- Niki Prasad on making his India debut as Mandhana opts to take on Zimbabwe. India entered with Anushka Sharma at number 1.
- 3, Harmanpreet Kaur at No.
- 4 and Niki Prasad at No.
Niki Prasad on making his India debut as Mandhana opts to take on Zimbabwe. India entered with Anushka Sharma at number 1.
3, Harmanpreet Kaur at No. 4 and Niki Prasad at No. 5 The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India v Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 “I think there is room for improvement here,” said substitute Towhid Hridoy after Bangladesh were eliminated from the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan took four wickets to beat Bangladesh by 160, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, Triserie, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with teammates after scoring six to win the game on the penultimate ball. Janith Liyanage celebrates with teammates after scoring six to win the game on the penultimate ball, England v Sri Lanka, tri-series, October 22, 2026 India A will play a four-match, three-match series against New Zealand A, parallel to the Indian A team’s white-ball games against New Zealand. Shikhar Mohan hits half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, Day 1, Nagpur, October 25, 2025, SA vs Aus, 2nd Test. 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t get over the cracks after this. Battered innings Australia must seriously consider making changes to its batting line-up for the crucial Test in Ce Town. Steven Smith was out against Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, Day 5, 22nd October 2026. Niki Prasad got his T20I c from Smriti Mandhana, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s T20I, Raipur, 16th October. 2026 In her first match as India’s full-time team, Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to continue in the first T20I of the three-match series against Zimbabwe in Raipur.
This is the first time these two teams will face each other in international cricket. India left out Jintimani Kalita, G. Kamalini, Minnu Mani and Prema Rawat. Niki Prasad received her first international C from Mandhana and was listed as number 1 to bat.
She arrives in burning form. She scored an unbeaten 54 against Australia A in a T20 match and then put on an all-round show in a one-day match against the same opponents, taking four wickets and scoring 76 from 71 balls. With Jemimah Rodrigues out due to her hamstring injury, Prasad and Anushka Sharma, the latter was at number 1.
3 have the opportunity to stake a claim for a long-term place in India’s T20I plans. India also fielded three seamers, including all-rounder Arundhati Reddy. They also have three spinners in Dee Sharma, N Shree Charani and the more consistent bowler of Shafali Verma, the T20I vice-ctain for this series.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe welcomed Catherine Joséphine Nkomo to the team. She had missed her last game against the West Indies and Nomvelo Sibanda, then a substitute, was missing. Zimbabwe had a long batting order with hard-hitting all-rounder Michelle Mavunga expected at number one.
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 IND vs ZIM – Women’s T20I Raipur Niki Prasad on India debut, how Mandhana decides to continue against Zimbabwe Niki Prasad got her T20I c from Smriti Mandhana, India vs Zimbabwe, 1st Women’s T20I, Raipur, October 16, 2026 History: History: 1558755+ IND vs ZIM – Women’s T20I Raipur Niki Prasad on her India debut as Mandhana opts to take on Zimbabwe
