India women's national cricket team

India

Association	Board of Control for Cricket in India
ICC status	Full member (1926)
ICC region	Asia
Coach	Purnima Rau
Captain	Mithali Raj
First Test
India vs. West Indies  (Bangalore; 31 October 1976)
First ODI
India vs. England  (Calcutta; 1 January 1978)
First T20I
India vs. England  (Derby; 5 August 2006)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1978)
Best result	Runner-up (2005)
World Twenty20
Appearances	4 (first in 2009)
Best result	Semi-final (2009, 2010)
as of 25 November 2015

The India women's national cricket team 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 organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

India made its Test debut in 1976, against the West Indies, and its One Day International (ODI) debut at the 1978 World Cup, which it hosted. The team made the final of the 2005 World Cup, losing to Australia by 98 runs, and 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

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.^[1] 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.^[2] The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams.^[3] The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932.^[4] Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia.^[5] However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973.^[6] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.^[7]

Indian Batswoman at Cricket Worlds Cup 2010

Mitali raj, Cap. 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.^[8]

Current international rankings

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	59	7524	128
2	England	50	6161	123
3	New Zealand	56	6424	115
4	India	45	4827	107
5	West Indies	60	6263	104
6	South Africa	56	5190	93
7	Pakistan	51	4145	81
8	Sri Lanka	55	3922	71
9	Bangladesh	22	985	45
10	Ireland	20	573	29
Reference: ICC Women's Rankings, 17 April 2016
"Matches" is the no. 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.^[9] 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

Since colours have made their way into international cricket, the Indian cricket team has chosen blue as their primary colour and have worn one or the other shade of 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

• C/G = Contract grade
• S/N = Shirt number

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	Zone	C/G	Forms	S/N
Captain
Mithali Raj	33	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Railways	Central	A	Test, ODI, T20I	3
Batswomen
Thirush Kamini	25	Left-handed	Leg break	Railways	Central	A	T20I	16
Harmanpreet Kaur	27	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	Railways	North	A	ODI, T20I	84
Veda Krishnamurthy	23	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Karnataka	South	B	ODI, T20I	79
Smriti Mandhana	19	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Maharashtra	West	B	Test, ODI, T20I	18
Poonam Raut	26	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Railways	Central	B	ODI, T20I	14
Vellaswamy Vanitha	25	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Karnataka	South	-	ODI, T20I	14
Latika Kumari	24	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Delhi	North	-	T20I	15
Wicket-keeper
Sushma Verma	23	Right-handed	n/a	Himachal Pradesh	North	-	Test, ODI, T20I	5
Ravi Kalpana	20	Right-handed	n/a	Andhra	South	-	ODI, T20I	11
All-rounders
Jhulan Goswami	33	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	Bengal	East	A	Test, ODI, T20I	25
Niranjana Nagarajan	27	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	Railways	Central	B	Test, ODI, T20I	99
Shikha Pandey	26	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	Goa	South	B	Test, ODI, T20I	99
Deepti Sharma	18	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	Uttar Pradesh	North	B	ODI, T20I	6
Anuja Patil	23	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	Maharashtra	West	B	ODI, T20I	82
Bowlers
Ekta Bisht	30	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Railways	Central	B	ODI, T20I	8
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	25	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Railways	Central	B	Test, ODI, T20I	1
Shubhlakshmi Sharma	26	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Railways	East	-	ODI, T20I	5
Poonam Yadav	24	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Railways	Central	B	ODI, T20I	24
Sneh Rana	32	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.^[10] Contracts are pay graded according to the importance of the player. Players' salaries are as follows:

• Grade A – ₹15 lakh (US$22,000) per annum
• Grade B – ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) per annum

Coaching staff

• Coach: Purnima Rau

Tournament history

World Cup record
Year and Host	Played	Won	Lost	Tie	NR	Position
1973						DNP
1978	3	0	3	0	0	Fourth[11]
1982	12	4	8	0	0	Fourth[12]
1988						DNP
1993	7	4	3	0	0	Fourth[13]
1997	5	3	1	1	0
2000	8	5	3	0	0	Semi-Finalists[14]
2005	8	5	2	0	1	Runners-Up
2009	7	5	2	0	0	3rd Place[15][16]
2013	4	2	2	0	0	7th Place[17]
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.^[18]

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[19]
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[20]
2005	5	5	0	0	0	Champions[21]
2006	5	5	0	0	0	Champions[22]
2008	5	5	0	0	0	Champions[23]
TOTAL	20	20	0	0	0	Champions ( 4 Times )[24]

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[25]

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	5	0.00	0.00	44.44	55.55	1977	2006
England	13	2	1	10	2.00	15.38	7.69	76.92	1986	2014
New Zealand	6	0	0	6	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	1977	2003
South Africa	2	2	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	2002	2014
West Indies	6	1	1	4	1.00	16.66	16.66	66.66	1976	1976
Total	36	5	6	25	0.83	13.88	16.66	69.44	1977	2006
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Mysore, Nov 16-19, 2014.[26][27]

