India women's national cricket team

India

Refer to caption

Flag of India
Association Board of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
Captain Mithali Raj (Test and ODI)
T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur
Coach Tushar Arothe
International Cricket Council
ICC status Full member (1926)
ICC region Asia
Women's Tests
First WTest v  West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 31 October – 2 November 1976
Last WTest v  South Africa at Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore; 16–19 November 2014
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total [1] 36 5/6
(25 draws)
This year 0 0/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI v  England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978
Last WODI v  England at Lord's, England; 23 July 2017
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total [2] 242 132/105
(1 ties, 4 no result)
This year [3] 14 12/3
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Cup Appearances 9 (first in 1978)
Best result Runner-Up (2005, 2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I v  England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006
Last WT20I v  Pakistan at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok; 4 December 2016
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [4] 73 37/36
(0 ties, 0 no result)
This year [5] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Twenty20 Appearances 5 (first in 2009)
Best result Semi-final (2009, 2010)
As of 23 July 2017

The India women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Women in Blue, represents the country of India in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship, the highest level of international women's cricket, the team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

India made its Test debut in 1976,[6] against the West Indies, and its One Day International (ODI) debut at the 1978 World Cup, which it hosted. The team has made the 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 semi-finals of the World Twenty20 on two occasions (2009 and 2010), but is yet to progress any further in the tournament.

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.[7] 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.[8] The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams.[9] The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[10] Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia.[11] However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973.[12] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.[13] India recorded its first-ever Test win in November 1978 against West Indies under Shantha Rangaswamy's captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna.[14][15]

Indian Batswoman at Cricket Worlds Cup 2010
Mithali Raj, Captain of India Women's cricket team

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.[16]

Current international rankings Top 10

The ICC Women's Rankings incorporates results from Tests, ODIs and T20Is into a single ranking system.

ICC Women's Rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 62 7931 128
2  England 55 6853 125
3  New Zealand 65 7655 118
4  India 59 6830 114
5  West Indies 59 6173 105
6  South Africa 78 7244 93
7  Pakistan 63 4617 73
8  Sri Lanka 60 4026 67
9  Bangladesh 30 1254 42
10  Ireland 31 1016 33
Reference: ICC Women's Rankings, ICC Women's Championship, 20 July 2017
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12-24 months since the October before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

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 1929 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 2006–2010 for US$612,000,000.[17] It manages the Indian team's sponsorships, its future tours and team selection.

The International Cricket Council determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program.

Team colours

Team colour is blue.

International grounds

Fourteen grounds in India have hosted women's international Test cricket matches. The first women's international test cricket match hosted in India was held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on 31 October 1976.

Six grounds in India have hosted women's T20I matches. The first women's T20I match hosted in India was held at the Bandra Kurla Complex Ground in Mumbai on 4 March 2010.

Captains

Personnel

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for India in the past 12 months and the forms in which they have played.

Key

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Zone C/G Forms S/N
Captain
Mithali Raj 34 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Railways Central A Test, ODI, T20I 3
Batswomen
Thirush Kamini 27 Left-handed Leg break Railways Central A T20I 16
Harmanpreet Kaur 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Railways North A ODI, T20I 17
Veda Krishnamurthy 24 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Karnataka South B ODI, T20I 79
Smriti Mandhana 21 Left-handed Right-arm medium Maharashtra West B Test, ODI, T20I 18
Poonam Raut 27 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Railways Central B ODI, T20I 14
Vellaswamy Vanitha 27 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Karnataka South - ODI, T20I 14
Latika Kumari 25 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Delhi North - T20I 15
Wicket-keeper
Sushma Verma 24 Right-handed n/a Himachal Pradesh North - Test, ODI, T20I 5
Ravi Kalpana 21 Right-handed n/a Andhra South - ODI, T20I 11
All-rounders
Jhulan Goswami 34 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Bengal East A Test, ODI, T20I 25
Niranjana Nagarajan 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Railways Central B Test, ODI, T20I 99
Shikha Pandey 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Goa South B Test, ODI, T20I 99
Deepti Sharma 19 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Uttar Pradesh North B ODI, T20I 6
Anuja Patil 25 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Maharashtra West B ODI, T20I 82
Bowlers
Ekta Bisht 31 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Railways Central B ODI, T20I 8
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 26 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Railways Central B Test, ODI, T20I 1
Shubhlakshmi Sharma 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium Railways East - ODI, T20I 5
Poonam Yadav 25 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Railways Central B ODI, T20I 24
Sneh Rana 33 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Punjab North - ODI, T20I 7

