Nickname(s) | Women in Blue | |||||||||
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Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Harmanpreet Kaur | |||||||||
Coach | Amol Muzumdar | |||||||||
History | ||||||||||
Test status acquired | 1976 | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Full member (1926) | |||||||||
ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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Women's Tests | ||||||||||
First WTest | v West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 31 October – 2 November 1976 | |||||||||
Last WTest | v Australia at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; 21–24 December 2023 | |||||||||
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Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First WODI | v England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978 | |||||||||
Last WODI | v Australia at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; 2 January 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's World Cup appearances | 10 (first in 1978 ) | |||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (2005, 2017) | |||||||||
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2017 ) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (2017) | |||||||||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First WT20I | v England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006 | |||||||||
Last WT20I | v Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet; 6 May 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2009 ) | |||||||||
Best result | Runner-up (2020) | |||||||||
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As of 6 May 2024 |
The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, [8] represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test cricket, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.
India made its Test debut in 1976, [9] against the West Indies, and its One Day International (ODI) debut at the 1978 World Cup against England and also made its T20I debut in 2006, against England.
The team has made the ODI 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 reached the finals of the T20I World Cup once, losing to Australia by 85 runs in 2020. India qualified for the semi-finals on four occasions (2009, 2010, 2018 and 2023).
India has won all the editions of Women's Asia Cup, except the 2018 edition.
India won a silver medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. India also won a gold medal in 2022 Asian Games.
The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first documented instance of cricket being played is in 1721. [10] It was played and adopted by Kolis of Gujarat because they were sea pirates and outlaws who always loot the British ships so East India Company tried to manage the Kolis in cricket and been successful. [11] [12] 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. [13] The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams. [14] The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932. [15] Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia. [16] However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973. [17] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies. [18] 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. [19] [20]
In 1973 Women's Cricket Association of India, the governing body for women's cricket was founded in Pune, Maharashtra. Premala Chavan was its first president. It was affiliated to 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. [21]
In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team. [22] [23] In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years. [24]
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 to 2010 for US$612,000,000. [25] 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.
On 26 September 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the appointment of All-India Women's Selection Committee. [26] Neetu David, former left-arm spinner, heads the five-member selection committee. [26]
Tournament | Kit manufacturer | Sleeve sponsor |
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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 |
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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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 | TBA |
Team sponsor | Dream11 |
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Title sponsor | IDFC First Bank |
Kit sponsor | Adidas |
Official partner | SBI Life |
Official broadcaster | Viacom18 (Sports18 & JioCinema) |
The current sponsor of the team is BYJU's. [27] OPPO's sponsorship was to run from 2017 until 2022, but was handed over to BYJU's on 5 September 2019. [28] Previously, the Indian team was sponsored by Star India from 2014 to 2017, [29] Sahara India Pariwar from 2002 to 2013.
Nike had been a long time kit supplier to team India having acquired the contract in 2005, [30] with two extensions for a period of five years each time; in 2011 [31] and 2016 [32] respectively. Nike ended its contract in September 2020 [33] and MPL Sports Apparel & Accessories, a subsidiary of online gaming platform Mobile Premier League replaced Nike as the kit manufacturer in October 2020. [34] [35] [36]
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. [37]
Paytm acquired the title sponsorship for all matches played by the team within India in 2015 [38] and extended the same in 2019 [39] until 2023. Star India and Airtel have been title sponsors previously. [40] [41]
The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of India in international cricket: [42] [43]
Bilateral series and tours | |||||||
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Date | Against | H/A/N | Results [Matches] | ||||
Test | WODI | WT20I | |||||
July 2023 | Bangladesh | Away | - | 1-1 [3] | 2-1 [3] | ||
2023 | England | Home | 1-0 [1] | - | 1-2 [3] | ||
2023/24 | Australia | Home | 1-0[1] | [3] | [3] | ||
Multiteam series and tournaments | ||||
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Date | Series | Format | Position | Results [Matches] |
February 2023 | 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | WT20I | 3rd | 3-2 [5] |
September 2023 | 2022 Asian Games | WT20I | 1st | 2-0 [3] |
September 2024 | 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | WT20I |
This lists all the active players who are centrally contracted with BCCI or was named in the recent ODI or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated on 13 July 2023
Symbol | Meaning |
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C/G | Contract grade with the BCCI [44] |
S/N | Shirt number of the player in all formats |
Format | Denotes the player's playing format |
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | C/G | Forms | S/N |
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Batters | |||||||
Smriti Mandhana | 27 | Left-handed | — | Maharashtra | A | ODI & T20I (Vice-captain) | 18 |
Harmanpreet Kaur | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Punjab | A | ODI & T20I (Captain) | 7 |
Shafali Verma | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Haryana | B | ODI & T20I | 17 |
Jemimah Rodrigues | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Mumbai | B | ODI & T20I | 5 |
Sabbhineni Meghana | 27 | Right-handed | — | Railways | C | T20I | 27 |
Priya Punia | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Delhi | - | ODI | 16 |
All-rounders | |||||||
Deepti Sharma | 26 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Bengal | A | ODI & T20I | 6 |
Pooja Vastrakar | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Madhya Pradesh | C | ODI & T20I | 34 |
Harleen Deol | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Himachal Pradesh | C | ODI & T20I | 98 |
Devika Vaidya | 26 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Maharashtra | C | ODI & T20I | 97 |
Amanjot Kaur | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Punjab | - | ODI & T20I | 30 |
