- Three Harmanpreet, Shafali fifties and Nandani sealed the 3-0 for India. Sharne Mayers scored 60 for Zimbabwe but it never seemed like they would make 217 in Raipur Cummins, India v Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 1, at WACA, Perth, Thursday, November 20, 1997 Harmanpreet Kaur was back to himself in Raipur, India v Zimbabwe, 3rd. T20I, Raipur, October 20, 2026 India 216 for 7 (Harmanpreet 91*, Shafali 69, Biza 3-50) beat Zimbabwe 124 for 7 (Mayers 60, Biza 44, Nandani 3-18) by 92 runs. A classic strike from Harmanpreet Kaur led India to a dominant win in the third T20I, completing a clean sweep against Zimbabwe in Raipur.
- Harmanpreet shared an 84-run stand with Shafali Verma , who continued her fine form with a 37-ball 69, to take India to 216 for 7, their joint-third-highest T20I total.
- Harmanpreet hit five sixes and ten fours in his 41-ball 91, his second-highest T20I score.
Three Harmanpreet, Shafali fifties and Nandani sealed the 3-0 for India. Sharne Mayers scored 60 for Zimbabwe but it never seemed like they would make 217 in Raipur Cummins, India v Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 1, at WACA, Perth, Thursday, November 20, 1997 Harmanpreet Kaur was back to himself in Raipur, India v Zimbabwe, 3rd. T20I, Raipur, October 20, 2026 India 216 for 7 (Harmanpreet 91*, Shafali 69, Biza 3-50) beat Zimbabwe 124 for 7 (Mayers 60, Biza 44, Nandani 3-18) by 92 runs. A classic strike from Harmanpreet Kaur led India to a dominant win in the third T20I, completing a clean sweep against Zimbabwe in Raipur.
Harmanpreet shared an 84-run stand with Shafali Verma , who continued her fine form with a 37-ball 69, to take India to 216 for 7, their joint-third-highest T20I total. Harmanpreet hit five sixes and ten fours in his 41-ball 91, his second-highest T20I score. In response, Zimbabwe could only muster 124 for 7, despite Sharne Mayers having 60 and a partnership of 82 with Beloved Biza.
Zimbabwe also took some excellent catches in the field but their efforts were not enough to make it a contest as India remained in control throughout. Indian ctain Smriti Mandhana said during the toss that India’s decision to bat first was to give playing time to the middle order. Maybe on that note, Anushka, who had fought at number 1.
3 in the first two games, open alongside Shafali. Mandhana did not strike that day. Shafali took a few tosses to compose himself before bowling Tendai Makusha to deep back-square leg for a six in the second over.
Anushka was also wary at the start but quickly found her rhythm and hit Nomvelo Sibanda for a couple of boundaries in the third over. The duo won Makusha’s next over for 16 runs, taking the 50-run score to the fifth over. But just as the partnership threatened to take off, Nyasha Gwanzura pulled off a superb Leing catch at mid-wicket to end Anushka’s 20-ball stay.
Niki Prasad then came 1st. 3, but failed to make much of an impact and failed to take another good catch, this time from Loryn Phiri off the bowling of Gwanzura. Gwanzura tempted Prasad with a throw from outside off and the batsman chased it only to cut the ball while Phiri ran left from middle and sank the catch on the bounce.
The loss of two of his partners didn’t slow Shafali, who then switched gears, hitting three sixes and a four in a five-off sequence and racing to his 23rd T20I half-century in just 26 balls. It was his ninth fifty this year. Harmanpreet was out for 1 in the first T20I and failed to bat in the second.
But when she finally had some time, she made sure it counted. Coming in at No. 4, she hit just one boundary in the first 12 balls she faced but then shifted gears emphatically to score 20 runs from Chigora’s over, including two fours and two sixes.
Even after Shafali’s departure, Harmanpreet continued to find boundaries, including three from Sibanda, where she also produced her 19th T20I fifty. Harmanpreet hit Biza for two of his biggest hits of the night, dancing down the lane and hitting an 82-yard six down the long-range, before hitting an even bigger six-yarder for 89 yards. But India lost quick wickets around Harmanpreet as Richa Ghosh, Dee Sharma and Arundhati Reddy departed Chely.
