India Women vs Australia Women - 3rd Twenty20 Match 01/09 13:30 - India Women v Australia Women 147/6(20)-149/3(18.4)
India Women vs Australia Women - 2nd Twenty20 Match 01/07 13:30 - India Women v Australia Women 130/8(20)-133/4(19)
India Women vs Australia Women - 1st Twenty20 Match 01/05 13:30 - India Women v Australia Women 145/1(17.4)-141/10(19.2)
India Women vs Australia Women - 3rd ODI 01/02 08:00 - India Women v Australia Women 148/10(32.4)-338/7(50)
India Women vs Australia Women - 2nd ODI 12/30 08:00 - India Women v Australia Women 255/8(50)-258/8(50)
India Women vs Australia Women - 1st ODI 12/28 08:00 - India Women v Australia Women 282/8(50)-285/4(46.3)
India Women vs Australia Women - Test Match 12/21 04:00 - India Women v Australia Women 406/10(126.3)-219/10(77.4)
India Women vs England Women - Test Match 12/14 04:00 - India Women v England Women 428/10(104.3)-136/10(35.3)
India Women vs England Women - 3rd Twenty20 Match 12/10 13:30 1 India Women v England Women 130/5(19)-126/10(20)
India Women vs England Women - 2nd Twenty20 Match 12/09 13:30 1 India Women v England Women 80/10(16.2)-82/6(11.2)
India Women vs England Women - 1st Twenty20 Match 12/06 13:30 1 India Women v England Women 159/6(20)-197/6(20)
Women's Asian Games T20 09/25 06:00 1 India Women v Sri Lanka Women 116/7(20)-97/8(20)
Women's Asian Games T20 09/24 01:00 2 India Women v Bangladesh Women 52/2(8.2)-51/10(17.5)
Women's Asian Games T20 09/21 01:00 3 India Women v Malaysia Women 173-1
Bangladesh Women vs India Women - 3rd ODI 07/22 03:30 - Bangladesh Women v India Women 225/4(50)-225/10(49.3)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women - 2nd ODI 07/19 03:30 - Bangladesh Women v India Women 120/10(35.1)-228/8(50)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women - 1st ODI 07/16 03:30 - Bangladesh Women v India Women 152/10(43)-113/10(35.5)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women - 3rd Twenty20 Match 07/13 08:00 - Bangladesh Women v India Women 103/6(18.2)-102/9(20)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women - 2nd Twenty20 Match 07/11 08:00 - Bangladesh Women v India Women 87/10(20)-95/8(20)
Bangladesh Women vs India Women - 1st Twenty20 Match 07/09 08:00 - Bangladesh Women v India Women 114/5(20)-118/3(16.2)
T20 World Cup Women 02/23 13:00 2 Australia Women v India Women 172/4(20)-167/8(20)
T20 World Cup Women 02/20 13:00 - India Women v Ireland Women 155/6(20)-54/2(8.2)
T20 World Cup Women 02/18 13:00 - England Women v India Women 151/7(20)-140/5(20)
T20 World Cup Women 02/15 13:00 - India Women v West Indies Women 118/6(20)-119/4(18.1)
T20 World Cup Women 02/12 13:00 - India Women v Pakistan Women 151/3(19)-149/4(20)
T20 World Cup Warm Up Women 02/08 12:30 1 Bangladesh Women v India Women 131/8(20)-183/5(20)
T20 World Cup Warm Up Women 02/06 12:30 1 Australia Women v India Women 129/8(20)-85/10(16)
South Africa Women vs India Women - Twenty20 02/02 13:00 1 South Africa Women v India Women 113/5(18)-109/4(20)
India Women vs West Indies Women - Twenty20 01/30 13:00 - India Women v West Indies Women 94/6(20)-95/2(13.5)
South Africa Women vs India Women - Twenty20 01/28 17:00 - South Africa Women v India Women Cancelled

The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test cricket, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.

India made its Test debut in 1976, against the West Indies, and its One Day International (ODI) debut at the 1978 World Cup against England and also made its T20I debut in 2006, against England.

The team has made the ODI 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 reached the finals of the T20I World Cup once, losing to Australia by 85 runs in 2020. India qualified for the semi-finals on four occasions (2009, 2010, 2018 and 2023).

India has won all the editions of Women's Asia Cup, except the 2018 edition.

India won a silver medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. India also won a gold medal in 2022 Asian Games.

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 1700s, with the first documented instance of cricket being played is in 1721. It was played and adopted by Kolis of Gujarat because they were sea pirates and outlaws who always loot the British ships so East India Company tried to manage the Kolis in cricket and been successful. 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. The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams. The India team made their Test debut against England in 1932. Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between England and Australia. However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973. The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies. 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.

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

In 1973 Women's Cricket Association of India, the governing body for women's cricket was founded in Pune, Maharashtra. Premala Chavan was its first president. It was affiliated to 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.

In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team. In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years.

The Indian Women's Cricket Team is the national cricket team representing India in international women's cricket matches. The team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and has been playing international cricket since 1978. The team has achieved several milestones in women's cricket, including reaching the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2005 and 2017. The team is known for its strong batting line-up, with players like Mithali Raj, Smriti Mandhana, and Harmanpreet Kaur leading the charge. The team also has a formidable bowling attack, with players like Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav consistently performing well. The Indian Women's Cricket Team has a large fan following and has inspired many young girls to take up cricket as a sport.