India Women's Cricket Team

The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, represents

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. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and is a full member of the

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with

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, ODI and

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status. They are the reigning

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gold medalists. The team has played 41 Test matches, winning 8, losing 6 and drawing 27. They played their first international match on 31 October 1976 in a

against the

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at the

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. The team has played 327 ODI matches, winning 180, losing 141, tying 2 and with 4 ending in a

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. As of June 2024, India is ranked fourth in the ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings on 104 rating points. India has reached the

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final on two occasions, losing to

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by 98 runs in 2005 and losing to England by 9 runs in 2017. They have won the ODI Asia Cup 4 times in

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, 2005-06,

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. The team has played 199 T20I matches, winning 108, losing 84, tying 1 and with 6 ending in a

. As of June 2024, India is ranked third in the ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings on 263 rating points. India has reached the finals of the

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