Indian women's cricket team
India Nickname Women in Blue[ 1] [ 2] Association Board of Control for Cricket in India Personnel Captain Harmanpreet Kaur Coach Amol Muzumdar Batting coach Amol Muzumdar Bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi Fielding coach Munish Bali History Test status acquired1976 International Cricket Council ICC status Full member (1926)ICC region Asia ICC Rankings Current [ 3] Best-ever ODI 3rd 2nd T20I 3rd 3rd
Tests First Test vWest Indies at theM. Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore ; 31 October – 2 November 1976 Last Test vSouth Africa atM. A. Chidambaram Stadium ,Chennai ; 28 June–1 July 2024 Tests Played Won/Lost Total[ 4] 41 8/6 This year[ 5] 0 0/0 (0 draws)
One Day Internationals First ODI vEngland atEden Gardens ,Calcutta ; 1 January 1978 Last ODI vSouth Africa atDY Patil Stadium ,Navi Mumbai ; 2 November 2025 ODIs Played Won/Lost Total[ 6] 342 188/147 This year[ 7] 23 16/6
World Cup appearances11 (first in1978 ) Best result Champions (2025 ) T20 Internationals First T20I vEngland at theCounty Cricket Ground ,Derby ; 5 August 2006 Last T20I vEngland atEdgbaston ,Birmingham ; 12 July 2025 T20Is Played Won/Lost Total[ 8] 204 111/86 This year[ 9] 5 3/2
T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in2009 ) Best result Runners-up2020 ) Official website bcci As of 3 November 2025
TheIndia women's national cricket team representsIndia ininternational cricket .[ 10] Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is afull member nation of theInternational Cricket Council withTest ,One Day International andTwenty20 International status. India are the current holders of theWorld Cup and theAsian Games .
The team has played 41 Test matches, winning 8, losing 6 and drawing 27. Their first international match, on 31 October 1976, was aTest against theWest Indies at theM. Chinnaswamy Stadium inBangalore which ended in a draw.[ 11]
The team has played 342 ODI matches, winning 188, losing 147,tying 2 and with 5 ending in ano-result . As of November 2025, India is ranked third in theICC Women's ODI Team Rankings with 126 rating points. India has won theWorld Cup once in2025 . India has reached theWorld Cup final on three occasions, losing toAustralia by 98 runsin 2005 , losing to England by 9 runsin 2017 , and winning againstSouth Africa by 52 runsin 2025 .[ 2] ODI Asia Cup four times in2004 ,2005-06 ,2006 ,2008 .
The team has played 204 T20I matches, winning 111, losing 86,tying 1 and with 6 ending in ano-result . As of November 2025, India is ranked third in theICC Women's T20I Team Rankings with 263 rating points. India has reached the finals of theT20 World Cup once, losing to Australia by 85 runsin 2020 . India have won theT20I Asia Cup three times in2012 ,2016 ,2022 . In addition, India have also won gold at the2022 Asian Games , and silver at the2022 Commonwealth Games .
Members of the Indian cricket team before aWomen'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.[ 12] Kolis ofGujarat because they were seapirates andoutlaws who always looted the British ships, so theEast India Company tried to manage the Kolis in cricket and been successful.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] Parsi community in Bombay, in 1848; the club played their first match against the Europeans in 1877.[ 16] England , where they played English county teams.[ 17] India men's team made theirTest debut againstEngland in 1932.[ 18] England andAustralia in 1934.[ 19]
Women's cricket arrived in India much later; theWomen's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed in 1973.[ 20] 1976 , against theWest Indies .[ 21] Shantha Rangaswamy 's captaincy at theMoin-ul-Haq Stadium inPatna .[ 22] [ 23]
Indian batter at the 2010Women's Cricket World Cup Mithali Raj , former captain of the Indian women's cricket teamThe WCAI, the governing body for women's cricket, was affiliated to theInternational Women's Cricket Council . As part of theInternational Cricket Council 's initiative to develop women's cricket, the Women's Cricket Association of India was merged with theBoard of Control for Cricket in India in 2006/07.[ 24]
In 2021, the BCCI announced thatRamesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team.[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
In July 2025, India clinched their first-ever Women’s T20I series win againstEngland , securing an unassailable 3–1 lead in the five-match series. The landmark victory came in the fourth T20I at Worcester, where Indian spinnersRadha Yadav ,Deepti Sharma , and newcomerShree Charani restricted England to 126/7. OpenersShafali Verma andSmriti 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 2026Women's T20 World Cup in England.[ 28]
In November 2025, India won their firstWomen's Cricket World Cup , defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final at theDY Patil Stadium inNavi Mumbai . In the semi-final, they chased a huge target of 339 runs against Australia, which is one also the highest successful run chases in the history of Women's ODI.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
TheBoard 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 theInternational 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.[ 33] International Cricket Council (ICC) determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program.