Minnu Mani | 25 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Kerala | - | T20I | 71 |
Kanika Ahuja | 21 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Punjab | - | T20I | - |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
Yastika Bhatia | 24 | Left-handed | — | Baroda | C | ODI & T20I | 11 |
Richa Ghosh | 20 | Right-handed | — | Bengal | B | T20I | 13 |
Uma Chetry | 21 | Right-handed | — | Assam | - | ODI & T20I | - |
Spin Bowlers | |||||||
Rajeshwari Gayakwad | 32 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Railways | B | ODI & T20I | 1 |
Sneh Rana | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Railways | C | ODI & T20I | 2 |
Radha Yadav | 24 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Baroda | C | T20I | 21 |
Shreyanka Patil | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Karnataka | - | ODI & T20I | 31 |
Anusha Bareddy | 20 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Andhra | - | ODI & T20I | 3 |
Rashi Kanojiya | 26 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Uttar Pradesh | - | ODI & T20I | 36 |
Pace Bowlers | |||||||
Renuka Singh | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Railways | B | ODI & T20I | 10 |
Meghna Singh | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Railways | C | ODI & T20I | 16 |
Anjali Sarvani | 26 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Railways | C | ODI & T20I | 28 |
Monica Patel | 25 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Karnataka | - | ODI & T20I | - |
Titas Sadhu | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Bengal | - | T20I | - |
Players' salaries are as follows:
Players also receive a match fee of ₹15 lakh (US$19,000) per Test match, ₹6 lakh (US$7,500) per ODI, and ₹3 lakh (US$3,800) per T20I. The BCCI adopted a pay equity policy in match fees for men's and women's teams on 27 October 2022. [45]
World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR |
1973 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
1978 | Group Stage | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | Group Stage | 4/5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
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 | 0 titles | 10/12 | 72 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 3 |
World Cup Qualifier | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
2017 | Champions | 1/10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTAL | 1 Title | 1/10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | D | T | NR | |
2014-16 | Group Stage [lower-alpha 1] | 5/8 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2017-20 | Group Stage [lower-alpha 2] | 4/8 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | Advanced | 3/8 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
World Twenty20 record | ||||||
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Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Position |
2009 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finalists |
2010 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finalists |
2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage [46] |
2014 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2016 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2018 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finalists |
2020 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Runners-up |
2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finalists |
Total | 37 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 titles |
Asia Cup record | ||||||
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Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Position |
2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2005–06 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2008 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2012 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2016 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2018 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Runners-up |
2022 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
2024 | TBD | |||||
Total | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 titles |
Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||
2022 | Silver medal | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 Title | 1/1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Games record | |||||||||
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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 |
Test record versus other nations
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L ratio | % Won | % Lost | % Draw | First | Last | |
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Australia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.25 | 9.09 | 36.36 | 54.54 | 1977 | 2021 | |
England | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3.00 | 20.00 | 6.66 | 73.33 | 1986 | 2023 | |
New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 1977 | 2003 | |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2002 | 2014 | |
West Indies | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | 16.66 | 16.66 | 66.66 | 1976 | 2014 | |
Total | 40 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 1.16 | 17.50 | 15.00 | 67.50 | 1976 | 2023 | |
Statistics are correct as of India v Australia at Wankhade, 24 December 2023. [47] [48] |
Most Test runs for India [49]
| Most Test wickets for India [50]
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Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | % Won | First | Last |
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Australia | 52 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 19.23 | 1978 | 2023 |
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 | 54 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 37.96 | 1978 | 2022 |
Pakistan | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 2005 | 2022 |
South Africa | 28 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 55.55 | 1997 | 2022 |
Sri Lanka | 32 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93.54 | 2000 | 2022 |
West Indies | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.76 | 1993 | 2022 |
Total | 306 | 165 | 135 | 2 | 4 | 53.92 | 1978 | 2023 |
Statistics are correct as of India v Australia at Mumbai, 2nd ODI, 30 December 2023. [51] [52] |
Most ODI runs for India [53]
| Most ODI wickets for India [54]
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Players in bold text are still active with India.
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Tie+Win | Tie+Loss | No Result | % Won | First | Last |
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Australia | 31 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.66 | 2008 | 2023 |
Bangladesh | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.35 | 2013 | 2023 |
Barbados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 | 2022 |
England | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 | 2006 | 2023 |
Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2018 | 2023 |
Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2018 | 2023 |
New Zealand | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | 2009 | 2022 |
Pakistan | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 | 2009 | 2023 |
South Africa | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.28 | 2014 | 2023 |
Sri Lanka | 24 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82.6 | 2009 | 2023 |
Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2018 | 2022 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 | 2022 |
West Indies | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.90 | 2011 | 2023 |
Total | 176 | 93 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 54.54 | 2006 | 2023 |
Statistics are correct as of India v England at Navi Mumbai, 3rd T20I, 10 December 2023. [56] [57] |
Most T20I runs for India [58]
| Most T20I wickets for India [59]
|
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