- India begin new Championship cycle in Vadodara India are the only team yet to feature in the 2025-29 Women’s Championship cycle 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 With the next World Cup still three years away, Mandhana’s India have time to build towards the tournament, though the Championship points give the ODIs a significance beyond the series itself.
- Zimbabwe showed glimpses of a challenge during the T20I leg despite losing the series, but they also arrive on the back of a historic first ODI win against West Indies in September.
- Having lost eight of their nine matches in the current Championship cycle, they will be keen to build on that breakthrough and register their first win on the India tour.
India begin new Championship cycle in Vadodara India are the only team yet to feature in the 2025-29 Women’s Championship cycle 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 With the next World Cup still three years away, Mandhana’s India have time to build towards the tournament, though the Championship points give the ODIs a significance beyond the series itself.
Zimbabwe showed glimpses of a challenge during the T20I leg despite losing the series, but they also arrive on the back of a historic first ODI win against West Indies in September. Having lost eight of their nine matches in the current Championship cycle, they will be keen to build on that breakthrough and register their first win on the India tour. India : LLLWW (last five completed ODIs, most recent first) Zimbabwe : LWLLL 2025 was Smriti Mandhana ‘s year.
She scored 1,362 runs in 23 ODIs, including five centuries and five half-centuries. In the four matches that she ctained India before, she had hit 254 runs at a strike rate of 149.41, with a century and a fifty. Mandhana can be a formidable presence in the format, and India will hope she can carry that same intent into her ctaincy.
With just 16 ODIs under her belt, Nyasha Gwanzura will be the one to watch for Zimbabwe. The offspin-bowling allrounder picked up four wickets in the T20I series in Raipur, including a three-wicket haul in which she dismissed Mandhana and Shafali Verma. She also played a key role with both bat and ball in Zimbabwe’s stunning win over West Indies in Harare in September.
Fast bowler Renuka Singh has been ruled out of the series as she is still “building up the bowling volume required for the 50-over format”. Jintimani Kalita has been named her replacement. India might be tempted to hand Nandani Sharma her ODI debut.
She took six wickets in the T20I series and has impressed since making her T20I debut in May. Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has also returned to the squad. It remains to be seen which of the two Sharmas, if either, gets a game tomorrow.
India (probable): 1 Pratika Rawal, 2 Smriti Mandhana (ct), 3 Shafali Verma, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur, 5 Harleen Deol, 6 Dee Sharma, 7 Richa Ghosh (wk), 8 Kranti Gaud, 9 Vaishnavi Sharma, 10 Shree Charani, 11 Nandani Sharma/Sayali Satghare Zimbabwe rotated their squad and also made Sharne Mayers play at the top and in the middle order in the series against West Indies. They have seamers in Nomvelo Sibanda, Francisca Chipare, Tendai Makusha, Michelle Mavunga and spin oons in Olinder Chare, Nyasha Gwanzura and Beloved Biza. Zimabbwe (probable): 1 Modester Mupachikwa (wk), 2 Kelis Ndhlovu, 3 Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, 4 Beloved Biza, 5 Josephine Nkomo (ct), 6 Sharne Mayers/Chiyedza Dhururu, 7 Nyasha Gwanzura, 8 Michelle Mavunga, 9 Nomvelo Sibanda, 10 Francisca Chipare, Olinder Chare/Tendai Makusha Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur steadied India, India vs Pakistan, Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Birmingham, June 14, 2026 A miscue and that is the end of Mupachikwa’s stay!
Tossed up around off and middle. Mupachikwa couldn’t get away the ball and she went for a desperate attempt. Charges down to go over mid-off but hits it in the air.
Gaud makes no mistake after taking a few steps forward A superb caught and bowled effort from Gaud! Digs it short and just outside off, 107.8kph. Hurries Phiri with that pace.
She only top-edges the pull. Gaud rushes diagonally to her right and pulls off a diving catch. Excellent start from her and India Kranti Gaud’s athletic effort earned her a caught-and-bowled dismissal, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 Huge peal for lbw!
And India get the umpire’s nod. Mugeri-Tiripano has opted to review. Charani lands it on a length and gets it to spin in.
Mugeri-Tiripano prods forward to defend but is nicely beaten on the inside edge. Did it spin a lot, though? Enough for Zimbabwe to retain their review and India to get their breakthrough.
