India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 8 wickets with 198 balls remaining in the 3rd ODI at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, on 28 October 2026. Vaishnavi Sharma was Player of the Match after taking 5/39 from her 10 overs, and the hosts chased 132 in just 17 overs.
How It Unfolded
Zimbabwe Women won the toss and chose to bat first, but were held to 131. Modester Mupachikwa top-scored with 37 off 48 balls, including seven fours, before she was stumped. Josephine Nkomo made 35 off 67 balls and Chiedza Dhururu added 20 off 39, but no one else passed 10.
Vaishnavi Sharma did the most damage with 5/39. Sayali Satghare returned 2/11 from six overs and Kranti Gaud took 2/23. Deepti Sharma went wicketless but conceded only 12 runs in 6.5 overs.
India Women lost Yastika Bhatia for a first-ball duck and Harleen Deol for 19 off 19 balls, but that was all Zimbabwe Women could manage. Pratika Rawal finished on 59 not out off 56 balls with three sixes, and Shafali Verma struck an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls with six fours and three sixes to finish the chase at 133/2. Nomvelo Sibanda (1/18) and Loryn Phiri (1/28) took the wickets.
The Oracle's Call
The CricMind Oracle locked India Women at 97% before the toss, with Zimbabwe Women at 3%, and the call was correct. The model rated India Women third in the world against Zimbabwe Women in 13th, and added home advantage for the hosts. The full Oracle call has the detail.
What's Next
The result completes a clean sweep of the tour. India Women won all three T20Is and all three ODIs to take the series 6-0. Every result is on the Zimbabwe Women tour of India 2026/27 hub.
Source: Scorecard and the Oracle call.