Selection Committee [ edit ] On 28 September 2025, theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the appointment of new All-India Women's Selection Committee.[ 34] Amita Sharma , former indian right-arm medium fast bowler, heads the five-member selection committee.
International grounds [ edit ] 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 initalics .
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₹ 6 lakh₹ 3 lakhpay equity policy in match fees for men's and women's teams on 27 October 2022.[ 39]
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
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played withinIndia
Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals
Year Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2009 Semi Finals 4 2 2 0 0 2010 Semi Finals 4 2 2 0 0 2012 Group Stage 4 1 3 0 0 2014 Group Stage 5 3 2 0 0 2016 Group Stage 4 1 3 0 0 2018 Semi Finals 5 4 1 0 0 2020 Runners Up 6 4 1 0 1 2023 Semi Finals 5 3 2 0 0 2024 Group Stage 4 2 2 0 0 2026 Total 0 titles 41 22 18 0 1
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2028 Total
Year Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2027 Total
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2022 Silver 2/8 5 3 2 0 0 Total 0 Title 1/1 5 3 2 0 0
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2010 Did not participate 2014 Did not participate 2022 Gold 1/9 3 2 0 0 1 2026 Total 1 Title 1/1 3 2 0 0 1
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2004 Champions 1/2 5 5 0 0 0 2005–06 Champions 1/3 5 5 0 0 0 2006 Champions 1/3 5 5 0 0 0 2008 Champions 1/4 7 7 0 0 0 2012 Champions 1/8 4 4 0 0 0 2016 Champions 1/6 6 6 0 0 0 2018 Runners Up 2/6 6 4 2 0 0 2022 Champions 1/7 8 7 1 0 0 2024 Runners Up 2/8 5 4 1 0 0 Total 7 titles 9/9 51 47 4 0 0
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR 2016 Did not participate 2019 Did not participate 2026 TBA Total 0 Titles 0/0 0 0 0 0 0
Opponent M W L D Win% Loss% Draw% First Last Australia 11 1 4 6 9.09 36.36 54.55 1977 2023 England 15 3 1 11 20.00 6.67 73.33 1986 2023 New Zealand 6 0 0 6 0.00 0.00 100.00 1977 2003 South Africa 3 3 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 2002 2024 West Indies 6 1 1 4 16.66 16.66 66.66 1976 1976 Total 41 8 6 27 19.51 14.63 65.85 1976 2024 Statistics are correct as of Sep 01, 2025.
Most Test runs for India [ 40]
Most Test wickets for India [ 41]
Players inbold text are still active with India.
Highest team total: 603/6d vSouth Africa , 29 June 2024 atM. A. Chidambaram Stadium ,Chennai Highest individual score: 214,Mithali Raj vEngland , 14 August 2002 atCounty Ground, Taunton , England Best innings bowling: 8/53,Neetu David vEngland , 24 November 1995 atJamshedpur , India Best match bowling: 10/78,Jhulan Goswami vEngland , 29 August 2006 atCounty Ground, Taunton , England One Day Internationals [ edit ] Most ODI runs for India [ 42]
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 [ 43]
Players inbold text are still active with India.
Twenty20 Internationals [ edit ] Most T20I runs for India [ 45]
Most T20I wickets for India [ 46]
Players inbold text are still active with India.
• Highest team total: 217/4 vWI , 19 December 2024 atDY Patil Stadium ,India
• Highest individual score: 111,Smriti Mandhana vNew Zealand , 28 June 2025 atTrent Bridge ,England
• Best innings bowling: 5/11,Jhulan Goswami vAustralia , 23 March 2012 atACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium ,Visakhapatnam
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