Clipping the top of leg, and Mugeri-Tiripano has to walk back N Shree Charani struck twice early in her spell, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 two in two for India, and it’s the big wicket of Biza! Running out of partners, Biza tries to accelerate, but this drivable shot – to a full ball on middle – has instead failed to clear cover. Easy for Mandhana, and Gaud now has three.
She walks back dispointed but can hold her head high. Biza is only 17, remember! Beloved Biza scored her fourth fifty in ODIs, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 there’s the fourth, and the enterprising Mayers pays the price!
It’s a full ball on off and middle. It was in the slot for Mayers to go over mid-off, but she doesn’t manage to clear the infield. Shot comes off the bottom-half of the bat and Satghare tracks across to her right smartly to take the catch at mid-off.
Mayers was itching to free her arms and she showed some evidence of it earlier in the over, but this time she perishes Charani adds a third – and that’s courtesy a very smart catch! Full, flighted ball around off. Gwanzura offers minimal footwork and tries to hammer a shot over the bowler.
But Gwanzura doesn’t get the elevation, and instead smacks it at waist height to the bowler’s left. Charani’s instincts take over, and she puts her hands to her left. The ball sticks!
And Gaud strikes upon return. Floaty full length outside off, 102.9kph. Dhururu hangs on the back foot but looks to drive it through the off side.
Ends up squeezing it off the inside edge onto the stumps holes out at wide long on! Kalita with her first catch in international cricket and Shree Charani now has four. Flatter delivery, length ball on off.
Mavunga tries to flat-bat it over the leg side but her placement is not good. The rookie keeps her eyes on the ball and does the rest. Her best ODI bowling figures N Shree Charani picked up her first four-for, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 that’s plumb!
Length ball from around the wicket, and landing outside off stump. But instead of turning, this one slides in, and trs her on the back foot inside her crease. She misses the defensive shot and the ball hits her knee roll.
Crashing into leg stump, according to technology. Shafali gets her first Zimbabwe are all out for 197 and it’s Dee who gets it with her second wicket. She bowls it slower through the air and gets her reward.
Slower through the air, full outside off and turning in, with Makusha missing the sweep. India need 198 to win Kranti Gaud’s athletic effort earned her a caught-and-bowled dismissal, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 A superb caught and bowled effort from Gaud! Digs it short and just outside off, 107.8kph.
Hurries Phiri with that pace. She only top-edges the pull. Gaud rushes diagonally to her right and pulls off a diving catch.
Excellent start from her and India Choped on! And Gaud strikes upon return. Floaty full length outside off, 102.9kph.
Dhururu hangs on the back foot but looks to drive it through the off side. Ends up squeezing it off the inside edge onto the stumps two in two for India, and it’s the big wicket of Biza! Running out of partners, Biza tries to accelerate, but this drivable shot – to a full ball on middle – has instead failed to clear cover.
Easy for Mandhana, and Gaud now has three. She walks back dispointed but can hold her head high. Biza is only 17, remember!
N Shree Charani struck twice early in her spell, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 N Shree Charani picked up her first four-for, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 Huge peal for lbw! And India get the umpire’s nod. Mugeri-Tiripano has opted to review.
Charani lands it on a length and gets it to spin in. Mugeri-Tiripano prods forward to defend but is nicely beaten on the inside edge. Did it spin a lot, though?
Enough for Zimbabwe to retain their review and India to get their breakthrough. Clipping the top of leg, and Mugeri-Tiripano has to walk back A miscue and that is the end of Mupachikwa’s stay! Tossed up around off and middle.
Mupachikwa couldn’t get away the ball and she went for a desperate attempt. Charges down to go over mid-off but hits it in the air. Gaud makes no mistake after taking a few steps forward Charani adds a third – and that’s courtesy a very smart catch!
Full, flighted ball around off. Gwanzura offers minimal footwork and tries to hammer a shot over the bowler. But Gwanzura doesn’t get the elevation, and instead smacks it at waist height to the bowler’s left.
Charani’s instincts take over, and she puts her hands to her left. The ball sticks! holes out at wide long on!
Kalita with her first catch in international cricket and Shree Charani now has four. Flatter delivery, length ball on off. Mavunga tries to flat-bat it over the leg side but her placement is not good.
The rookie keeps her eyes on the ball and does the rest. Her best ODI bowling figures there’s the fourth, and the enterprising Mayers pays the price! It’s a full ball on off and middle.
It was in the slot for Mayers to go over mid-off, but she doesn’t manage to clear the infield. Shot comes off the bottom-half of the bat and Satghare tracks across to her right smartly to take the catch at mid-off. Mayers was itching to free her arms and she showed some evidence of it earlier in the over, but this time she perishes Zimbabwe are all out for 197 and it’s Dee who gets it with her second wicket.
