India women's national cricket team

India
Nickname(s) Women in Blue
Association Board of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
Captain

Mithali Raj (test and odi)

Harmanpreet Kaur (only t20i)
Coach Ramesh Powar[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC status Full member (1926)
ICC region Asia
ICC Rankings Current [2] Best-ever
Women's 4th 2nd
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 Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore; 16–19 November 2014
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total [3] 36 5/6
(25 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI v  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODI v  England at Nagpur; 18 April 2018
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total [4] 257 140/112
(1 ties, 4 no result)
This year [5] 9 2/4
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Cup Appearances 9 (first in 1978)
Best result Runner-Up (2005, 2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I v  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last WT20I v  Bangladesh at Kuala Lumpur; 10 June 2018
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [6] 88 45/42
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year [7] 15 8/6
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Twenty20 Appearances 5 (first in 2009)
Best result Semi-final (2009, 2010)

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 1 April 2018

The India women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Women in Blue, represents the country of India in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship, the highest level of international women's cricket, the team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

India made its Test debut in 1976,[8] against the West Indies, and its One Day International (ODI) debut at the 1978 World Cup, which it hosted. The team has made the World Cup final on two occasions, losing to Australia by 98 runs in 2005, and losing to England by 9 runs in 2017. India has made the semi-finals on three other occasions, in 1997, 2000, and 2009. India has also made the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 on two occasions (2009 and 2010), but is yet to progress any further in the tournament.

History

Eight female cricketers stand on a field. Two players are in red practice jerseys; three other players in red jerseys are facing toward them; a player in a blue shirt is facing away and hides another player in a blue game shirt. In the upper left corner is a fan with an Indian flag.
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.[9] 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.[10] The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams.[11] The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[12] Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia.[13] However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973.[14] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.[15] 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.[16][17]

Indian Batswoman at Cricket Worlds Cup 2010
Mithali Raj, Captain of India Women's cricket team

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.[18]

Current international rankings Top 10

The ICC Women's Rankings incorporates results from Tests, ODIs and T20Is into a single ranking system.

ICC Women's Rankings
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1  Australia557,284132
2  England607,581126
3  New Zealand698,267120
4  India697,662111
5  West Indies494,77097
6  South Africa787,46796
7  Pakistan554,08174
8  Sri Lanka583,67263
9  Bangladesh351,50543
10  Ireland2565126
Reference: icc-cricket.com, espncricinfo.com, 17 September 2018

Governing body

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 1929 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 2006–2010 for US$612,000,000.[19] It manages the Indian team's sponsorships, its future tours and team selection.

The International Cricket Council determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program.

Team colours

Team colour is blue.

International grounds

Fourteen grounds in India have hosted women's international Test cricket matches. The first women's international test cricket match hosted in India was held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on 31 October 1976.

Six grounds in India have hosted women's T20I matches. The first women's T20I match hosted in India was held at the Bandra Kurla Complex Ground in Mumbai on 4 March 2010.

Captains

Results and fixtures

The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of India in international cricket:

Bilateral series and tours
Date Against H/A/N Results [Matches]
Test WODI WT20I
February 2018  South Africa Away –2–1 [3]3–1 [5]
March 2018  Australia Home –0–3 [3]–
April 2018  England Home –2–1 [3]–
Summer 2018  Sri Lanka Away –[3]–
February–March 2019  New Zealand Away –[3]–
Multiteam series and tournaments
Date Series Format Position Results [Matches]
March 2018 India 2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series WT20I 3rd place 1–3 [4]
June 2018 Malaysia 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup WT20I Runner's up 4–2 [6]

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for India in the past 12 months and the forms in which they have played.

