India Women's National Cricket Team vs West Indies Women's Timeline

The rivalry between the Indian Women’s team and the West Indies Women’s Cricket team is an enthralling one. The history of encounters between these two teams dates back to 1976, when the Indian team played its first Test match series against the West Indies. By winning most of the series and matches, the Indian women's cricket team has dominated the West Indies in both the ODIs and T20Is. The Indian Women’s National Cricket Team vs the West Indies Women’s Timeline gives a detailed analysis of the encounters between the teams across all formats.

1976: Test Matches

The Indian women's team played their first test match in 1976, in a 6-match series played against the West Indies women's team from 24th October to 27th November 1976. The matches were played in various cities- Jammu, Lucknow, Patna, Delhi, Chennai, and Bengaluru. The Indian women’s team registered their first-ever test match victory in the 4th test played in Patna.

West Indies Women's Tour of India 1976: The result of the 6 match series ended up being drawn 1-1

1st Test: The first test match between the Indian women's team and the West Indies Women’s team was played on 31st October, 1976 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. There is uncertainty regarding the information on toss; however, according to the scorecard, West Indies batted first and set up a total of 274 and 175/7d in the first and second innings, respectively. Whereas the Indian team made 269/6d and 30/1. The match ended in a draw. Some key performers from both teams were Gloria Gills, Leila Williams, Vivalyn Latty-Scott, Shubhangi Kulkarni, and Shobha Pandit.

2nd Test: The second test match was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras. Batting first, India set up a total of 218 runs in their first innings, with major contributions from Shantha Rangaswamy(57) and Diana Edulji(57*). In response, the West Indies' batting lineup was reduced to 41/4, but the match ended in a draw.

3rd Test: The third test match also ended up in a draw. The match was played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Some of the key performers were Beverly Browne, Patricia Whittaker, Nora St Rose, Diana Edulji, Shantha Rangaswamy, Sharmila Chakraborty, and Fowzieh Khalili.

4th Test: The match was played at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna. This match was a historic and significant one as Indian women won their first-ever test match. Key performers for India were Shubhangi Kulkarni(7 wickets), Sharmila Chakraborty(5 wickets), and Fowzieh Khalili(74 runs).

5th Test: Batting first, Indian women scored 215/9d in the first innings and 97/2 in the second innings. Whereas the West Indies women made 249 runs in their first innings. The match played at KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow, ended in a draw.

6th Test: West Indies women won the last test match by an innings and 24 runs. The West Indies bowling attack constricted the Indian women’s batting lineup to the scores of 121 and 65 in the first and second innings, respectively.

1993 to 2011: ODI Internationals

Between 1993 and 2011, the Indian Women and the West Indies Women’s cricket team played a total of 14 ODI matches. Indian Women have asserted their dominance by winning 12 games, whereas the West Indies have only been able to bag 2 wins to their name. The shorter format games were also played between the Indian women’s and the West Indies women’s teams beginning from 2011. The India Women’s National Cricket Team vs West Indies Women’s Timeline gives a detailed piece of information regarding these encounters.

1993 Women's World Cup (3rd match): The 60-over match was played at the John Player Ground, Nottingham. West Indies women won the toss and elected to field first. The Indian batting line-up set the target of 155 runs. In the run chase, the West Indies team was bundled up by the bowling lineup consisting of Diana Edulji(3 wickets), Shashi Gupta(2 wickets), and Laya Francis(2 wickets).

1997 Hero Honda Women’s World Cup (11th match): Batting first, the Indian women’s team set up a total of 145 runs at the loss of 7 wickets, with major knocks from Anju Jain(42 runs) and Smitha Harikrishna(34 runs). The West Indies batting lineup was once again dominated by the Indian bowling attack. A brilliant spell from Purnima Choudhary(8 overs, 21 runs, and 5 wickets) led the Indian team to victory.

West Indies Women's Tour of India(2004): The Indian women’s team asserted its dominance over the Windies, winning the series 5-0. Key performers for the Indian Women’s team were Anju Jain, Jaya Sharma, Anjum Chopra, Mithali Raj, Neetu David, Diana David, Nooshin Al Khadeer, Karuna Jain, Deepa Marathe, Arundhati Kirkire, and Mamatha Maben.

2005 Women’s World Cup: Harlequins in Pretoria hosted the 2005 Women's World Cup's twenty-third match. Batting first, the West Indies Women set a total of 135 runs. The Caribbean batting lineup was constricted by brilliant bowling spells from Jhulan Goswami(4 wickets) and Neetu David(3 wickets). Impressive knock of 68 runs* by Anjum Chopra and Jaya Sharma(47 runs) led the Indian Women’s team to win.

