Overview

Test Cricket

India became the sixth Test playing nation when they hosted West Indies at home for a six Test series in 1976/7.

Since that debut India have competed in 36 Test matches, winning five. Their most recent Test was back in November 2014 where they beat South Africa by an innings.

Test Records

• Most Test runs: Sandhya Agarwal, 1,110
• Highest individual score: 214, Mithali Raj v England, August 2002
• Most Test wickets: Diana Edulji, 63
• Best bowling innings: Neetu David, 8-53 v England November 1995
• Best bowling match: 10-78, Jhulan Goswami v England 2006
• Most catches: Sudha Shah, 21
• Most stumpings: Fowzieh Khalili, 10

One Day Internationals

The debut on the international stage for the Women in Blue for ODI cricket was the biggest stage of all: World Cup 1977/8.

Since that debut India has played a total of 272 ODIs and featured in the final of the World Cup twice.

ODI Records

• Highest team total: 358/2 (50 overs) v Ireland, 15 May 2017
• Lowest team total: 26 (19.1 overs) v New Zealand, 11 July 2002
• Highest individual score: 188 (160), Deepti Sharma v Ireland, 15 May 2017
• Best bowling: 6-10, Mamatha Maben v Sri Lanka, 25 April 2004

ODI World Cup:

• Appearances: Nine: 1978, 1982, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2009. 2013, 2017
• Runners up (2005, 2017)

T20 Internationals

The Women in Blue won their debut T20 International, against England in August 2006.

They have played every World Cup tournament so far held and the best performance was their most recent when they were runners-up in the 2020 World Cup

T20I Records

• Highest team total: 198/4 (20 overs) v England, 25 March 2018
• Lowest team total: 62 (18.2 overs) v Australia, 23 June 2011
• Highest individual score: 103 (51), Harmanpreet Kaur v New Zealand, 9 November 2018
• Best bowling: 5-11, Jhulan Goswami v Australia, 23 March 2012

T20I World Cup:

• Appearances: all seven (2009. 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
• Runners up (2020)