India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by nine wickets in the first ODI at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on 23 October 2026, chasing 198 with 137 balls to spare. Pratika Rawal was player of the match for an unbeaten 100 off 96 balls, and Shree Charani took 4/23.
How It Unfolded
Zimbabwe Women won the toss and chose to bat first, and were bowled out for 197. Beloved Biza held the innings together with 62 off 92 balls, including five fours. Michelle Mavunga added a brisk 29 off 23 balls with three fours and a six, Modester Mupachikwa made 25 off 44 balls and Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 21 off 27.
Charani was the pick of India's bowlers, conceding only 23 runs from her 10 overs, three of them maidens, for her four wickets. Kranti Gaud took 3/42 from 10 overs, Deepti Sharma 2/44 from 9.5 overs and Shafali Verma 1/28 from eight overs.
India Women made light work of the chase, reaching 200/1 in 27.1 overs. Smriti Mandhana made 32 off 34 balls before she was caught, the only wicket Zimbabwe managed. Rawal then batted through to an unbeaten century, hitting 15 fours, while Shafali Verma raced to 64 not out off 33 balls with five fours and four sixes. Olinder Chare took the wicket but went for 58 in seven overs.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle locked India Women as 97% favourites before the toss, giving Zimbabwe Women a 3% chance, and the call was correct. India Women came in rated third in the Oracle's rankings against Zimbabwe Women in 13th, with home advantage worth 140 rating points. Read the full Oracle call for the factors behind the number.
What's Next
The result follows three wins for India Women in the T20I leg of the tour, by four wickets, nine wickets and 92 runs. With two matches left, CricMind's series odds now give India Women a 100% chance of winning the series. Every result is on the Zimbabwe Women tour of India 2026/27 hub.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.