Indian women's national cricket team

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The Indian national women's cricket team has represented India in international cricket competitions for women since 1976 . They have had ODI status since 1978 . The greatest successes so far are finals in the Women's Cricket World Cup and multiple wins in the Women's Asia Cup.

history

The history of organized cricket in India began in 1973 with the founding of the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) in Lucknow , chaired by Begum Hamida Habibullah. In the same year the organization was recognized by the International Women's Cricket Council . In 1978 the WCAI was also recognized by the Indian government . Initially, tournaments were organized within India between teams from individual countries. Soon tournaments for women's university teams and junior tournaments were added. The first international tournaments were held in 1975 as test matches against the Australian U-25 team. In 1976 India's national women's cricket team won its first Test match against the West Indies team . In 1995 the team took part in the centenary of cricket in New Zealand and won their first one-day series there . The Indian government rewarded the outstanding achievements of individual players with the Arjuna Award , namely Shanta Rangaswamy (1976), Diana Edulji (1983), Shubhangi Kulkarni (1985) and Sandhya Agarwal (1986). India's national women's cricket team competed in the 1978, 1982, 1993 and 1997 World Cups. The 1978 World Cup was organized by the WCAI, and India was the host country in 1997. From the 2000s onwards, India was able to establish itself as a constant in international women's cricket. In 2005 and 2017 they achieved 2nd place at the World Cup, as well as at the T20 World Cup in 2020 .

International tournaments

Women's Cricket World Cup (Placements)

Women's World Twenty20 (Placements)

Women's Asia Cup

Web links

Commons : Indian Women's National Cricket Team  - collection of images
  • Women. Bangladesh Cricket Board, accessed June 30, 2018 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shubangi Kulkarni: September 8, 2000 The history of Indian women's cricket. Cricinfo, September 8, 2000, accessed July 1, 2018 .