India women's national cricket team

The India women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Women in Blue, represents the country of India in international women's cricket.


India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
Captain
Coach W. V. Raman[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1926)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current [2] Best-ever
WODI 2nd 2nd
WT20I 4th (19 Jun 2020) 3rd (15 Nov 2019)
Women's Tests
First WTestv  West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 31 October – 2 November 1976
Last WTestv  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 WODIv  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODIv  West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; 6 November 2019
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total [4] 272 151/116
(1 ties, 4 no result)
This year [5] 12 9/3
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances9 (first in 1978)
Best resultRunner-Up (2005, 2017)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultWinner (2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last WT20Iv  Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; 8 March 2020
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [6] 112 60/50
(0 ties, 2 no result)
This year [7] 14 7/7
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances6 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunner-up( 2020)

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 17 November 2019

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 three occasions (2009, 2010, and 2018).

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.[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]

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 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
Further information: List of women's Test cricket grounds and List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds
See also: List of international cricket grounds in India

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
Main articles: List of India women Test cricketers § Test captains, and List of India women ODI cricketers § ODI 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
January–February 2019  New Zealand Away –2-1 [3]0-3 [3]
February–March 2019  England Home –2-1 [3]0-3 [3]
September 2019  South Africa Home –3-0 [3]3-1 [6]
November 2019  West Indies Away –2-1 [3][5]
Multiteam series and tournaments
Date Series Format Position Results [Matches]
November 2018 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 WT20I Semi-finalist 4-1 [5]
January–February 2020 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series WT20I Runner-Up 2-3[5]
February–March 2020 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup WT20I Runner-Up 4-1[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 Raj37Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRailwaysCentralBTest, ODI3
T20I Captain
Harmanpreet Kaur31Right-handedRight-arm medium fastRailwaysNorthAODI, T20I17
Batswomen
Thirush Kamini29Left-handedLeg breakRailwaysCentral-ODI, T20I16
Veda Krishnamurthy27Right-handedRight-arm leg breakKarnatakaSouthCODI, T20I79
Smriti Mandhana23Left-handedRight-arm mediumMaharashtraWestAODI, T20I18
Mona Meshram28Right-handedRight-arm mediumCODI, T20I
Poonam Raut30Right-handedRight-arm offbreakRailwaysCentralCODI, T20I14
Vellaswamy Vanitha29Right-handedRight-arm offbreakKarnatakaSouth-ODI, T20I14
Latika Kumari28Right-handedRight-arm offbreakDelhiNorth-T20I15
Jemimah Rodrigues19Right-handedRight-arm offbreakDelhiNorthBODI, T20I
Priya Punia23Right-handedRight-arm mediumDelhiNorthCODI, T20I
Wicket-keeper
Sushma Verma27Right-handedn/aHimachal PradeshNorth-ODI, T20I5
Ravi Kalpana24Right-handedn/aAndhraSouth-ODI, T20I11
Nuzhat Parveen24Right-handedn/aRailwaysCentral-ODI, T20I
Taniya Bhatia22Right-handedn/aPunjabNorthCODI, T20I
All-rounders
Jhulan Goswami37Right-handedRight-arm medium fastBengalEastBTest, ODI25
Shikha Pandey31Right-handedRight-arm medium fastGoaSouthBODI, T20I99
Deepti Sharma22Left-handedRight-arm off spinUttar PradeshNorthBODI, T20I6
Dayalan Hemalatha25Right-handedRight-arm off breakMaharashtraSouthCODI, T20I
Anuja Patil27Right-handedRight-arm off spinMaharashtraWestCODI, T20I82
Bowlers
Ekta Bisht34Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRailwaysCentralBODI, T20I8
Rajeshwari Gayakwad29Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRailwaysCentralCODI, T20I1
Mansi Joshi26Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCODI, T20I
Sneh Rana26Right-handedRight-arm offbreakPunjabNorth-ODI, T20I7
Arundhati Reddy22Right-handedRight-arm offbreakHyderabadCODI, T20I
Pooja Vastrakar20Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRailwaysCentralCT20I
Poonam Yadav28Right-handedRight-arm legbreakAODI, T20I
Radha Yadav20Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRailwaysNorthCT20I

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
World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPlayedWonLostTieNR
1973Did Not Compete
1978Group Stage4/430300
1982Group Stage4/5124800
1988Did Not Compete
1993Group Stage4/874300
1997Semi-finals4/1163111
2000Semi-finals3/885300
2005Runners-up2/895202
2009Super 6s3/675200
2013Group Stage7/842200
2017Runner-up2/896300
2021–––––––
TOTALRunners-Up x210/1265342713

Twenty20 World Cup
World Twenty20 record
YearPlayedWonLostTieNRPosition
2009 42200Semi-Finalists
2010 42200Semi-Finalists
2012 30300Group Stage[22]
2014 53200Group Stage
2016 51400Group Stage
2018 54100Semi-Finalists
2020 ––––––
2022 ––––––
Total25121400Semi-Finalists (3 times)

Asia Cup
Asia Cup record
YearPlayedWonLostTieNRPosition
2004 55000Champions
2005–06 55000Champions
2006 55000Champions
2008 77000Champions
2012 44000Champions
2016 66000Champions
2018 64200Runners-Up
Total3836200Champions (6 times)

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

Statistics
Main article: India women's national cricket team record by opponent

One-Day Internationals
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 469370019.5619782018
 Bangladesh 44000100.0020132017
 Denmark 11000100.0019931993
 England 6930370244.7719782018
 International XI 33000100.0019821982
 Ireland 1212000100.0019932017
 Netherlands 33000100.0019932000
 New Zealand 4819281040.6219782019
 Pakistan 1010000100.0020052017
 South Africa 221470166.6619972019
 Sri Lanka 292620192.8520002018
 West Indies 252050080.8019932019
Total 2721511161456.5219782019
Statistics are correct as of  India v  West Indies at Antigua, 3rd ODI, 6 November 2019.[23][24]

Players in bold text are still active with India.

Twenty20 Internationals
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 196130031.5720082020
 Bangladesh 121020083.3320132020
 England 194150021.0520062020
 Ireland 1100010020182018
 Malaysia 11000100.0020182018
 New Zealand 12480033.3320092020
 Pakistan 11920081.8120092018
 South Africa 10720177.7720142019
 Sri Lanka 181430182.3520092020
 Thailand 11000100.0020182018
 West Indies 181080055.5520112019
Total 12267530255.8320062020
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 29, 2020.[29][30]

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.[33][34]

See also

References

Notes
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  • Keshav, Karunya; Patnaik, Sidhanta (2018). The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in India. Chennai: Westland Sport. ISBN 9789387894433.
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