The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue,[8] represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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Nickname(s) | Women in Blue |
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Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
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Captain | Harmanpreet Kaur |
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Coach | Amol Muzumdar |
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Test status acquired | 1976 |
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ICC status | Full member (1926) |
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ICC region | Asia |
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ICC Rankings |
Current[1] |
Best-ever |
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WODI |
4th |
2nd (1 May 2020) |
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WT20I |
3rd |
3rd (15 Nov 2019) |
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First WTest | v West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 31 October – 2 November 1976 |
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Last WTest | v South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai; 28 June–1 July 2024 |
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WTests |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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Total[2] |
41 |
8/6 (27 draws) |
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This year[3] |
1 |
1/0 (0 draws) |
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First WODI | v England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978 |
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Last WODI | v South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 23 June 2024 |
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WODIs |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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Total[4] |
310 |
168/136 (2 ties, 4 no result) |
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This year[5] |
4 |
3/1 (0 ties, 0 no results) |
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Women's World Cup appearances | 10 (first in 1978) |
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Best result | Runners-up (2005, 2017) |
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First WT20I | v England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006 |
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Last WT20I | v United Arab Emirates at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla; 21 July 2024 |
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WT20Is |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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Total[6] |
189 |
102/80 (1 tie, 6 no results) |
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This year[7] |
13 |
9/3 (0 ties, 1 no result) |
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Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2009) |
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Best result | Runner-up (2020) |
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As of 21 July 2024 |
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The team has played 41 Test matches, winning 8, losing 6, 27 draw and 0 tie. They played their first international match on 31 October 1976 in a Test against the West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
The team has played 310 ODI matches, winning 168, losing 136, tying 2 and with 4 ending in a no-result. As of June 2024, India is ranked fourth in the ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings on 104 rating points. India has reached the Cricket World Cup final on two occasions, losing to Australia by 98 runs in 2005 and losing to England by 9 runs in 2017. They have won the ODI Asia Cup 4 times in 2004, 2005-06, 2006, 2008.
The team has played 189 T20I matches, winning 102, losing 80, tying 1 and with 6 ending in a no-result. As of June 2024, India is ranked third in the ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings on 263 rating points. 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 a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, and a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.