India women's national cricket team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India national cricket team.

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 the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.

India

Nickname(s)	Women in Blue
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
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever WODI 4th 2nd (1 May 2020) WT20I 3rd 3rd (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[2] 41 8/6 (27 draws) This year[3] 1 1/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI	v  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODI	v  South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 23 June 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost Total[4] 310 168/136 (2 ties, 4 no result) This year[5] 4 3/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances	10 (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  Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla; 28 July 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost Total[6] 192 104/81 (1 tie, 6 no results) This year[7] 16 11/4 (0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances	8 (first in 2009)
Best result	Runners-up (2020)
Official website	bcci.tv
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 28 July 2024

The team has played 41 Test matches, winning 8, losing 6, 27 draw and 0 tie. 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 310 ODI matches, winning 168, losing 136, 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 191 T20I matches, winning 104, losing 80, 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.^[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]

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.^[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

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.^[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

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.^[26] Neetu David, former left-arm spinner, heads the five-member selection committee.^[26]

• Neetu David
• Arati Vaidya
• Renu Margrate
• Venkatacher Kalpana
• Mithu Mukherjee

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

Current Sponsors & Partners

Team sponsor	Dream11
Title sponsor	IDFC First Bank
Kit sponsor	Adidas
Official partner	SBI Life
Official broadcaster	Viacom18 (Sports18 & JioCinema)

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

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:^[42][43]

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]	[3]
December 2024	Australia	Away	-	[3]	-

Multiteam series and tournaments
Date	Series	Format	Position	Results [Matches]
September 2023	2022 Asian Games	WT20I	1st	2-0 [3]
July 2024	2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup	WT20I	2nd	-
September 2024	2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup	WT20I

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 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

Key

Symbol	Meaning
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
Batters
Smriti Mandhana	28	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	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	24	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Mumbai	B	ODI & T20I	5
Sabbhineni Meghana	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Railways	C	T20I	27
Priya Punia	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Delhi	-	ODI	16
All-rounders
Deepti Sharma	27	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	26	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Himachal Pradesh	C	ODI & T20I	98
Devika Vaidya	27	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	22	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Punjab	-	T20I	-
Wicket-keepers
Yastika Bhatia	24	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Baroda	C	ODI & T20I	11
Richa Ghosh	20	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Bengal	B	T20I	13
Uma Chetry	22	Right-handed	—	Assam	-	ODI & T20I	-
Spin Bowlers
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	33	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	22	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Karnataka	-	ODI & T20I	31
Anusha Bareddy	21	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	30	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Railways	C	ODI & T20I	16
Anjali Sarvani	27	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:

• Grade A – ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) per annum
• Grade B – ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) per annum
• Grade C – ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) per annum

Match fees

Players also receive a match fee of ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) per Test match, ₹6 lakh (US$7,200) per ODI, and ₹3 lakh (US$3,600) per T20I. The BCCI adopted a pay equity policy in match fees for men's and women's teams on 27 October 2022.^[45]

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[46]	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
2026
Total	0 titles	37	20	16	0	1

ICC Women's Championship

Women's Championship record
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

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

Commonwealth Games record
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

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

• Women's World Cup:
  • Runners-up (2): 2005, 2017
• Women's T20 World Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2020

ACC

• Women's Asia Cup:
  • Champions (7): 2004, 2005–06, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2022
  • Runners-up (2): 2018, 2024

Other

• Commonwealth Games
  • Silver medal (1): 2022
• Asian Games
  • Gold medal (1): 2022

Statistics

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

Test cricket

Test record versus other nations

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Draw	W/L ratio	% Won	% Lost	% Draw	First	Last
Australia	11	1	4	6	0.25	9.09	36.36	54.54	1977	2023
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	3	3	0	0	–	100.00	0.00	0.00	2002	2024
West Indies	6	1	1	4	1.00	16.66	16.66	66.66	1976	1976
Total	40	8	6	27	1.333	19.51	14.63	65.85	1976	2024
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 1 July 2024.[47][48] v t e

Most Test runs for India[49] Player Runs Average Sandhya Agarwal 1,110 50.45 Shanta Rangaswamy 750 32.60 Shubhangi Kulkarni 700 23.33 Mithali Raj 699 43.68 Smriti Mandhana 629 57.18 Gargi Banerji 614 27.90 Sudha Shah 601 18.78 Shafali Verma 567 63.00 Anjum Chopra 548 30.44 Hemlata Kala 503 50.30

