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India have already locked up the Zimbabwe ODI series lead after back-to-back dominant performances at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi.

India have already wrapped up the Zimbabwe ODI series lead after two commanding performances at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi. In the opening game, India chased down 198 comfortably with nine wickets in hand, powered by a brilliant unbeaten century from debutant Pratika Rawal (100*) and a stingy four-wicket spell from spinner N Sree Charani…

Zimbabwe left-arm pacer Nomvelo Sibanda reached her 100th international appearance in fittingly combative fashion, striking twice inside the powerplay against India in the second ODI at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on 25th October 2026. Although Josephine Nkomo’s side eventually fell 121 runs short after India posted 328/6, Sibanda’s dismissal of India’s new skipper Smriti…

As the spotlight shifts to Vadodara for the second ODI, the ongoing series between India Women and Zimbabwe Women sets up an intriguing battle of contrasts and ambitions. Team India steps onto the field boasting immense depth, heavy hitters at the top, and a lethal bowling attack that can suffocate opponents in home conditions. Under…

Female spectators will receive free entry to all three women’s T20 internationals between India and Zimbabwe at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. The matches are scheduled for October 16, 18 and 20, with each game beginning at 7 pm. The decision followed a suggestion from Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai,…

India Women will begin their series against Zimbabwe Women with the first T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday, October 16, 2026. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM IST and will mark the first T20I meeting between the two teams. India will look to make a…

India Women will face Zimbabwe Women in the first T20I of the series on Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. The match will start at 7:00 PM IST and will be played under lights. India come into the series after winning their last five matches, while Zimbabwe have…

Zimbabwe have retained the same 15-player squad for their six-match white-ball tour of India, backing the group that delivered the country’s first-ever ICC Women’s Championship victory. Josephine Nkomo will captain the side as Zimbabwe prepare for their first bilateral international meeting with India. The T20I series starts on 16 October. The team heads into the…

Zimbabwe’s experienced all-rounder Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano marked a significant personal milestone when she made her 100th international appearance for her country in the third and final T20I against the West Indies at Takashinga Sports Club, Harare, on 7 October 2026. The 34-year-old contributed 7 off 12 balls from No. 3, including a boundary, as Zimbabwe posted…

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has reached new career-high ratings in two ODI ranking categories after a dominant performance against Zimbabwe, while several players from both teams have made significant gains in the latest ICC Women’s ODI and T20I Rankings. The rankings update comes during Zimbabwe’s historic first-ever bilateral series against the West Indies, with…

West Indies Women have asserted complete dominance in the Zimbabwe T20I series so far, comfortably picking up eight-wicket victories in both fixtures at Harare’s Takashinga Sports Club.

West Indies Women have dominated the Zimbabwe T20I series so far, comfortably winning both matches at the Takashinga Sports Club by eight wickets. In the opening game, the visitors restricted Zimbabwe to a modest 97/9 before chasing it down with over seven overs to spare. The second match saw a similar narrative, as Zimbabwe posted…

Seventeen-year-old West Indies opener Eboni Brathwaite produced a breathtaking innings to become the West Indian with the fastest to score a half-century in Women’s T20 Internationals, reaching the landmark in just 20 balls during the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on October 5, 2026. Her explosive 57 off 23 deliveries, laced with three boundaries…

Zimbabwe’s 20-year-old all-rounder Kelis Ndhlovu celebrated a personal milestone, her 100th international appearance, during the second T20I against the West Indies on 5 October 2026, even as the visitors clinched the three-match series with a game to spare. Opening alongside Beloved Biza, Ndhlovu contributed 25 off 28 balls in a 46-run stand before leg-spinner Afy…

Murshida Khatun’s surprise inclusion in Bangladesh’s 16-member squad for their historic maiden tour of Australia has created as much discussion off the field as excitement on it. The 27-year-old left-handed opener was reportedly absent from the original 15-member squad prepared by the selection committee, but was later added after Rafiqul Islam Babu, chairman of the…

The second T20I of the West Indies Women tour of Zimbabwe at Harare delivered a dominant performance by the visitors, who sealed an emphatic 8-wicket victory with 65 balls remaining. The victory was driven by a disciplined bowling effort followed by an explosive batting display during the run chase.