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India women's national cricket team

The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, represents India in women's international cricket.[8] 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.

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Nickname(s)Women in Blue
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
CaptainHarmanpreet Kaur
CoachAmol Muzumdar
Batting coachAmol Muzumdar
Bowling coachAavishkar Salvi
Fielding coachMunish Bali
History
Test status acquired1976
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1926)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WODI 3rd 2nd (1 May 2020)
WT20I 3rd 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 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai; 28 June–1 July 2024
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 41 8/6
(27 draws)
This year[3] 0 0/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODIv  Ireland at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot; 15 January 2025
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 322 176/140
(2 ties, 4 no result)
This year[5] 3 3/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances10 (first in 1978)
Best result Runners-up
(2005, 2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last WT20Iv  West Indies at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai; 19 December 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 199 108/84
(1 tie, 6 no results)
This year[7] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009)
Best result Runners-up
(2020)
Official websitebcci.tv
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ODI kit

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T20I kit

As of 15 January 2025
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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 322 ODI matches, winning 176, 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

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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] 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.[10][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] In 1911, an Indian men's cricket team was formed and toured England, where they played English county teams.[14] The India men's team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[15] The first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934.[16]

Women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) 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]

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Indian Batter at Cricket World Cup 2010
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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.[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]

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 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.[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.

Selection Committee

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]

Team colours

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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
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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
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Sponsorship

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Current Sponsors & Partners
Team sponsor Dream11
Title sponsor IDFC First Bank
Kit sponsor Adidas
Official partner SBI Life
Official broadcaster Viacom18
(Sports18 & JioCinema)
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The current sponsor of the team is Dream11 from July 2023. The team was sponsored by Byju's from September 2019 to March 2023.[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]

International grounds

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Forthcoming fixtures

The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of India in international cricket:[42][43]

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Bilateral series and tours
Date Against H/A/N Results [Matches]
Test WODI WT20I
April 2024  Bangladesh Away - - 5-0 [5]
June 2024  South Africa Home 1-0 [1] 3-0 [3] 1-1 [3]
October 2024  New Zealand Home - 2-1 [3] -
December 2024  Australia Away - 0-3 [3] -
December 2024  West Indies Home - 3-0 [3] 2-1 [3]
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Multiteam series and tournaments
Date Series Format Position Results [Matches]
September 2023 China 2022 Asian Games WT20I 1st 2-0 [3]
July 2024 Sri Lanka 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup WT20I 2nd 4-1 [5]
September 2024 Bangladesh 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup WT20I Group Stage 2-2 [4]
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Captains

Mithali Raj Smriti Mandhana

Current squad

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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

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S/NShirt number of the player in all formats
FormatDenotes the player's playing format
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Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms S/N
Batters
Smriti Mandhana28Left-handedRight-arm mediumMaharashtraTest, ODI & T20I (Vice-captain)18
Jemimah Rodrigues24Right-handedRight-arm off breakMumbaiTest, ODI & T20I5
Harmanpreet Kaur35Right-handedRight-arm off breakPunjabTest, ODI & T20I (Captain)23
Shafali Verma21Right-handedRight-arm off breakHaryanaTest, ODI & T20I17
Shubha Satheesh25Left-handedRight-arm mediumKarnatakaTest43
Tejal Hasabnis27Right-handedRight-arm off breakMaharashtraODI23
Priya Punia28Right-handedRight-arm mediumDelhiTest16
All-rounders
Deepti Sharma27Left-handedRight-arm off breakUttar PradeshTest, ODI & T20I6
Pooja Vastrakar25Right-handedRight-arm mediumMadhya PradeshTest, ODI & T20I34
Amanjot Kaur25Right-handedRight-arm mediumPunjabODI30
Arundhati Reddy27Right-handedRight-arm mediumTelanganaTest, ODI & T20I20
Dayalan Hemalatha30Left-handedRight-arm off breakRailwaysODI & T20I29
Sajeevan Sajana30Right-handedRight-arm off breakKeralaT20I44
Shabnam Shakil17Right-handedRight-arm mediumAndhraTest
Wicket-keepers
Richa Ghosh21Right-handedBengalTest, ODI & T20I13
Yastika Bhatia25Left-handedBarodaODI & T20I11
Uma Chetry22Right-handedAssamTest & ODI55
Spin Bowlers
Sneh Rana31Right-handedRight-arm off breakRailwaysTest2
Rajeshwari Gayakwad33Right-handedLeft-arm orthodoxRailwaysTest1
Radha Yadav24Right-handedLeft-arm orthodoxBarodaODI & T20I21
Shreyanka Patil22Right-handedRight-arm off breakKarnatakaODI & T20I31
Asha Sobhana33Right-handedRight-arm leg breakKeralaT20I4
Priya Mishra20Right-handedRight-arm leg breakDelhiODI12
Saika Ishaque29Left-handedLeft-arm orthodoxBengalTest35
Pace Bowlers
Renuka Singh Thakur29Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRailwaysTest, ODI & T20I10
Saima Thakor28Right-handedRight-arm mediumMumbaiODI8
Meghna Singh30Right-handedRight-arm mediumRailwaysTest16
Sayali Satghare24Right-handedRight-arm mediumMumbaiODI
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Match fees