2009 ICC Women’s World Cup (20th match, Super Six): Batting first, Windies Women were restricted to a mere total of 84 runs due to the outstanding spell by Priyanka Roy(4 wickets) and Amita Sharma(2 wickets). The Indian women’s team was successful in chasing the target in just 17.5 overs.

West Indies Women’s Tour of India(2011):

ODIs: The five-match series was clinched by the Indian women’s team by 3-2. Key performers for the Indian women's team were Poonam Raut, Harmanpreet Kaur, Gouher Sultana, Amita Sharma, Priyanka Roy, Mithali Raj, and Diana David.

T20Is: The 3 match series was played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. The Indian women’s team clinched the series 2-1. The key performers for the Indian women’s team were Jhulan Goswami, Priyanka Roy, Poonam Raut, Mithali Raj, and Soniya Dabir.

2012 to 2024: Rise of T20 Internationals

From 2012 to 2024, the total number of ODIs and T20Is played between the West Indies and the Indian Cricket team is 39. The Indian Women’s team has dominated the Windies by winning 27 of those 39 games, whereas the West Indies Women’s team has only been able to register a win in just 12 matches. The Indian Women’s Cricket Team vs the West Indies Women’s Cricket Team Timeline provides an insight into the encounters during this period.

Indian Women's Tour of the West Indies(2012): The West Indies won 3-2 in the Twenty20 Internationals, dominating the five-match series. Key performers for the West Indies were Anisa Mohammed, Stafanie Taylor, Juliana Nero, Merissa Aguilleira, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, and Shemaine Campbelle.

2013 ICC Women’s World Cup: The first match of the cup was played at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. West Indies women won the toss and elected to field first. Thirush Kamini's century and Poonam Raut's 72 runs helped India score 284 runs. The Windies' batting lineup failed to do its job as the Indian bowling attack constrained them to only 179 runs.

2014 Women’s World T20: Batting first, the West Indies women set up a total of 117 with the loss of 7 wickets, with a major contribution coming from Deandra Dottin(57 runs). Poonam Raut (56 runs) and Mithali Raj (55 runs*) both contributed with half-centuries to the Indian women's victory over the Windies in this game.

2016 ICC Women’s Championship(ODI): In the championship, the Indian women's team and the West Indies women's team encountered each other 3 times, and the Indian women's team won all the matches, thus asserting their dominance over the Windies. Key performers for the Indian cricket team were Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, and Veda Krishnamurthy.

2016 Women’s T20 World Cup: In the 18th match, played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, West Indies women won by 3 runs. Batting first, the West Indies women set up a total of 114 runs with the loss of 8 wickets. Major wicket-takers for the Indian team were Anuja Patil(3 wickets) and Harmanpreet Kaur(4 wickets). But the Indian batting lineup failed to chase the target as wickets by Deandra Dottin(3 wickets) and Afy Fletcher(2 wickets) constricted them.

2017 ICC Women’s World Cup(ODI): Indian women won the match by 7 wickets with 45 balls remaining in hand. Brilliant knock of 106 runs* from Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj- 46 runs aided the Indian team in the run chase. Smriti Mandhana was named Player of the Match.

2022 ICC Women’s World Cup(ODI): The tenth match of the tournament was played at Hamilton's Seddon Park. The Indian women’s team won the match by a massive margin of 155 runs. Knocks from Smriti Mandhana(123 runs) and Harmanpreet Kaur(129 runs) helped the Indian team to set up a total of 317 runs. Wickets from Sneh Rana and Meghna Singh hold the West Indies batting lineup to a total of 162 runs only.

2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Deepti Sharma's pivotal four-over, 15-run, and three-wicket effort earned her the Player of the Match award. Deepti’s contribution caused the West Indies to be constrained to a total of 118 runs with the loss of 6 wickets. The Indian batting lineup was able to chase the target easily in 18.1 overs.

2024 West Indies Women's Tour of India:

T20s: In the 3 match series, the Indian women won 2 matches, thus claiming victory over the series. Key performers for the Indian team were Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, and Raghvi Bisht.

ODIS: The Indian women’s team whitewashed the Caribbean team by 3-0 in the series. Major run-getters for the Indian women’s team were Smriti Mandhana(total 148 runs), Pratika Rawal(total 134 runs), Harleen Deol(total 160 runs), and Jemimah Rodrigues(total 112 runs). In the bowling department, the major wicket takers were Renuka Singh(10 wickets), Priya Mishra(5 wickets), and Deepti Sharma(9 wickets).