The BCCI awarded contracts to women cricketers for the first time in the 2015-16 fiscal year.[18] Contracts are pay graded according to the importance of the player. Players' salaries are as follows:

Coaching staff

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[19]
1982 New Zealand 12 4 8 0 0 Fourth[20]
1988Australia DNP
1993England 7 4 3 0 0 Fourth[21]
1997 India 5 3 1 1 0 Semi-Finalists
2000 New Zealand 8 5 3 0 0 Semi-Finalists[22]
2005 South Africa 8 5 2 0 1 Runners-Up
2009 Australia 7 5 2 0 0 3rd Place[23][24]
2013 India 4 2 2 0 0 7th Place[25]
2017 England 9 6 3 0 0 Runners-Up[26]
TOTAL 63 34 27 1 1 Runners-Up (2 Times)

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.[27]

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[28]
2014 5 3 2 0 0 Group Stage
2016 5 1 4 0 0 Group Stage
TOTAL 21 8 13 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[29]
2005 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[30]
2006 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[31]
2008 5 5 0 0 0 Champions[32]
2012 6 6 0 0 0 Champions
2016 6 6 0 0 0 Champions
TOTAL 32 32 0 0 0 Champions ( 6 Times )[33]

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[34]
2016 6 6 0 0 0 Champions
TOTAL 10 10 0 0 0 Champions ( 2 Times )

Individual records

Statistics

Test cricket

Test record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Draw W/L ratio % Won % Lost % Draw First Last
 Australia 9 0 4 50.00 0.00 44.4455.5519772006
 England 1321 102.0015.387.6976.9219862014
 New Zealand 60 0 6 0.00 0.000.00100.0019772003
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 -100.000.000.0020022014
 West Indies 6 1 1 41.0016.6616.6666.6619761976
Total 3656 25 0.8313.8816.6669.44 1976 2014
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Mysore, Nov 16-19, 2014.[35][36]

One-Day Internationals

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 43934 0 0 20.931978 2017
 Bangladesh 44 0 0 0 100.00 20132017
 Denmark 11 0 0 0 100.00 19931993
 England 632635 0 242.6219782017
 International XI 33 0 0 0 100.00 20132013
 Ireland 1212 0 0 0 100.00 19932017
 Netherlands 33 0 0 0 100.00 19932000
 New Zealand 4517271038.8819782017
 Pakistan 1010000100.0020052017
 South Africa 1696 0 160.0019972017
 Sri Lanka 26241 0 196.002000 2017
 West Indies 22184 0 081.8119932017
Total 2481361071455.9419782017
Statistics are correct as of  India v  England at Lord's, ICC Women's World Cup Final, July 23, 2017.[39][40]

Twenty20 Internationals

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won First Last
 Australia 12 39 0 0 25.002008 2016
 Bangladesh 99 0 0 0 100.00 20132016
 England 1129 0 018.1820062016
 New Zealand 725 0 028.5720092015
 Pakistan 9 7 2 0077.7720092016
 South Africa 110 0 0100.0020142014
 Sri Lanka 11 83 0 072.722009 2016
 West Indies 1358 0 038.4620112016
Total 7337360050.6820062016
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Pakistan at Bangkok, ACC Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup final, Dec 4, 2016."[45][46]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.com.
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  4. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.com.
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