India women's national cricket team

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.

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
AssociationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
CaptainHarmanpreet Kaur
CoachHrishikesh Kanitkar (acting)[1]
History
Test status acquired1976
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1926)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
WODI 4th 2nd (1 May 2020)
WT20I 4th 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[3] 38 5/6
(27 draws)
This year[4] 0 0/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODIv  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)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last WT20Iv  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)

WTest kit

WODI kit

T20I kit

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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