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Indian women’s cricket team

India
Nickname Women in Blue
Association Board of Control for Cricket in India
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur
Coach Amol Muzumdar
Batting coach Amol Muzumdar
Bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi
Fielding coach Munish Bali
Test status acquired 1976
ICC status Full member (1926)
ICC region Asia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
ODI 3rd 2nd
(May 2020)
T20I 3rd 3rd
(Nov 2019)
First Test v  West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 31 October – 2 November 1976
Last Test v  South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai; 28 June–1 July 2024
Tests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 41 8/6
(27 draws)
This year[3] 0 0/0 (0 draws)
First ODI v  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last ODI v  South Africa at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai; 2 November 2025
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 342 188/147
(2 ties, 5 no results)
This year[5] 23 16/6
(0 ties, 1 no result)
World Cup appearances 10 (first in 1978)
Best result Gold Champions (2025)
First T20I v  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last T20I v  England at Edgbaston, Birmingham; 12 July 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 204 111/86
(1 tie, 6 no results)
This year[7] 5 3/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances 8 (first in 2009)
Best result Silver Runners-up
(2020)
Official website bcci.tv
As of 3 November 2025

The India women’s national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, represents India in international cricket.[8] It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test, ODI and T20I status. They are the reigning World Cup and Asian Games champions. Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain while Smriti Mandhana is the vice captain.

The team has played 41 Test matches, winning 8, losing 6 and drawing 27. Their first international match, on 31 October 1976, was a Test against the West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore which ended in a draw.[9]

The team has played 342 ODI matches, winning 188, losing 147, tying 2 and with 5 ending in a no-result. India has won the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup. India has reached the World Cup final on three occasions, losing to Australia by 98 runs in 2005, losing to England by 9 runs in 2017, and beating South Africa by 52 runs in 2025.[10] They have won the ODI Asia Cup 4 times in 2004, 2005-06, 2006, 2008. As of 2025, India is ranked third in the ODI Team Rankings.

The team has played 204 T20I matches, winning 111, losing 86, tying 1 and with 6 ending in a no-result. As of 2025, India is ranked third in the T20I Team Rankings. 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 gold at the 2022 Asian Games, and silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

History

Eight female cricketers stand on a field. Two players are in red practice jerseys; three other players in red jerseys are facing toward them; a player in a blue shirt is facing away and hides another player in a blue game shirt. In the upper left corner is a fan with an Indian flag.
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.[11] 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.[12][13][14] 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.[15] In 1911, an Indian men’s cricket team was formed and toured England, where they played English county teams.[16] The India men’s team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[17] The first women’s Test was played between England and Australia in 1934.[18]

Women’s cricket arrived in India much later; the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed in 1973.[19] The Indian women’s team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.[20] India recorded its first-ever Test win in November 1976 against West Indies under Shantha Rangaswamy‘s captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna.[21][22]

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.[23]

In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team.[24][25] In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years.[26]

In July 2025, India clinched their first-ever Women’s T20I series win against England, securing an unassailable 3–1 lead in the five-match series. The landmark victory came in the fourth T20I at Worcester, where Indian spinners Radha Yadav, Deepti Sharma, and newcomer Shree Charani restricted England to 126/7. Openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana set up a comfortable six-wicket chase, finished with 18 balls to spare. The win marked a historic breakthrough, as India had never previously won a T20I series against England, either home or away. The performance, highlighted by disciplined bowling and sharp fielding, also served as vital preparation ahead of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.[27]

Governing body

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.[28] 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 28 September 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the appointment of new All-India Women’s Selection Committee.[29]
Amita Sharma, former indian right-arm medium fast bowler, heads the five-member selection committee.

Kit evolution

International grounds

All stadiums of India

Captains

Current squad

This lists all the active players who played for India in the last 12 months or were named in the recent ODI or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

As of 29 October 2024
Key
Symbol Meaning
S/N Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format Denotes the player’s playing format
Match fees

Players also receive a match fee of ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) per Test match, ₹6 lakh (US$7,100) per ODI, and ₹3 lakh (US$3,500) per T20I. The BCCI adopted a pay equity policy in match fees for men’s and women’s teams on 27 October 2022.[34]

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach & Batting coach Amol Muzumdar
Bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi
Fielding coach Munish Bali
Nets Trainers Tanveer Shukla
Sourav Tyagi
Utkarsh Singh
Akhil S Prasad
Physiotherapist Akanksha Satyavanshi
Neha Karnik
Fitness Trainer Anand Date
Analyst Aniruddha Deshpande

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals

ODI World Cup

T20 World Cup

Olympic Games

Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
United States 2028
Total

Champions Trophy

Year Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
Sri Lanka 2027
Total

Championship

Commonwealth Games

Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
England 2022 Silver 2/8 5 3 2 0 0
Total 0 Title 1/1 5 3 2 0 0

Asian Games

Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
China 2010 Did not participate
South Korea 2014 Did not participate
China 2022 Gold 1/9 3 2 0 0 1
Japan 2026
Total 1 Title 1/1 3 2 0 0 1

Asia Cup

South Asian Games

Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
Bangladesh 2016 Did not participate
Nepal 2019 Did not participate
Pakistan 2026 TBA
Total 0 Titles 0/0 0 0 0 0 0

Honours

ICC

ACC

Multi-sport events

Statistics

Test cricket

Most Test runs for India[35]

Most Test wickets for India[36]

Players in bold text are still active with India.

One Day Internationals

Most ODI runs for India[37]

Player Runs Average
Mithali Raj 7,805 50.68
Smriti Mandhana 5,322 48.38
Harmanpreet Kaur 4,409 37.05
Anjum Chopra 2,856 31.38
Deepti Sharma 2,739 37.01
Punam Raut 2,299 34.83
Jaya Sharma 2,091 30.75
Jemimah Rodrigues 1,749 34.98
Anju Jain 1,729 29.81
Jhulan Goswami 1,228 14.61

Most ODI wickets for India[38]

Players in bold text are still active with India.

Twenty20 Internationals

Most T20I runs for India[40]

Most T20I wickets for India[41]

Players in bold text are still active with India.

• Highest team total: 217/4 v WI, 19 December 2024 at DY Patil Stadium, India

• Highest individual score: 111, Smriti Mandhana v New Zealand, 28 June 2025 at Trent Bridge, England

• Best innings bowling: 5/11, Jhulan Goswami v Australia, 23 March 2012 at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Individual records

See also

Notes

References

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