The India women's national cricket team , also known as Team India or Women in Blue ,[9] represents India in women's international cricket . It is governed by Board of Control for Cricket in India .
National Women's Cricket Team of India
India Nickname(s) Women in Blue Association Board of Control for Cricket in India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur Coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar (acting)[1] Test status acquired1976 ICC status Full member (1926)ICC region Asia ICC Rankings
Current [2]
Best-ever WODI
4th
2nd (1 May 2020) WT20I
4th
3rd (15 Nov 2019)
First WTest v West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore ; 31 October – 2 November 1976 Last WTest v Australia at Carrara Stadium , Gold Coast ; 30 September – 3 October 2021 WTests
Played
Won/Lost Total[3]
38
5/6 (27 draws) This year[4]
0
0/0 (0 draws)
First WODI v England at Eden Gardens , Calcutta ; 1 January 1978 Last WODI v England at Lord's , London ; 24 September 2022 WODIs
Played
Won/Lost Total[5]
301
164/132 (1 ties, 4 no result) This year[6]
0
0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances10 (first in 1978 ) Best result Runners-up (2005 , 2017 )Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2017 ) Best result Champions (2017 )First WT20I v England at the County Cricket Ground , Derby ; 5 August 2006 Last WT20I v Australia at Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town ; 23 February 2023 WT20Is
Played
Won/Lost Total[7]
167
89/74 (1 tie, 4 no results) This year[8]
10
6/3 (0 ties, 1 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009 ) Best result Runner-up (2020 )
As of 23 February 2023
India made its Test debut in 1976,[10] against the West Indies , and its One Day International (ODI) debut at the 1978 World Cup , which it hosted. India 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 made the finals of the T20I World Cup on one occasion (2020 ) and the semi-finals on four occasions (2009 , 2010 , 2018 and 2023 ).
India won a Silver medal in 2022 Commonwealth Games . India has won all the editions of Women's Asia Cup , except the 2018 edition .
India is the most successful women's cricket team in Asia.
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