India women's national cricket team

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
CaptainHarmanpreet Kaur
CoachAmol Muzumdar
History
Test status acquired1976
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1926)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WODI 4th 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] 1 1/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODIv  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 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  South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai; 9 July 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 187 100/80
(1 tie, 6 no results)
This year[7] 11 7/3
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009)
Best result Runner-up (2020)

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 9 July 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 the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.

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 187 T20I matches, winning 100, 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.

  1. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ^ "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Women's Test matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "Women in Blue's journey through the T20 Women's World Cup". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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