Harmanpreet was on 81 when she took the first ball of the last over but managed just 10 runs and finished the game on 91 off 41 balls. Zimbabwe had a huge goal and felt the pressure from the start. Gaud scored on his first delivery when Kelis Ndhlovu chased a long ball out and cut it short into extra cover where Prasad dived to his right to catch the ball cleanly.
Nandani Sharma then batted second, leaving Modester Mupachikwa to make it 1-1. Then Biza and Mayers came together and began a careful rebuild, favoring rotating punches over big hits. Mayers managed to hit a couple of sixes and a boundary en route to the pair’s 50-run stand, but Zimbabwe could only reach 62 for 2 at the end of 10 overs, with the required run rate rising to 15.50 at that point.
The partnership gave Zimbabwe a glimmer of hope, but the goal remained a mountain to climb. Mayers briefly tried to change the momentum by bowling Prema Rawat, who had replaced N Shree Charani in that match, for two sixes and a four. She reached her 50 off 45 balls in the 14th over.
But her resistance ended in the next over when she missed a quick full toss outside off in search of a big delivery. From there, Zimbabwe never found its way back. Biza made 44 but Zimbabwe lost a number of wickets, with Arundhati and Dee taking one each and Nandani two in the final when they were 92 runs short.
Harmanpreet Kaur was back to her old self in Raipur, India vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I, Raipur, October 20, 2026, caught out this time and Shafali’s party is over! With a little air, a length in and around it. Shafali thinks she can talk about it for a long time, but she doesn’t understand everything.
On the inner half of the blade, Makusha does the rest by moving long to the right. But it’s an excellent tone! A little short in the middle and leg, and it seems to fit.
Here, too, you have to hit, but the face of the club closes upon impact. Anushka pulls it towards the inner half of the bat and Gwanzura flies through the air to take advantage of this chance at mid-wicket! Mistakenly misled and caught on second try!
Gwanzura dangles the carrot outside and Prasad gives in to temptation. The bat’s face splits open upon contact, meaning it cuts into him much more than intended. The midfielder moves to the left, initially puts both hands there, but then the ball pears.
Luckily for the visitors, Phiri is alert enough to stick with the save and send Prasad back to the shed! smashed straight to deep mid-wicket! The loopy slot ball goes off and Ghosh’s eyes light up.
She looks for momentum and also makes good contact. The problem, however, is placement. I couldn’t have picked Gwanzura even if she had wanted to and that would be it with the bat for Ghosh tonight!
A three-ball duck for Dee! Length ball in the channel. Dee feels it without much footwork and passes it on to the goalkeeper.
Makusha on the board, and she is hpy with it! taken this time! Fullish on middle and off.
Reddy comes down and tries to overtake for a long time. However, she slows down her shot a little, meaning she can’t muster the necessary force. It was an easy catch for Chigora for a long time and India is now six down!
very full just outside off. Harmanpreet aims for a long-term focus. She can’t wait to take the single and give up the strike.
Until, far from field errors. A hectic chase begins in the second innings and Rawat has to sacrifice his wicket. The second is a meter short at the bowler’s end and Rawat has to go.
However, Harmanpreet goes on strike again, which may not be the worst result for India! A little short in the middle and leg, and it seems to fit. Here, too, you have to hit, but the face of the club closes upon impact.
Anushka pulls it towards the inner half of the bat and Gwanzura flies through the air to take advantage of this chance at mid-wicket! A three-ball duck for Dee! Length ball in the channel.
Dee feels it without much footwork and passes it on to the goalkeeper. Makusha on the board, and she is hpy with it! Mistakenly misled and caught on second try!
Gwanzura dangles the carrot outside and Prasad gives in to temptation. The bat’s face splits open upon contact, meaning it cuts into him much more than intended. The midfielder moves to the left, initially puts both hands there, but then the ball pears.
Luckily for the visitors, Phiri is alert enough to stick with the save and send Prasad back to the shed! Caught this time, and Shafali’s party is over! With a little air, a length in and around it.
