Indian women's cricket team
India Nickname Women in Blue[ 1] [ 2] Association Board of Control for Cricket in India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur Coach Amol Muzumdar Bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi Fielding coach Munish Bali Test status acquired1976 ICC status Full member (1926)ICC region Asia ICC Rankings
Current [ 3]
Best-ever ODI
3rd
2nd (May 2020) T20I
3rd
3rd (Nov 2019)
First Test v West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore ; 31 October – 2 November 1976 Last Test v Australia at WACA Ground , Perth ; 6–8 March 2026 Tests
Played
Won/Lost Total[ 4]
42
8/7 (27 draws) This year[ 5]
1
0/1 (0 draws)
First ODI v England at Eden Gardens , Kolkata ; 1 January 1978 Last ODI v Australia at Bellerive Oval , Hobart ; 1 March 2026 ODIs
Played
Won/Lost Total[ 6]
345
188/150 (2 ties, 5 no results) This year[ 7]
3
0/3 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances11 (first in 1978 ) Best result Champions (2025 ) First T20I v England at the County Cricket Ground , Derby ; 5 August 2006 Last T20I v Australia at Lord's , London ; 28 June 2026 T20Is
Played
Won/Lost Total[ 8]
225
123/95 (1 tie, 6 no results) This year[ 9]
16
7/9 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009 ) Best result Silver Medalists (2020 ) Official website bcci .tv
As of 28 June 2026
The India women's national cricket team represents India in international cricket .[ 10] It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test , One Day International and Twenty20 International status. India are the current holders of the World Cup and the Asian Games .
The team has played 42 Test matches, winning 8, losing 7, and with 27 ending in draws. Their first international match, on 31 October 1976, was a Test against the West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore which ended in a draw.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
The team has played 345 ODI matches, winning 188, losing 150, tying 2, and with 5 ending in a no-result . As of November 2025, India is ranked third in the ICC Women's ODI Team Rankings with 126 rating points. India has won the World Cup once in 2025 . India has reached the World Cup final on three occasions, losing to Australia by 98 runs in 2005 , and to England by 9 runs in 2017 , and winning against South Africa by 52 runs in 2025 .[ 2] India have won the ODI Asia Cup four times in 2004 , 2005-06 , 2006 , 2008 .
The team has played 225 T20I matches, winning 123, losing 95, tying 1, and with 6 ending in a no-result . As of November 2025, India is ranked third in the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings with 263 rating points. India has reached the finals of the T20 World Cup once, losing to Australia by 85 runs in 2020 . India have won the T20I Asia Cup three times in 2012 , 2016 , 2022 . In addition, India have also won gold at the Asian Games in 2022 , and won silver at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 .
The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721.[ 14] It was played and adopted by Kolis of Gujarat because they were sea pirates and outlaws who always looted the British ships, so the East India Company tried to manage the Kolis in cricket.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] 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.[ 18] In 1911, an Indian men's cricket team was formed and toured England , where they played English county teams.[ 19] The India men's team made their Test debut against England in 1932.[ 20] The first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934.[ 21]
Women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed in 1973.[ 22] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976 , against the West Indies .[ 23] India recorded its first-ever Test win in November 1976 against West Indies under Shantha Rangaswamy 's captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna .[ 24] [ 25]
The WCAI, the governing body for women's cricket, was affiliated to the International Women's Cricket Council . 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 2006/07.[ 26]
In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team.[ 27] [ 28] In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years.[ 29]
In July 2025, India clinched their first-ever Women's T20I series win against England , securing an unassailable 3–1 lead in the five-match series. The landmark victory came in the fourth T20I at Worcester, where Indian spinners Radha Yadav , Deepti Sharma , and newcomer Shree Charani restricted England to 126/7. Openers Shafali Verma and Smriti 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 2026 Women's T20 World Cup in England.[ 30]
In November 2025, India won their first Women's Cricket World Cup , defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi 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.[ 31] [ 32] The victory was widely celebrated and recognized across India as a landmark moment for women's cricket in the country.[ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
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 1928 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 to 2010 for US$612,000,000.[ 37] It manages the Indian team's sponsorships, its future tours and team selection. The International Cricket Council (ICC) determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program.
On 28 September 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the appointment of new All-India Women's Selection Committee.[ 38]
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 in italics .
As of May 2026
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 (US$16,000) per Test match, ₹ 6 lakh (US$6,300) per ODI, and ₹ 3 lakh (US$3,100) per T20I. The BCCI adopted a pay equity policy in match fees for men's and women's teams on 27 October 2022.[ 43]
Position
Name
Head coach & Batting coach
Amol Muzumdar
Bowling coach
Aavishkar Salvi
Fielding coach
Munish Bali
Team Manager
Niranjan Godbole
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 within India
Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals
Year
Round
Position
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
1973
Did not participate
1978
Group Stage
4/4
3
0
3
0
0
1982
Group Stage
4/5
12
4
8
0
0
1988
Did not participate
1993
Group Stage
4/8
7
4
3
0
0
1997
Semi Finals
4/11
5
3
1
1
0
2000
Semi Finals
3/8
8
5
3
0
0
2005
Runners Up
2/8
8
5
2
0
1
2009
Super 6s
3/6
7
5
2
0
0
2013
Group Stage
7/8
4
2
2
0
0
2017
Runners Up
2/8
9
6
3
0
0
2022
Group Stage
5/8
7
3
4
0
0
2025
Champions
1/8
9
5
3
0
1
Total
1 title
11/13
79
42
34
1
2
Source:[ 44] [ 45]
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
Group Stage
5
3
2
0
0
Total
0 titles
41
22
18
0
1
Source:[ 46] [ 47]
Year
Round
Position
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
2028
Total
Year
Position
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
2027
Total
ICC Women's Championshipedit ]
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
2027
TBA
Total
0 Titles
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
record
Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won
Most Test runs for India [ 48]
Most Test wickets for India [ 49]
Players in bold text are still active with India.
Highest team total: 603/6d v South Africa , 29 June 2024 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
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 edit ]
Most ODI runs for India [ 52]
Player
Runs
Average
Mithali Raj
7,805
50.68
Smriti Mandhana
5,411
47.88
Harmanpreet Kaur
4,541
37.22
Anjum Chopra
2,856
31.38
Deepti Sharma
2,771
35.98
Punam Raut
2,299
34.83
Jaya Sharma
2,091
30.75
Jemimah Rodrigues
1,810
34.15
Anju Jain
1,729
29.81
Jhulan Goswami
1,228
14.61
Most ODI wickets for India [ 53]
Players in bold text are still active with India.
Twenty20 Internationals edit ]
Most T20I runs for India [ 57]
Most T20I wickets for India [ 58]
Players in bold text are still active with India.
• Highest team total: 221/2 v SL , 28 December 2025 at Greenfield Stadium , India
• Highest individual score: 112, Smriti Mandhana v New Zealand , 28 June 2025 at Trent Bridge , England
• Best innings bowling: 5/10, Deepti Sharma v Pakistan , 14 June 2026 at Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham
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See also