India Women National Cricket Team (2026)
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Team |
India Women's Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
Women in Blue |
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Owned by |
BCCI |
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Captain |
Harmanpreet Kaur |
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Coach |
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First Test |
against West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore; 31 October – 2 November 1976 |
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First ODI |
against England at Eden Gardens, Calcutta; 1 January 1978 |
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First T20I |
against England at the County Cricket Ground, Derby; 5 August 2006 |
The India women's cricket team represents India in women's international cricket. They are also called Women in Blue. The team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
A full member of the ICC, the Indian women's team has Test, ODI and T20I status. The current captain of the team is Harmanpreet Kaur while the head coach is Amol Muzumdar.
The Indian team's journey in women's international cricket began in the year 1976 when it played a Test against West Indies at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Two years later, the India women's cricket team played its first ODI against England at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
In 2006, India played their first T20I against England. The Indian team is yet to win the World Cup in any format. Their best result in the ODI World Cup is the runners-up finish in 2005 and 2017. In 2005, India lost against Australia before suffering a loss against England in 2017.
In the women's T20 World Cup, India have reached the final once. In 2020, India lost the final of the T20 World Cup against Australia. While India are yet to taste success in the World Cup, they have thoroughly dominated the Asia Cup so far.
They have won the Asia Cup a record seven times. India have won the ODI Asia Cup 4 times in 2004, 2005-06, 2006, 2008 and the T20I Asia Cup 3 times in 2012, 2016, 2022.
India Women's Cricket Team's Honours:
Women's World Cup:
- Runners-up (2): 2005, 2017
Women's T20 World Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2020
Women's Asia Cup:
- Champions (7): 2004, 2005–06, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2022
- Runners-up (2): 2018, 2024
Commonwealth Games:
- Silver medal (1): 2022
Asian Games:
- Gold medal (1): 2022
India Women's Cricket Team Squad:
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Sajeevan Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Dayalan Hemalatha, Radha Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar
Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach & batting coach - Amol Muzumdar
- Fielding Coach: Munish Bali
- Bowling Coach: Aavishkar Salvi
- Physiotherapist - Mitra Amin
- Fitness Trainer - Radha Krishnaswamy
Indian Women Test Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
18 |
| Uma Chetry | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 55 |
| Harleen Deol | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
33 |
| Richa Ghosh | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
13 |
| Pratika Rawal | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
64 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Shafali Verma | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
17 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain) | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
23 |
| Amanjot Kaur | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowing: Right arm Medium |
30 |
| Sneh Rana | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
2 |
| Sayali Satghare | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast Medium |
47 |
| Deepti Sharma | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
6 |
| Kranti Gaud | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
26 |
| Renuka Singh | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
10 |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
5 |
Indian Women's T20 Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
18 |
| Bharti Fulmali | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
- |
| Richa Ghosh | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
13 |
| Gunalan Kamalini | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
16 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Shafali Verma | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
17 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain) | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
23 |
| Amanjot Kaur | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowing: Right arm Medium |
30 |
| Shreyanka Patil | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
31 |
| Sneh Rana | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
2 |
| Deepti Sharma | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
6 |
| Kranti Gaud | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
26 |
| Arundhati Reddy | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
20 |
| Renuka Singh | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
10 |
| Shree Charani | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm Orthodox |
40 |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm Orthodox |
5 |
Indian Women's ODI Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
18 |
| Harleen Deol | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
33 |
| Richa Ghosh | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
13 |
| Gunalan Kamalini | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
16 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Shafali Verma | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
17 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain) | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
23 |
| Amanjot Kaur | Batter |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowing: Right arm Medium |
30 |
| Sneh Rana | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
2 |
| Deepti Sharma | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
6 |
| Kranti Gaud | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
26 |
| Kashvee Gautam | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
81 |
| Renuka Singh | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
10 |
| Shree Charani | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm Orthodox |
40 |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Slow left arm Orthodox |
5 |
Most Runs for India Women in Women Tests
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Sandhya Agarwal | 1,110 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1984-1995 |
| Shantha Rangaswamy | 750 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1976-1991 |
| Shubhangi Kulkarni | 700 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1976-1991 |
| Mithali Raj | 699 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2002-2021 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 629 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2014-2024 |
| Gargi Banerjee | 614 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1984-1991 |
| Sudha Shah | 601 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1976-1991 |
| Shafali Verma | 567 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2021-2024 |
| Anjum Chopra | 548 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1995-2006 |
| Hemlata Kala | 503 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1999-2006 |
Most Runs for India Women for Women ODI
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Mithali Raj | 7,805 | 232 | 211 | 7 | 64 | 1999-2022 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 5,322 | 117 | 117 | 14 | 34 | 2013-2025 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 4,409 | 161 | 140 | 7 | 22 | 2009-2025 |
| Anjum Chopra | 2,856 | 127 | 112 | 1 | 18 | 1995-2012 |
| Deepti Sharma | 2,739 | 121 | 103 | 1 | 18 | 2014-2025 |