Key

  • C/G = Contract grade
  • S/N = Shirt number
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Zone C/G Forms S/N
Test and ODI Captain
Mithali Raj35Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRailways RajasthanCentralATest, ODI, T20I3
T20I Captain
Harmanpreet Kaur29Right-handedRight-arm medium fastRailways PunjabNorthAODI, T20I17
Batswomen
Thirush Kamini28Left-handedLeg breakRailwaysCentral Tamil Nadu-T20I16
Veda Krishnamurthy26Right-handedRight-arm leg breakKarnatakaSouthBODI, T20I79
Smriti Mandhana22Left-handedRight-arm mediumMaharashtraWestAODI, T20I18
Mona Meshram27Right-handedRight-arm mediumCODI, T20I
Poonam Raut29Right-handedRight-arm offbreakRailwaysCentralCODI, T20I14
Vellaswamy Vanitha28Right-handedRight-arm offbreakKarnatakaSouth-ODI, T20I14
Latika Kumari26Right-handedRight-arm offbreakDelhiNorth-T20I15
Jemimah Rodrigues18Right-handedRight-arm offbreakDelhiNorthCODI, T20I
Wicket-keeper
Sushma Verma25Right-handedn/aHimachal PradeshNorthCODI, T20I5
Ravi Kalpana22Right-handedn/aAndhraSouth-ODI, T20I11
Nuzhat Parveen22Right-handedn/aRailwaysCentralCODI, T20I
Taniya Bhatia20Right-handedn/aPunjabNorthCODI, T20I
All-rounders
Jhulan Goswami35Right-handedRight-arm medium fastBengalEastATest, ODI, T20I25
Shikha Pandey29Right-handedRight-arm medium fastGoaSouthBODI, T20I99
Deepti Sharma21Left-handedRight-arm off spinUttar PradeshNorthBODI, T20I6
Anuja Patil26Right-handedRight-arm off spinMaharashtraWestCODI, T20I82
Bowlers
Ekta Bisht32Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRailwaysCentralBODI, T20I8
Rajeshwari Gayakwad27Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRailwaysCentralBODI, T20I1
Mansi Joshi25Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCODI, T20I
Sneh Rana24Right-handedRight-arm offbreakPunjabNorth-ODI, T20I7
Pooja Vastrakar19Right-handedRight-arm mediumRailwaysCentralCT20I
Poonam Yadav27Right-handedRight-arm legbreakCODI, T20I
Radha Yadav18Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRailwaysNorth-T20I

The BCCI awarded contracts to women cricketers for the first time in the 2015-16 fiscal year.[20] Contracts are pay graded according to the importance of the player. Players' salaries are as follows:

  • Grade A – ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) per annum
  • Grade B – ₹30 lakh (US$42,000) per annum
  • Grade C – ₹10 lakh (US$14,000) per annum[21]

Support Staff

Tournament history

World Cup record
Year and HostPlayedWonLostTieNRPosition
1973 EnglandDNP
1978 India30300Fourth[22]
1982 New Zealand124800Fourth[23]
1988AustraliaDNP
1993England74300Fourth[24]
1997 India53110Semi-Finalists
2000 New Zealand85300Semi-Finalists[25]
2005 South Africa85201Runners-Up
2009 Australia752003rd Place[26][27]
2013 India422007th Place[28]
2017 England96300Runners-Up[29]
TOTAL63342711Runners-Up (2 Times)

Note- In the 1997 World Cup, a match was abandoned between India and Sri Lanka. In 2005 World Cup, a match was abandoned between India and Australia. Both these matches are not included in any categories.[30]

World Twenty20 record
YearPlayedWonLostTieNRPosition
2009 England42200Semi-Finalists
2010 West Indies Cricket Board42200Semi-Finalists
2012 Sri Lanka30300Group Stage[31]
2014 Bangladesh53200Group Stage
2016 India51400Group Stage
TOTAL2181300Semi-Finalists (2 Times)

Individual records

Statistics

One-Day Internationals

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 469370019.5619782018
 Bangladesh 44000100.0020132017
 Denmark 11000100.0019931993
 England 6628360243.7519782018
 International XI 33000100.0020132013
 Ireland 1212000100.0019932017
 Netherlands 33000100.0019932000
 New Zealand 4517271038.8819782017
 Pakistan 1010000100.0020052017
 South Africa 191170161.1119972018
 Sri Lanka 292620192.8520002018
 Zimbabwe 1100110020172017
 West Indies 221840081.8119932017
Total 2601421131455.6619782018
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Sri Lanka at Katunayake, 3rd ODI, Sept 16, 2018.[32][33]

Players in bold text are still active with India.

Twenty20 Internationals

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 143110021.4220082018
 Bangladesh 11920081.8120132018
 England 133100023.0720062018
 Malaysia 11000100.0020182018
 New Zealand 7250028.5720092015
 Pakistan 10820080.0020092018
 South Africa 6410180.0020142018
 Sri Lanka 171330181.2520092018
 Thailand 11000100.0020182018
 West Indies 13580038.4620112016
Total 9349420253.8420062018
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Sri Lanka at Katunayake, 5th T20I, Sept 25, 2018.[38][39]

Test cricket

Test record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Draw W/L ratio % Won % Lost % Draw First Last
 Australia 90450.000.0044.4455.5519772006
 England 1321102.0015.387.6976.9219862014
 New Zealand 60060.000.000.00100.0019772003
 South Africa 2200-100.000.000.0020022014
 West Indies 61141.0016.6616.6666.6619761976
Total 3656250.8313.8816.6669.4419762014
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Mysore, Nov 16-19, 2014.[42][43]

See also

References

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