Vadodara, October 28 :The third ODI between the Indian women’s cricket team and Zimbabwe is currently underway at the BCA Stadium. Batting first, the entire Zimbabwe side was bowled out for 131 runs in 39.5 overs.
Zimbabwe, who chose to bat after winning the toss, had a poor start. Lorine Phiri returned to the pavilion without opening her account. Following this, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano also failed to make an impact, getting out after scoring just 4 runs. Beloved Biza was dismissed for a single run, caught by Harmanpreet Kaur off the bowling of Vaishnavi Sharma.
With the team having lost 3 wickets for 25 runs, Josephine Nkomo and Chiedza Dhururu attempted to stabilize the innings, adding 27 runs for the fourth wicket off 40 balls. Dhururu was dismissed by Vaishnavi Sharma after scoring 20 runs, while captain Nkomo fell after making 35 runs off 67 balls—an innings that included 4 boundaries. Zimbabwe continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, eventually being bowled out for 131. Nyasha Gwanzura scored 10 runs, while Michelle Mavunga contributed 6 runs.
For India, 20-year-old spinner Vaishnavi Sharma delivered an outstanding performance, taking 5 wickets for 39 runs in her 10-over spell. She proved to be an unsolvable puzzle for the Zimbabwean batters. Kranti Gaud also chipped in, taking 2 wickets for 23 runs in her 7-over spell. Meanwhile, Sayali Satghare took 2 wickets for just 11 runs in her 6-over spell. The Indian team has already secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
