India women's national cricket team

India women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Women in Blue,[8] represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by Board of Control for Cricket in India

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

India
Flag of India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
Test captainMithali Raj
One Day captainMithali Raj
T20I captainHarmanpreet Kaur
CoachRamesh Powar
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  Australia at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast; 30 September – 3 October 2021
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 38 5/6
(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  South Africa at Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 27 March 2022
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 295 158/132
(1 ties, 4 no result)
This year[5] 12 4/8
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances10 (first in 1978)
Best resultRunners-up (2005, 2017)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last WT20Iv  New Zealand at John Davies Oval, Queenstown; 9 February 2022
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 133 69/61
(0 ties, 3 no results)
This year[7] 1 0/1
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances6 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up (2020)

Test kit

ODI and T20I kit

As of 27 March 2022

India made its Test debut in 1976,[9] 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 three 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 finals of the World Twenty20 on one occasion (2020) and the semi-finals 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 documented instance of cricket being played is in 1721. 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.[10][11] 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.[12] The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams.[13] The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[14] Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia.[15] However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973.[16] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.[17] 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.[18][19]

Indian Batswoman at Cricket World 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.[20]

In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team.[21][22]

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.[23] 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.[24] Neetu David, former left-arm spinner, heads the five-member selection committee.[24]

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 CricInfo 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
2022 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

Sponsorship
Current Sponsors & Partners
Team Sponsor BYJU'S
Title Sponsor Paytm
Kit Sponsor MPL Sports
Official Partners Dream11
LafargeHolcim
(Ambuja Cements and ACC)
Hyundai Motor India Limited
Official Broadcaster Star Sports

The current sponsor of the team is BYJU's.[25] OPPO's sponsorship was to run from 2017 until 2022, but was handed over to BYJU's on 5 September 2019.[26] Previously, the Indian team was sponsored by Star India from 2014 to 2017,[27] Sahara India Pariwar from 2002 to 2013.

Nike had been a long time kit supplier to team India having acquired the contract in 2005,[28] with two extensions for a period of five years each time; in 2011[29] and 2016[30] respectively. Nike ended its contract in September 2020[31] and MPL Sports Apparel & Accessories, a subsidiary of online gaming platform Mobile Premier League replaced Nike as the kit manufacturer in October 2020.[32][33][34]

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.[35]

Paytm acquired the title sponsorship for all matches played by the team within India in 2015[36] and extended the same in 2019[37] until 2023. Star India and Airtel have been title sponsors previously.

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

Captains
Main articles: List of India women Test cricketers § Test captains, and List of India women ODI cricketers § ODI captains

Forthcoming 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
February 2022  New Zealand Away –1–4 [5]0–1 [1]
September 2022  England Away –[3][3]
Multiteam series and tournaments
Date Series Format Position Results [Matches]
March–April 2022 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup WODI 5th 3–4 [7]
July–August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games WT20I

Players

Former players
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.

Squad

This lists all the players who are centrally contracted with BCCI or was named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squads. Updated on 27 March 2022

Key
SymbolMeaning
C/GContract grade with the BCCI[38][39]
S/NShirt number of the player in all formats
FormatDenotes the player's playing format
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team C/G Forms S/N
Test and ODI Captain; Batter
Mithali Raj39Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRailwaysBTest, ODI3
T20I Captain; Test and ODI Vice-Captain; Batter
Harmanpreet Kaur33Right-handedRight-arm off breakPunjabATest, ODI, T20I7
T20I Vice-Captain; Batter
Smriti Mandhana25Left-handedRight-arm mediumMaharashtraATest, ODI, T20I18
Batters
Shafali Verma18Right-handedRight-arm off breakHaryanaBTest, ODI, T20I17
Punam Raut32Right-handedRight-arm off breakRailwaysCTest, ODI14
Yastika Bhatia22Left-handedLeft-arm orthodoxBaroda-Test, ODI, T20I11
Jemimah Rodrigues21Right-handedRight-arm off breakMumbaiCTest, ODI, T20I5
Sabbhineni Meghana25Right-handedRight-arm mediumRailways-ODI, T20I
All-rounders
Deepti Sharma24Left-handedRight-arm off breakBengalATest, ODI, T20I6
Harleen Deol23Right-handedRight-arm leg breakHimachal PradeshCT20I98
Wicket-keeper
Taniya Bhatia24Right-handedN/APunjabBTest, ODI, T20I28
Richa Ghosh18Right-handedN/ABengalCTest, ODI, T20I13
Spin Bowlers
Rajeshwari Gayakwad31Right-handedLeft-arm orthodoxRailwaysATest, ODI, T20I1
Sneh Rana28Right-handedRight-arm off breakRailwaysCTest, ODI, T20I2
Poonam Yadav30Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRailwaysATest, ODI, T20I24
Ekta Bisht36Right-handedLeft-arm orthodoxRailways-Test, ODI, T20I8
Pace Bowlers
Jhulan Goswami39Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastBengalBTest, ODI25
Pooja Vastrakar22Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastMadhya PradeshBTest, ODI, T20I23
Meghna Singh27Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRailways-Test, ODI, T20I
Shikha Pandey32Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastGoaCTest, ODI, T20I12
Arundhati Reddy24Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRailwaysCT20I20
Simran Bahadur22Left-handedRight-arm mediumDelhi-ODi, T20I
Renuka Singh26Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRailways-ODI, T20I