| Punam Raut | 2,299 | 73 | 73 | 3 | 15 | 2009-2021 |
| Jaya Sharma | 2,091 | 77 | 75 | 2 | 14 | 2002-2008 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 1,749 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 2018-2025 |
| Anju Jain | 1,729 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 1993-2005 |
| Jhulan Goswami | 1,228 | 204 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 2002-2022 |
Most Runs for India Women in WT20Is
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | 100s | 50s | Period |
| Smriti Mandhana | 4,102 | 157 | 151 | 1 | 32 | 2013-2025 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 3,784 | 187 | 167 | 1 | 15 | 2009-2025 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 2,479 | 115 | 102 | 0 | 14 | 2018-2025 |
| Shafali Verma | 2,462 | 95 | 94 | 0 | 14 | 2019-2025 |
| Mithali Raj | 2,364 | 89 | 84 | 0 | 17 | 2006-2019 |
| Richa Ghosh | 1,113 | 72 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2020-2025 |
| Deepti Sharma | 1,107 | 133 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 2016-2025 |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | 875 | 76 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2011-2020 |
| Punam Raut | 719 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2009-2014 |
| Jhulan Goswami | 405 | 68 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2006-2018 |
Most Wickets for India Women in WTESTs
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 5 WI | 10 WI | Period |
| Diana Edulji | 63 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1976-1991 |
| Shubhangi Kulkarni | 60 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1976-1991 |
| Jhulan Goswami | 44 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2002-2021 |
| Neetu David | 41 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1995-2006 |
| Shashi Gupta | 25 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1984-1991 |
| Sneh Rana | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2021-2024 |
| Shantha Rangaswamy | 21 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1976-1991 |
| Deepti Sharma | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2021-2024 |
| Sharmila Chakraborty | 19 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1976-1984 |
| Purnima Rau | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1995-1999 |
Most Wickets for India Women in WODIs
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Jhulan Goswami | 255 | 204 | 203 | 7 | 2 | 2002-2022 |
| Deepti Sharma | 162 | 121 | 120 | 3 | 4 | 2014-2025 |
| Neetu David | 141 | 97 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 1995-2008 |
| Nooshin Al Khadeer | 100 | 78 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 2002-2012 |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | 99 | 64 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 2014-2022 |
| Ekta Bisht | 98 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 2011-2022 |
| Amita Sharma | 87 | 116 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 2002-2014 |
| Poonam Yadav | 80 | 58 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 2013-2022 |
| Shikha Pandey | 75 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2014-2021 |
| Gouher Sultana | 66 | 50 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 2008-2014 |
Most Wickets for India Women in WT20Is
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Deepti Sharma | 152 | 133 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 2016-2025 |
| Radha Yadav | 103 | 89 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 2018-2025 |
| Poonam Yadav | 98 | 72 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 2013-2022 |
| Renuka Singh | 62 | 56 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2021-2025 |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | 61 | 58 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2014-2023 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 58 | 72 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 2018-2024 |
| Jhulan Goswami | 56 | 68 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 2006-2018 |
| Ekta Bisht | 53 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2011-2019 |
| Anuja Patil | 48 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2012-2019 |
| Shikha Pandey | 43 | 62 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2014-2023 |
India Women
- Owner : Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
- Captain : Harmanpreet Kaur
SCHEDULED / Match 23 / Old Trafford
SCHEDULED / Match 10 / Headingley
SCHEDULED / Match 6 / Edgbaston
COMPLETED / Final / Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
298/7 (50 ov)
246/10 (45.3 ov)
India Women won by 52 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd Semi-Final / Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
341/5 (48.3 ov)
338/10 (49.5 ov)
India Women won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 28th Match / Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
57/0 (8.4 ov)
119/9 (27 ov)
No result
COMPLETED / 24th Match / Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
340/3 (49 ov)
271/8 (44 ov)
India Women won by 53 runs (DLS Method)
COMPLETED / 20th Match / Holkar Cricket Stadium
284/6 (50 ov)
288/8 (50 ov)
England Women won by 4 runs
COMPLETED / 13th Match / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
330/10 (48.5 ov)
331/7 (49 ov)
Australia Women won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / 10th Match / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
251/10 (49.5 ov)
252/7 (48.5 ov)
South Africa Women won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
305/10 (49.5 ov)
318/5 (50 ov)
India Women won by 13 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Lord's
116/2 (21 ov)
143/8 (29 ov)
England Women won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 6th Match / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
247/10 (50 ov)
159/10 (43 ov)
India Women won by 88 runs
COMPLETED / Match 6 / BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
237/6 (40.2 ov)
232/8 (42 ov)
India Women won by 4 wickets (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / The Rose Bowl
258/6 (50 ov)
262/6 (48.2 ov)
India Women won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Greenfield International Stadium
175/7 (20 ov)
160/7 (20 ov)
India Women won by 15 runs
COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Edgbaston
168/5 (20 ov)
167/7 (20 ov)
England Women won by 5 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Allan Border Field
217/4 (38.2 ov)
214/10 (48.3 ov)
Australia Women won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 4th T20I / Greenfield International Stadium
221/2 (20 ov)
191/6 (20 ov)
India Women won by 30 runs
COMPLETED / Match 4 / BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground
187/10 (34 ov)
339/9 (50 ov)
England Women won by 152 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Adelaide Oval
159/9 (20 ov)
176/6 (20 ov)
India Women won by 17 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Greenfield International Stadium
115/2 (13.2 ov)
112/7 (20 ov)
India Women won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Arun Jaitley Stadium
369/10 (47 ov)
412/10 (47.5 ov)
Australia Women won by 43 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Manuka Oval
163/5 (20 ov)
144/9 (20 ov)
Australia Women won by 19 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
129/3 (11.5 ov)
128/9 (20 ov)
India Women won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
292/10 (49.5 ov)
190/10 (40.5 ov)
India Women won by 102 runs
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sydney Cricket Ground
133/10 (18 ov)
50/1 (5.1 ov)
India Women won by 21 runs (DLS Method)
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
122/2 (14.4 ov)
121/6 (20 ov)
India Women won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
269/8 (47 ov)
211/10 (45.4 ov)
India Women won by 59 runs (DLS Method)
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
281/7 (50 ov)
282/2 (44.1 ov)
Australia Women won by 8 wickets
India Women Squad
