India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by four wickets in the first T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on 16 October 2026. Chasing 115, India reached 116/6 with 26 balls to spare, led by player of the match Deepti Sharma's 49 off 37 balls.
How It Unfolded
India won the toss and chose to field. Zimbabwe made 114/5 from their 20 overs, built around Kelis Ndhlovu's 42 off 44 balls and an unbeaten 43 off 33 from Sharne Mayers, who hit four fours and two sixes. Nandani Sharma was the most economical bowler, taking 2/11 from her four overs, while Shree Charani took 1/14, Kranti Gaud 1/16 and Arundhati Reddy 1/30.
Several of India's batters fell cheaply in the chase: Smriti Mandhana made 9 off six balls, Richa Ghosh 7 and Shafali Verma 4. Nyasha Gwanzura did most of the damage for Zimbabwe with 3/18 from three overs, and Michelle Mavunga took 1/19. Deepti Sharma held the innings together with eight fours in her 49, and Niki Prasad finished unbeaten on 39 off 35 balls as India got home in 15.4 overs.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle made India Women 96% favourites before the toss, with Zimbabwe Women at 4%, and the call was correct. India came in third in the Oracle's women's T20I ratings against Zimbabwe's fourteenth, with home advantage and five straight wins behind them, while Zimbabwe had lost their last five. The full Oracle call lists every factor.
What's Next
India lead the series 1-0 with five matches to play, and on the Oracle's numbers they are overwhelming favourites to take it. The series hub follows every remaining match and its call.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.