Indian Women Cricket Team

The Indian women’s national cricket team, also known as the Women in Blue, represents the country of India in international women’s cricket.

The team is ranked third in the ICC Women’s Rankings with a total of 1825 points and a rating of 107 (as of October 2024), behind only Australia and England. The Indian team is one of the top teams today in Asia and the world. It has shown tremendous improvements in the last few years and has proved its mettle on various occasions.

History

Women’s Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973. Indian women’s cricket team played their first Test match against West Indies in 1976 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Their first Test victory came two years later against the same opponent they debuted at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna.

Indian team played their first ODI against England in 1978 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Their first T20I match was also against England in 2006 at the County Cricket Ground, Derby.

Women’s Cricket Association of India was merged with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2006.

Achievements

India has reached the final of the ICC World Cup twice in 2005 and 2017 but failed to get hold of the trophy in both cases. India has made it to the semi-finals on three other occasions, in 1997, 2000, and 2009.

India also reached the semi-finals of the first two editions of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in 2009 and 2010.

Squad

Following is the list of players of the Women’s cricket team of India which is playing in the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup:

Support Staff

The Head Coach of the Indian women's T20 team is Amol Muzumdar as of October 2024.