Players also receive a match fee of 15 lakh (US$17,000) per Test match, 6 lakh (US$6,900) 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.[44]

Coaching staff

  • 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 – Akanksha Satyavanshi & Neha Karnik
  • Fitness Trainer – Anand Date
  • Analyst – Aniruddha Deshpande

Tournament history

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

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World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPlayedWonLostTieNR
England 1973Did not participate
India 1978Group Stage4/430300
New Zealand 1982Group Stage4/5124800
Australia 1988Did not participate
England 1993Group Stage4/874300
India 1997Semi-finals4/1163111
New Zealand 2000Semi-finals3/885300
South Africa 2005Runners-up2/895202
Australia 2009Super 6s3/675200
India 2013Group Stage7/842200
England 2017Runners-up2/896300
New Zealand 2022Group Stage5/873400
India 2025
Total10/120 titles72373113
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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T20 World Cup record
YearPositionPlayedWonLostTieNR
England 2009Semi-finalists42200
Cricket West Indies 2010Semi-finalists42200
Sri Lanka 2012Group Stage41300
Bangladesh 2014Group Stage53200
India 2016Group Stage41300
United Arab Emirates 2018Semi-finalists54100
Australia 2020Runners-up64101
South Africa 2023Semi-finalists53200
United Arab Emirates 2024Group Stage42200
England 2026
Total0 titles41221801
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ICC Women's Championship

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Women's Championship record
Year Round Position GP W L D T NR
2014-16Group Stage[a]5/821911001
2017-20Group Stage[b]4/821108003
2022-25Group Stage[c]/10
Total3/30 titles421919004
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ACC Women's Asia Cup

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Asia Cup record
YearRound PositionPlayedWonLostTieNR
Sri Lanka 2004Champions 1/255000
Pakistan 2005–06Champions 1/355000
India 2006Champions 1/355000
Sri Lanka 2008Champions 1/477000
China 2012Champions 1/844000
Thailand 2016Champions 1/666000
Malaysia 2018Runners-up 2/664200
Bangladesh 2022Champions 1/787100
Sri Lanka 2024Runners-up 2/854100
Total9/97 titles5147400
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Other tournaments

Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2022Silver medal2/853200
Total0 Title1/153200
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Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China 2010Did not participate
South Korea 2014Did not participate
China 2022Gold medal1/932001
Total1 Title1/332001
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Honours

ICC

ACC

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Statistics

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Test cricket

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India women Test cricket record by opponent
Opponent M W L D Win% Loss% Draw% First Last
 Australia 111469.0936.3654.5519772023
 England 15311120.006.6773.3319862023
 New Zealand 60060.000.00100.0019772003
 South Africa 3300100.000.000.0020022024
 West Indies 611416.6616.6666.6619761976
Total 41862719.5114.6365.8519762024
Statistics are correct as of  South Africa Women v  India Women at Chennai as of Jul 01, 2024.
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Most Test runs for India[45]

