India women's national cricket team

India
India cricket crest
Captain Mithali Raj
First recorded match 31 October 1976 v West Indies at Bangalore, India
World Cup
Appearances 6 (First in 1978)
Best result Runners up, 2005
Test matches
Test matches played 36
Test wins/losses 5/6
ODI matches
ODI matches played 214[1]
ODIs wins/losses 111/98
As of 25 February 2014

The Indian women's cricket team is the national women's cricket team of India. Despite the photos on this page, their uniforms are similar to the men's team. The Indian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1976/1977, when they drew with the West Indies in a six-match series. The Indian women's cricket team won their first Asia Cup in 2004. Subsequently, they won 3 more Asia Cups. The Indian women's cricket team reached the finals of 2005 World Cup, losing to eventual champions, Australia.[2] Mithali Raj is the current captain of the Indian Women's Cricket team.[3][4]

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 1600s, with the first cricket match played in 1721.[5] 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.[6] The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams.[7] The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[8] Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia.[9] However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973.[10] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.[11]

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.[12]

Current squad

Tournament history

World Cup record
Year and Host Played Won Lost Tie NR Position
1973 England DNP
1978 India 3 0 3 0 0 Fourth[13]
1982 New Zealand 12 4 8 0 0 Fourth[14]
1988Australia DNP
1993England 7 4 3 0 0 Fourth[15]
1997 India 5 3 1 1 0
2000 New Zealand 8 5 3 0 0 Semi-Finalists[16]
2005 South Africa 8 5 2 0 1 Runners-Up
2009 Australia 7 5 2 0 0 3rd Place[17][18]
2013 India 4 2 2 0 0 7th Place[19]
TOTAL 54 28 24 1 1

Note- In the 1997 World Cup, a match was abandoned between India and Sri Lanka. In 2005 World Cup, a match was abandoned between India and Australia. Both these matches are not included in any categories.[20]

World Twenty20 record
Year Played Won Lost Tie NR Position
2009 4 2 2 0 0 Semi-Finalists
2010 4 2 2 0 0 Semi-Finalists
2012 3 0 3 0 0 Group Stage[21]
TOTAL 11 4 7 0 0 Semi-Finalists (2 Times)

Asia Cup

One-Day Internationals

Year Played Won Lost Tie NR Position
2004 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[22]
2005 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[23]
2006 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[24]
2008 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[25]
TOTAL 20 20 0 0 0 Champions ( 4 Times )[26]

Note – The 2 matches played by the Indian team against the Bangladesh team during the 2008 Asia Cup are not included as One Day Internationals

Twenty20 Internationals

Year Played Won Lost Tie NR Position
2012 4 4 0 0 0 Champions[27]

Records

Test cricket

Test record versus other nationsSource

vs Test nations
Opponent M W L T D W/L Ratio
v  Australia 9 0 4 0 5 0.00
v  England 14 31 0 10 2.00
v  New Zealand 6 0 0 0 6 0.00
v  South Africa 2 2 0 0 0 -
v  West Indies 6 1 1 0 4 1.00
Total 36 5 6 0 25

In ODI, Indian women's cricket team has played 214 matches, won 111, lost 98, tied 1, no result 4. In T20I Indian women's cricket team has played 53 matches, won 26 and lost 27. (as of 25th Feb 2015)

ODI cricket

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Women's World Cup, 2004/05". espncricinfo.com. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.wisdenindia.com/axed-anjum-chopra-livid-with-coach-jain
  4. ↑ "Indian women will play test cricket after eight years, captain Mithali Raj happy". Patrika Group (4 August 2014). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Downing, Clement (1978). A History of the Indian Wars. p. 189. OCLC 5905776.
  6. ↑ "Cricket and Politics in Colonial India". Ramachandra Guha. 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "India in England, 1911". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "England v India 1932". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  9. ↑ "List of women's Test matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  10. ↑ Stoddart, Brian; Keith A. P. Sandiford (1998). The imperial game: cricket, culture, and society. Manchester University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7190-4978-1. OCLC 40430869.
  11. ↑ "India women Test matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  12. ↑ "Better days for women's cricket?". Rediff. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  13. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=922;team=1863;template=results;type=team
  14. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=924;team=1863;template=results;type=team
  15. ↑ http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WWC93/WWC93_TABLE.html
  16. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=won;series=981;team=1863;template=results;type=team
  17. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;series=4321;team=1863;template=results;type=team
  18. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/wwc2009/engine/match/357978.html
  19. ↑ "ICC Women's World Cup, 7th Place Play-off: India Women v Pakistan Women at Cuttack, Feb 7, 2013". espncricinfo.com. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  20. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=season;team=1863;template=results;trophy=68;type=team;view=season
  21. ↑ "ICC Women's World Twenty20, 2012/13". espncricinfo.com. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  22. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/series/277874.html
  23. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/series/230646.html
  24. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/series/271455.html
  25. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/series/341290.html
  26. ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;team=1863;template=results;trophy=82;type=team
  27. ↑ "Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2012/13 / Results". espncricinfo.com. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2013.