v India Women at Chennai as of Jul 01, 2024.
Most Test runs for India
Most Test wickets for India
Players in bold text are still active with India.
Highest team total: 603/6d v South Africa , 29 June 2024 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
Highest individual score: 214, Mithali Raj v England , 14 August 2002 at County Ground, Taunton , England
Best innings bowling: 8/53, Neetu David v England , 24 November 1995 at Jamshedpur , India
Best match bowling: 10/78, Jhulan Goswami v England , 29 August 2006 at County Ground, Taunton , England
One Day Internationals
India women One Day International record by opponent
Opponent
M
W
L
T
NR
Win%
First
Last
Australia
53
10
43
0
0
20.00
1978
2024
Bangladesh
8
6
1
1
0
75.00
2013
2023
Denmark
1
1
0
0
0
100.00
1993
1993
England
76
34
40
0
2
45.94
1978
2022
International XI
3
3
0
0
0
100.00
1982
1982
Ireland
12
12
0
0
0
100.00
1993
2017
Netherlands
3
3
0
0
0
100.00
1993
2000
New Zealand
57
22
34
1
0
39.48
1978
2022
Pakistan
11
11
0
0
0
100.00
2005
2022
South Africa
31
18
12
0
1
58 06
1997
2024
Sri Lanka
32
29
2
0
1
90.66
2000
2022
West Indies
26
21
5
0
0
80.76
1993
2022
Total
313
170
137
2
4
55.33
1978
2024
Statistics are correct as of November 2024.
Most ODI runs for India
Player
Runs
Average
Mithali Raj
7,805
50.68
Smriti Mandhana
3,956
45.47
Harmanpreet Kaur
3,771
37.33
Anjum Chopra
2,856
31.38
Punam Raut
2,299
34.83
Deepti Sharma
2,104
33.93
Jaya Sharma
2,091
30.75
Anju Jain
1,729
29.81
Jhulan Goswami
1,228
14.61
Hemlata Kala
1,023
20.87
Most ODI wickets for India
Players in bold text are still active with India.
Twenty20 Internationals
Most WT20I runs for India
Most WT20I wickets for India
Players in bold text are still active with India.
• Highest team total: 201/5 v UAE , 21 July 2024 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium , Sri Lanka
• Highest individual score: 103, Harmanpreet Kaur v New Zealand , 9 November 2018 at Providence Stadium , Guyana
• Best innings bowling: 5/11, Jhulan Goswami v Australia , 23 March 2012 at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium , Visakhapatnam
Individual records
Further information: List of women's Test cricket records , List of women's One Day International cricket records , and List of women's Twenty20 International records
See also
Explanatory note
Advance To 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier .
Advance To 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup .
Advance To 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup .
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