- Zimbabwe bats first; India get Bhatia, Gaud and Deol Gaud missed the second ODI while it will be the first opportunity for Bhatia and Deol in Vadodara. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 It was hot and humid and Nkomo said it was a good batting track.
- Zimbabwe, trailing 2-0 in the three-match series, made a change for the final game of their tour of India as right-armer Francisca Chipare replaced Tendai Makusha in the starting XI.
- Indian ctain Smriti Mandhana, on the other hand, said she wanted her team to try and take a few more wickets.
Zimbabwe bats first; India get Bhatia, Gaud and Deol Gaud missed the second ODI while it will be the first opportunity for Bhatia and Deol in Vadodara. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 It was hot and humid and Nkomo said it was a good batting track.
Zimbabwe, trailing 2-0 in the three-match series, made a change for the final game of their tour of India as right-armer Francisca Chipare replaced Tendai Makusha in the starting XI. Indian ctain Smriti Mandhana, on the other hand, said she wanted her team to try and take a few more wickets. Although Zimbabwe only scored 197 and 207 in the first two games, they bowled almost all 50 overs each time.
India made three changes: Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol and Kranti Gaud replaced Tejal Hasabnis, Richa Ghosh and Shree Charani. Gaud played the first game and took three wickets while this will be the first opportunity for Bhatia and Deol in Vadodara. Bhatia is playing an ODI after two years but recently led India A in the one-day series against Australia A in Mohali and even scored 112 off 84 balls at No. 1.
The last time she played for India in July, Bhatia reached 113 in the one-off Test against England at Lord’s. India won the first two ODIs convincingly after winning the T20I series 3-0. This is also India’s first series of the 2025-29 Women’s Championship cycle.
India: 1 Pratika Rawal, 2 Smriti Mandhana (ct), 3 Shafali Verma, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur, 5 Harleen Deol, 6 Yastika Bhatia (week), 7 Dee Sharma, 8 Kranti Gaud, 9 Sayali Satghare, 10 Jintimani Kalita, 11 Vaishnavi Sharma Zimbabwe: 1 Modester Mupachikwa (week), 2 Loryn Phiri, 3 Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, 4 Beloved Biza, 5 Josephine Nkomo (ct), 6 Michelle Mavunga, 7 Nyasha Gwanzura, 8 Chiedza Dhururu, 9 Nomvelo Sibanda, 10 Francisca Chipare, 11 Olinder Chare Yastika Bhatia crossing cover point, England v India, 1st Women’s T20I, Chelmsford, May 28, 2026