Shafali thinks she can talk about it for a long time, but she doesn’t understand everything. On the inner half of the blade, Makusha does the rest by moving long to the right. But it’s an excellent tone!
smashed straight to deep mid-wicket! The loopy slot ball goes off and Ghosh’s eyes light up. She looks for momentum and also makes good contact.
The problem, however, is placement. I couldn’t have picked Gwanzura even if she had wanted to and that would be it with the bat for Ghosh tonight! taken this time!
Fullish on middle and off. Reddy comes down and tries to overtake for a long time. However, she slows down her shot a little, meaning she can’t muster the necessary force.
It was an easy catch for Chigora for a long time and India is now six down! A little short in the middle and leg, and it seems to fit. Here, too, you have to hit, but the face of the club closes upon impact.
Anushka pulls it towards the inner half of the bat and Gwanzura flies through the air to take advantage of this chance at mid-wicket! Mistakenly misled and caught on second try! Gwanzura dangles the carrot outside and Prasad gives in to temptation.
The bat’s face splits open upon contact, meaning it cuts into him much more than intended. The midfielder moves to the left, initially puts both hands there, but then the ball pears. Luckily for the visitors, Phiri is alert enough to stick with the save and send Prasad back to the shed!
Caught this time, and Shafali’s party is over! With a little air, a length in and around it. Shafali thinks she can talk about it for a long time, but she doesn’t understand everything.
On the inner half of the blade, Makusha does the rest by moving long to the right. But it’s an excellent tone! smashed straight to deep mid-wicket!
The loopy slot ball goes off and Ghosh’s eyes light up. She looks for momentum and also makes good contact. The problem, however, is placement.
I couldn’t have picked Gwanzura even if she had wanted to and that would be it with the bat for Ghosh tonight! A three-ball duck for Dee! Length ball in the channel.
Dee feels it without much footwork and passes it on to the goalkeeper. Makusha on the board, and she is hpy with it! taken this time!
Fullish on middle and off. Reddy comes down and tries to overtake for a long time. However, she slows down her shot a little, meaning she can’t muster the necessary force.
It was an easy catch for Chigora for a long time and India is now six down! very full just outside off. Harmanpreet aims for a long-term focus.
She can’t wait to take the single and give up the strike. Until, far from field errors. A hectic chase begins in the second innings and Rawat has to sacrifice his wicket.
The second is a meter short at the bowler’s end and Rawat has to go. However, Harmanpreet goes on strike again, which may not be the worst result for India! a first-ball wicket for Gaud!
Length outside off. Ndhlovu sees the distance and throws the kitchen sink at him. However, that doesn’t keep it low and brings Prasad into play with short extra cover.
She reaches to the right and takes advantage of the opportunity. Zimbabwe rocked very early! Mayers’ vigil comes to an end!
A small personal compensation for Shafali too. Flighted up full outside off. Mayers has a cutout but has to report.
He’s completely wrong and Shafali comes from far away to send Mayers back to the hangar! Big, big bell caught from behind but the referee says no! No real celebration on Ghosh’s part, but because she was so convinced it was over.
Length ball outside off. Mupachikwa nibbles it away from the body and in the first slow motion replay there pears to be a deviation. UltraEdge confirms these suspicions and there is a large increase when the ball was next to the bat.
Mupachikwa has to go! Nandani has two! A slower delivery is beneficial for the pacer.
Biza doesn’t pick it up, runs and tries for a long time to crush it. She loses it and, a few moments later, her stumps too. Biza is aiming for 44 points and Zimbabwe now has six points!
The leg stump has been pushed back and Reddy is on the board too! Back from a length outside off and this one comes back into place. Gwanzura gets stuck in the crease and is then cut in two by moving inwards.
A leg stump shook and Zimbabwe lost their fourth! skewed up and taken! Dee hooks him on a length outside.
Mugeri-Tiripano, seeing that the midfielder has arrived, tries to get past this defender. However, he doesn’t make any progress with the ball throw and the ball obediently goes to Shafali for extra cover! third wicket for Nandani!
Looks like a slower ball, both on and off a length. Phiri charges and slogs at it. However, it’s too early in the shot and Rawat rushes in from mid-wicket and does the rest!
a first-ball wicket for Gaud! Length outside off. Ndhlovu sees the distance and throws the kitchen sink at him.
