- Zimbabwe opt to bat; both teams unchanged Raipur is expected to serve a similarly slow and grippy pitch as the first T20I The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 I believe there is room for improvement here,” stand-in ctain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan picked up four wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 160, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball, England vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, October 22, 2026 Shikhar Mohan will replace KL Rahul, who will only play the first four-day match before linking up with the India ODI team Shikhar Mohan hit a half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, 1st day, Nagpur, October 25, 2025 SA vs Aus 2nd Test 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t ‘per over cracks’ after innings thrashing Australia will need to seriously consider changes to their batting line-up for the deciding Test in Ce Town Steven Smith was out pulling Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, 5th day, October 22, 2026 Dee Sharma and Niki Prasad forged a successful partnership, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s T20I, Raipur, October 16, 2026 Zimbabwe ctain Josephine Nkomo called correctly and chose to bat first in the second T20I against India in Raipur, with both teams unchanged from their opening encounter two days ago.
- Raipur is expected to serve a similarly slow and grippy pitch as the first T20I, where Zimbabwe reduced India to 19 for 4 during their chase of 115, before they recovered thanks to an 82-run partnership between Dee Sharma and debutant Niki Prasad, who retained her spot in the team as well.
- “We’ll try to rotate the strike more,” Nkomo said when asked about batting first.
Zimbabwe opt to bat; both teams unchanged Raipur is expected to serve a similarly slow and grippy pitch as the first T20I The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 I believe there is room for improvement here,” stand-in ctain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan picked up four wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 160, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball, England vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, October 22, 2026 Shikhar Mohan will replace KL Rahul, who will only play the first four-day match before linking up with the India ODI team Shikhar Mohan hit a half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, 1st day, Nagpur, October 25, 2025 SA vs Aus 2nd Test 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t ‘per over cracks’ after innings thrashing Australia will need to seriously consider changes to their batting line-up for the deciding Test in Ce Town Steven Smith was out pulling Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, 5th day, October 22, 2026 Dee Sharma and Niki Prasad forged a successful partnership, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s T20I, Raipur, October 16, 2026 Zimbabwe ctain Josephine Nkomo called correctly and chose to bat first in the second T20I against India in Raipur, with both teams unchanged from their opening encounter two days ago.
Raipur is expected to serve a similarly slow and grippy pitch as the first T20I, where Zimbabwe reduced India to 19 for 4 during their chase of 115, before they recovered thanks to an 82-run partnership between Dee Sharma and debutant Niki Prasad, who retained her spot in the team as well. “We’ll try to rotate the strike more,” Nkomo said when asked about batting first. In their previous game – their first ever bilateral engagement against India in women’s internationals – Zimbabwe’s lack of strike rotation allowed them to make only 114 for 5 despite a strong start in the powerplay.
On the other hand, Smriti Mandhana, playing as India’s full-time ctain for the first time in this series, said: “As a team, we didn’t have a convincing chase last time, so we’ll try to get better this time.” India: 1 Smriti Mandhana (ct), 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Anushka Sharma, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur, 5 Niki Prasad, 6 Richa Ghosh (wk), 7 Dee Sharma, 8 Arundhati Reddy, 9 N Shree Charani, 10 Nandani Sharma, 11 Kranti Gaud Zimbabwe: 1 Kelis Ndhlovu, 2 Beloved Biza, 3 Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, 4 Josephine Nkomo (ct), 5 Sharne Mayers, 6 Modester Mupachikwa (wk), 7 Michelle Mavunga, 8 Francisca Chipare, 9 Tendai Makusha, 10 Olinder Chare, 11 Loryn Phiri Dee Sharma and Niki Prasad forged a successful partnership, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s T20I, Raipur, October 16, 2026