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PlayerRunsAverage
Sandhya Agarwal1,11050.45
Shanta Rangaswamy75032.60
Shubhangi Kulkarni70023.33
Mithali Raj69943.68
Smriti Mandhana62957.18
Gargi Banerji61427.90
Sudha Shah60118.78
Shafali Verma56763.00
Anjum Chopra54830.44
Hemlata Kala50350.30
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Most Test wickets for India[46]

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PlayerWicketsAverage
Diana Edulji6325.77
Shubhangi Kulkarni6027.45
Jhulan Goswami4417.36
Neetu David4118.90
Shashi Gupta2531.28
Sneh Rana2320.95
Shanta Rangaswamy2131.61
Deepti Sharma2018.10
Sharmila Chakraborty1922.10
Purnima Rau1521.26
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Players in bold text are still active with India.

One Day Internationals

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India women One Day International record by opponent
Opponent M W L T NR Win% First Last
 Australia 5310430020.0019782024
 Bangladesh 8611075.0020132023
 Denmark 11000100.0019931993
 England 7634400245.9419782022
 International XI 33000100.0019821982
 Ireland 1212000100.0019932017
 Netherlands 33000100.0019932000
 New Zealand 5722341039.4819782022
 Pakistan 1111000100.0020052022
 South Africa 3118120158 0619972024
 Sri Lanka 322920190.6620002022
 West Indies 262150080.7619932022
Total 3131701372455.3319782024
Statistics are correct as of November 2024.
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Most ODI runs for India[47]

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PlayerRunsAverage
Mithali Raj7,80550.68
Smriti Mandhana4,20946.25
Harmanpreet Kaur3,80337.28
Anjum Chopra2,85631.38
Punam Raut2,29934.83
Deepti Sharma2,15434.74
Jaya Sharma2,09130.75
Anju Jain1,72929.81
Jhulan Goswami1,22814.61
Jemimah Rodrigues1,09329.54
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Most ODI wickets for India[48]

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PlayerWicketsAverage
Jhulan Goswami25522.04
Neetu David14116.34
Deepti Sharma13026.73
Nooshin Al Khadeer10024.02
Rajeshwari Gayakwad9920.79
Ekta Bisht9821.83
Amita Sharma8735.52
Poonam Yadav8025.15
Shikha Pandey7521.92
Gouher Sultana6619.39
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Players in bold text are still active with India.

Twenty20 Internationals

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India women Twenty20 International record by opponent
Opponent M W L T Tie+W Tie+L NR Win% First Last
 Australia 35726010120.0020082024
 Bangladesh 23203000086.9520132024
 Barbados 1100000100.0020222022
 England 30822000026.6620062023
 Ireland 2200000100.0020182023
 Malaysia 320000166.6720182023
   Nepal 110000010020242024
 New Zealand 14410000028.5720092024
 Pakistan 16133000081.2520092024
 South Africa 19106000352.6320142024
 Sri Lanka 26205000176.9220092024
 Thailand 330000010020182022
 United Arab Emirates 220000010020222023
 West Indies 21138000061.9020112023
Total 19610683010654.0820062024
Statistics are correct as of  India Women v  Australia at Sharjah, 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, October 06 2024.
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Most WT20I runs for India[50]

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PlayerRunsAverage
Smriti Mandhana3,76129.38
Harmanpreet Kaur3,58929.17
Mithali Raj2,36437.52
Jemimah Rodrigues2,26730.22
Shafali Verma2,04525.56
Deepti Sharma1,08623.60
Richa Ghosh98527.36
Veda Krishnamurthy87518.61
Punam Raut71927.65
Jhulan Goswami40510.94
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Most WT20I wickets for India[51]

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PlayerWicketsAverage
Deepti Sharma13819.14
Poonam Yadav9815.25
Radha Yadav9719.21
Rajeshwari Gayakwad6119.13
Pooja Vastrakar5821.41
Renuka Singh5821.74
Jhulan Goswami5621.94
Ekta Bisht5314.71
Anuja Patil4821.00
Shikha Pandey4326.16
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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

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