Players' salaries are as follows:

  • Grade A – ₹50 lakh (US$66,000) per annum
  • Grade B – ₹30 lakh (US$39,000) per annum
  • Grade C – ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) per annum

Personnel
  • Head Coach – Ramesh Powar[40]
  • Batting Coach – Shiv Sundar Das
  • Fielding Coach – Abhay Sharma
  • Nets Trainers – Tanveer Shukla, Sourav Tyagi, Utkarsh Singh, Akhil S Prasad
  • Physiotherapist –
  • Fitness Trainer –
  • Analyst –

Tournament history

Cricket 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
2017Runners-up2/896300
2022Group stage5/873400
TOTALRunners-up (2 times)10/1272373113

World Cup Qualifier
World Cup Qualifier
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2017Champions1/1088000
TOTAL1 Title1/1088000

ICC Women's Championship
Women's Championship record
Year Round Position GP W L D T NR
2014-16Group Stage[lower-alpha 1]5/821911001
2017-20Group Stage[lower-alpha 2]4/821108003
TOTALAdvanced3/8421919004

Twenty20 World Cup
World Twenty20 record
YearPlayedWonLostTieNRPosition
2009 42200Semi-finalists
2010 42200Semi-finalists
2012 30300Group Stage[41]
2014 53200Group Stage
2016 51400Group Stage
2018 54100Semi-finalists
2020 641–1Runners-up
2023 To Be Decided
Total32161501Runners-up (1 time)

Asia Cup
Asia Cup record
YearPlayedWonLostTieNRPosition
2004 55000Champions
2005–06 55000Champions
2006 55000Champions
2008 77000Champions
2012 44000Champions
2016 66000Champions
2018 64200Runners-up
Total38362006 titles

Honours

ICC

ACC

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 5010400020.0019782022
 Bangladesh 55000100.0020132022
 Denmark 11000100.0019931993
 England 7331400243.6619782022
 International XI 33000100.0020132013
 Ireland 1212000100.0019932017
 Netherlands 33000100.0019932000
 New Zealand 5420331037.9619782022
 Pakistan 1111000100.0020052022
 South Africa 2815120155.5519972022
 Sri Lanka 292620192.8520002018
 West Indies 262150080.7619932022
Total 2951581321454.4619782022
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Christchurch, ICC Women's World Cup, 27 March 2022.[42][43]

Players in bold text are still active with India.

Twenty20 Internationals
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 236160127.2720082021
 Bangladesh 121020083.3320132020
 England 225170022.7220062021
 Ireland 1100010020182018
 Malaysia 11000100.0020182018
 New Zealand 13490030.7620092022
 Pakistan 11920081.8120092018
 South Africa 13840166.6620142021
 Sri Lanka 181430182.3520092020
 Thailand 11000100.0020182018
 West Indies 181080055.5520112019
Total 13369610353.0720062022
Statistics are correct as of  India v  New Zealand at Queenstown, Only T20I, February 9, 2022.[47][48]

Test cricket

Test record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Draw W/L ratio % Won % Lost % Draw First Last
 Australia 100460.000.0040.0060.0019772021
 England 1421112.0014.287.1478.5719862021
 New Zealand 60060.000.000.00100.0019772003
 South Africa 2200–100.000.000.0020022014
 West Indies 61141.0016.6616.6666.6619762014
Total 3856270.8313.1515.7871.0519762021
Statistics are correct as of  Australia v  India at Gold Coast, 3 October 2021.[51][52]

See also

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