She bowls it slower through the air and gets her reward. Slower through the air, full outside off and turning in, with Makusha missing the sweep. India need 198 to win Beloved Biza scored her fourth fifty in ODIs, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 that’s plumb!
Length ball from around the wicket, and landing outside off stump. But instead of turning, this one slides in, and trs her on the back foot inside her crease. She misses the defensive shot and the ball hits her knee roll.
Crashing into leg stump, according to technology. Shafali gets her first A superb caught and bowled effort from Gaud! Digs it short and just outside off, 107.8kph.
Hurries Phiri with that pace. She only top-edges the pull. Gaud rushes diagonally to her right and pulls off a diving catch.
Excellent start from her and India Kranti Gaud’s athletic effort earned her a caught-and-bowled dismissal, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 Huge peal for lbw! And India get the umpire’s nod. Mugeri-Tiripano has opted to review.
Charani lands it on a length and gets it to spin in. Mugeri-Tiripano prods forward to defend but is nicely beaten on the inside edge. Did it spin a lot, though?
Enough for Zimbabwe to retain their review and India to get their breakthrough. Clipping the top of leg, and Mugeri-Tiripano has to walk back N Shree Charani struck twice early in her spell, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 A miscue and that is the end of Mupachikwa’s stay! Tossed up around off and middle.
Mupachikwa couldn’t get away the ball and she went for a desperate attempt. Charges down to go over mid-off but hits it in the air. Gaud makes no mistake after taking a few steps forward there’s the fourth, and the enterprising Mayers pays the price!
It’s a full ball on off and middle. It was in the slot for Mayers to go over mid-off, but she doesn’t manage to clear the infield. Shot comes off the bottom-half of the bat and Satghare tracks across to her right smartly to take the catch at mid-off.
Mayers was itching to free her arms and she showed some evidence of it earlier in the over, but this time she perishes Charani adds a third – and that’s courtesy a very smart catch! Full, flighted ball around off. Gwanzura offers minimal footwork and tries to hammer a shot over the bowler.
But Gwanzura doesn’t get the elevation, and instead smacks it at waist height to the bowler’s left. Charani’s instincts take over, and she puts her hands to her left. The ball sticks!
And Gaud strikes upon return. Floaty full length outside off, 102.9kph. Dhururu hangs on the back foot but looks to drive it through the off side.
Ends up squeezing it off the inside edge onto the stumps holes out at wide long on! Kalita with her first catch in international cricket and Shree Charani now has four. Flatter delivery, length ball on off.
Mavunga tries to flat-bat it over the leg side but her placement is not good. The rookie keeps her eyes on the ball and does the rest. Her best ODI bowling figures N Shree Charani picked up her first four-for, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 that’s plumb!
Length ball from around the wicket, and landing outside off stump. But instead of turning, this one slides in, and trs her on the back foot inside her crease. She misses the defensive shot and the ball hits her knee roll.
Crashing into leg stump, according to technology. Shafali gets her first two in two for India, and it’s the big wicket of Biza! Running out of partners, Biza tries to accelerate, but this drivable shot – to a full ball on middle – has instead failed to clear cover.
Easy for Mandhana, and Gaud now has three. She walks back dispointed but can hold her head high. Biza is only 17, remember!
Beloved Biza scored her fourth fifty in ODIs, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 Zimbabwe are all out for 197 and it’s Dee who gets it with her second wicket. She bowls it slower through the air and gets her reward. Slower through the air, full outside off and turning in, with Makusha missing the sweep.
India need 198 to win Pratika Rawal reached her half-century in 54 balls, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 A very well-judged catch by Biza ends ctain Mandhana’s stay! Tossed up outside off, lands it on a length. Mandhana skips down the track to get under it and tonk it high.
She gets more height than distance and settles in the waiting hands of the long-on fielder Pratika Rawal reached her half-century in 54 balls, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s ODI, Vadodara, October 23, 2026 A very well-judged catch by Biza ends ctain Mandhana’s stay! Tossed up outside off, lands it on a length. Mandhana skips down the track to get under it and tonk it high.
She gets more height than distance and settles in the waiting hands of the long-on fielder A very well-judged catch by Biza ends ctain Mandhana’s stay! Tossed up outside off, lands it on a length. Mandhana skips down the track to get under it and tonk it high.
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