Most Test runs for India[28] Player Runs Average Sandhya Agarwal 1,110 50.45 Shanta Rangaswamy 750 32.60 Shubhangi Kulkarni 700 23.33 Mithali Raj 663 51.00 Gargi Banerji 614 27.90 Sudha Shah 601 18.78 Anjum Chopra 548 30.44 Hemlata Kala 503 50.30

Most Test wickets for India[29] Player Wickets Average Diana Edulji 63 25.77 Shubhangi Kulkarni 60 27.45 Neetu David 41 18.90 Jhulan Goswami 40 16.62 Shashi Gupta 25 31.28 Shanta Rangaswamy 21 31.61 Sharmila Chakraborty 19 22.10 Purnima Rau 15 21.26

• Highest team total: 467 v England, 14 August 2002 at County Ground, Taunton, England
• Highest individual score: 214, Mithali Raj v England, 14 August 2002 at County Ground, Taunton, England
• Best innings bowling: 8/53, Neetu David v England, 24 November 1995 at Jamshedpur, India
• Best match bowling: 10/78, Jhulan Goswami v England, 29 August 2006 at County Ground, Taunton, England

One-Day Internationals

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Australia	41	8	33	0	0	19.51	1978	2016
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2013	2013
Denmark	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	1993	1993
England	61	25	34	0	2	42.37	1978	2014
International XI	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2013	2013
Ireland	9	9	0	0	0	100.00	1993	2012
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	1993	2000
New Zealand	44	16	27	1	0	37.50	1978	2015
Pakistan	8	8	0	0	0	100.00	2005	2013
South Africa	10	5	4	0	1	55.55	1997	2014
Sri Lanka	24	22	1	0	1	95.65	2000	2016
West Indies	18	14	4	0	0	77.77	1993	2013
Total	225	117	103	1	4	53.16	1978	2016
Statistics are correct as of  India v  Sri Lanka at Ranchi, ICC Women's Championship 3rd ODI, Feb 19, 2016.[30][31]

Most ODI runs for India[32] Player Runs Average Mithali Raj 5,301 49.54 Anjum Chopra 2,856 31.38 Jaya Sharma 2,091 30.75 Anju Jain 1,729 29.81 Harmanpreet Kaur 1,494 35.57 Hemlata Kala 1023 20.87 Karu Jain 987 29.02 Rumeli Dhar 961 19.61

Most ODI wickets for India[33] Player Wickets Average Jhulan Goswami 175 21.78 Neetu David 141 16.34 Nooshin Al Khadeer 100 24.02 Amita Sharma 87 35.52 Gouher Sultana 66 19.39 Rumeli Dhar 63 27.38 Deepa Marathe 60 20.83 Purnima Rau 50 16.88

• Highest team total: 298/2 v West Indies, 26 February 2004 at Jamadoba, India
• Highest individual score: 138 not out, Jaya Sharma v Pakistan, 30 December 2005 at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
• Best innings bowling: 6/10, Mamatha Maben v Sri Lanka, 25 April 2004 at Asgiriya Stadium, Sri Lanka

Twenty20 Internationals

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won	First	Last
Australia	12	3	9	0	0	25.00	2008	2016
Bangladesh	8	8	0	0	0	100.00	2013	2016
England	11	2	9	0	0	18.18	2006	2016
New Zealand	7	2	5	0	0	28.57	2009	2015
Pakistan	7	5	2	0	0	71.42	2009	2016
South Africa	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2014	2014
Sri Lanka	10	7	3	0	0	70.00	2009	2016
West Indies	10	5	5	0	0	50.00	2011	2016
Total	66	33	33	0	0	50.00	2006	2016
Statistics are correct as of  India v  West Indies at Mohali, Women's World T20, 27 March 2016.[34][35]

Most T20I runs for India[36] Player Runs Average Mithali Raj 1,488 34.60 Harmanpreet Kaur 992 22.04 Poonam Raut 719 27.65 Sulakshana Naik 384 14.76 Amita Sharma 383 14.73 Jhulan Goswami 356 11.86 Veda Krishnamurthy 354 16.09 Smriti Mandhana 321 18.88

Most T20I wickets for India[37] Player Wickets Average Jhulan Goswami 45 20.17 Ekta Bisht 34 16.26 Gouher Sultana 29 26.27 Poonam Yadav 28 12.39 Priyanka Roy 21 12.47 Diana David 16 14.18 Amita Sharma 16 35.25 Soniya Dabir 15 15.46

See also

• List of India women Test cricketers
• List of India women ODI cricketers
• Indian men's cricket team

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