Most Test wickets for India[50] Player Wickets Average Diana Edulji 63 25.77 Shubhangi Kulkarni 60 27.45 Jhulan Goswami 44 17.36 Neetu David 41 18.90 Shashi Gupta 25 31.28 Sneh Rana 23 20.95 Shanta Rangaswamy 21 31.61 Deepti Sharma 20 18.10 Sharmila Chakraborty 19 22.10 Purnima Rau 15 21.26

• 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

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Australia	53	10	43	0	0	18.86	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	54	20	33	1	0	37.96	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	93.54	2000	2022
West Indies	26	21	5	0	0	80.76	1993	2022
Total	310	168	136	2	4	54.19	1978	2024
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Bengaluru, 3rd ODI, 23 June 2024.[51][52] v t e

Most ODI runs for India[53] Player Runs Average Mithali Raj 7,805 50.68 Smriti Mandhana 3,585 45.37 Harmanpreet Kaur 3,565 37.52 Anjum Chopra 2,856 31.38 Punam Raut 2,299 34.83 Jaya Sharma 2,091 30.75 Deepti Sharma 2,019 35.42 Anju Jain 1,729 29.81 Jhulan Goswami 1,228 14.61 Hemlata Kala 1,023 20.87

Most ODI wickets for India[54] Player Wickets Average Jhulan Goswami 255 22.04 Neetu David 141 16.34 Deepti Sharma 106 28.67 Nooshin Al Khadeer 100 24.02 Rajeshwari Gayakwad 99 20.79 Ekta Bisht 98 21.83 Amita Sharma 87 35.52 Poonam Yadav 80 25.15 Shikha Pandey 75 21.92 Gouher Sultana 66 19.39

Players in bold text are still active with India.

• Highest team total: 358/3 v Ireland, 15 May 2017 at Senwes Park, South Africa^[55]
• Highest individual score: 188, Deepti Sharma v Ireland, 15 May 2017 at Senwes Park, South Africa^[55]
• Best innings bowling: 6/10, Mamatha Maben v Sri Lanka, 25 April 2004 at Asgiriya Stadium, Sri Lanka

Twenty20 Internationals

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Tie+Win	Tie+Loss	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Australia	34	7	25	0	1	0	1	20.58	2008	2024
Bangladesh	23	20	3	0	0	0	0	86.95	2013	2024
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
Nepal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2024	2024
New Zealand	13	4	9	0	0	0	0	30.76	2009	2022
Pakistan	15	12	3	0	0	0	0	80.00	2009	2024
South Africa	19	10	6	0	0	0	3	62.50	2014	2024
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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2022	2024
West Indies	21	13	8	0	0	0	0	61.90	2011	2023
Total	191	104	80	0	1	0	6	56.21	2006	2024
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Bangladesh at Dambulla, 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 26 July 2024.[56][57] v t e

Most WT20I runs for India[58] Player Runs Average Harmanpreet Kaur 3,309 27.70 Smriti Mandhana 3,220 27.52 Mithali Raj 2,364 37.52 Jemimah Rodrigues 1,944 29.45 Shafali Verma 1,703 23.98 Deepti Sharma 1,020 23.72 Veda Krishnamurthy 875 18.61 Richa Ghosh 760 26.20 Punam Raut 719 27.65 Jhulan Goswami 405 10.94

Most WT20I wickets for India[59] Player Wickets Average Deepti Sharma 118 19.19 Poonam Yadav 98 15.25 Radha Yadav 78 20.01 Rajeshwari Gayakwad 61 19.13 Jhulan Goswami 56 21.94 Ekta Bisht 53 14.71 Anuja Patil 48 21.00 Pooja Vastrakar 45 22.80 Renuka Singh 43 22.48 Shikha Pandey 43 26.16

• 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

• India portal
• Cricket portal

• India women's national under-19 cricket team
• India A women's cricket team
• Women's Premier League
• Women's Senior One Day Trophy
• Women's Senior T20 Trophy
• BCCI Awards

Explanatory note

1. Advance To 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
2. Advance To 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.

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