However, that doesn’t keep it low and brings Prasad into play with short extra cover. She reaches to the right and takes advantage of the opportunity. Zimbabwe rocked very early!
Big, big bell caught from behind but the referee says no! No real celebration on Ghosh’s part, but because she was so convinced it was over. Length ball outside off.
Mupachikwa nibbles it away from the body and in the first slow motion replay there pears to be a deviation. UltraEdge confirms these suspicions and there is a large increase when the ball was next to the bat. Mupachikwa has to go!
Nandani has two! A slower delivery is beneficial for the pacer. Biza doesn’t pick it up, runs and tries for a long time to crush it.
She loses it and, a few moments later, her stumps too. Biza is aiming for 44 points and Zimbabwe now has six points! third wicket for Nandani!
Looks like a slower ball, both on and off a length. Phiri charges and slogs at it. However, it’s too early in the shot and Rawat rushes in from mid-wicket and does the rest!
The leg stump has been pushed back and Reddy is on the board too! Back from a length outside off and this one comes back into place. Gwanzura gets stuck in the crease and is then cut in two by moving inwards.
A leg stump shook and Zimbabwe lost their fourth! skewed up and taken! Dee hooks him on a length outside.
Mugeri-Tiripano, seeing that the midfielder has arrived, tries to get past this defender. However, he doesn’t make any progress with the ball throw and the ball obediently goes to Shafali for extra cover! Mayers’ vigil comes to an end!
A small personal compensation for Shafali too. Flighted up full outside off. Mayers has a cutout but has to report.
He’s completely wrong and Shafali comes from far away to send Mayers back to the hangar! a first-ball wicket for Gaud! Length outside off.
Ndhlovu sees the distance and throws the kitchen sink at him. However, that doesn’t keep it low and brings Prasad into play with short extra cover. She reaches to the right and takes advantage of the opportunity.
Zimbabwe rocked very early! Big, big bell caught from behind but the referee says no! No real celebration on Ghosh’s part, but because she was so convinced it was over.
Length ball outside off. Mupachikwa nibbles it away from the body and in the first slow motion replay there pears to be a deviation. UltraEdge confirms these suspicions and there is a large increase when the ball was next to the bat.
Mupachikwa has to go! Mayers’ vigil comes to an end! A small personal compensation for Shafali too.
Flighted up full outside off. Mayers has a cutout but has to report. He’s completely wrong and Shafali comes from far away to send Mayers back to the hangar!
The leg stump has been pushed back and Reddy is on the board too! Back from a length outside off and this one comes back into place. Gwanzura gets stuck in the crease and is then cut in two by moving inwards.
A leg stump shook and Zimbabwe lost their fourth! skewed up and taken! Dee hooks him on a length outside.
Mugeri-Tiripano, seeing that the midfielder has arrived, tries to get past this defender. However, he doesn’t make any progress with the ball throw and the ball obediently goes to Shafali for extra cover! Nandani has two!
A slower delivery is beneficial for the pacer. Biza doesn’t pick it up, runs and tries for a long time to crush it. She loses it and, a few moments later, her stumps too.
Biza is aiming for 44 points and Zimbabwe now has six points! third wicket for Nandani! Looks like a slower ball, both on and off a length.
Phiri charges and slogs at it. However, it’s too early in the shot and Rawat rushes in from mid-wicket and does the rest! After her game-winning 91 not out of 41, she said she was focused on making the most of her time in the middle. Harmanpreet Kaur hit five sixes in her unbeaten 91 off 41, India vs Zimbabwe, 3rd Women’s T20I, Raipur, October 20, 2026. Harmanpreet Kaur was back to her old self in Raipur, India vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I, Raipur, October. October 20, 2026 Harmanpreet Kaur was back in Raipur, India vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I, Raipur, October 20, 2026 IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026/27, IND-W vs ZIM-W 3rd T20I Match Report, October 20, 2026 – Harmanpreet, Shafali Fifties and Nandani series three sweep for seal 3-0 for India IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026/27, IND Women vs ZIM Women Match Report: Sharne Mayers scored 60 points for Zimbabwe but it never looked like they would score 217 points in Raipur
