IND W vs ZIM W: India women thrash Zimbabwe by 92 runs to seal 3-0 T20I series sweep

The post-match Presentation.... Coach's word - Following a successful series, India Head Coach Amol Muzumdar expresses immense satisfaction with the team's performance and execution on the field as they prepare to head to Baroda (Vadodara). He highlights the impactful contributions of youngsters like Niki Prasad, who shows her class in the opening game, and Anushka, alongside a crucial innings from Harmanpreet Kaur. Emphasising the team's overarching philosophy, Muzumdar notes that the squad successfully translates their dressing room discussions into action, maintaining a ruthless and dominant brand of cricket throughout their recent T20 matches.. Shafali's fireworks, Harmanpreet's vintage show - India walked out with a fresh opening combination, Anushka Sharma joining Shafali Verma at the top, but the intent stayed unchanged. Shafali smashed a swashbuckling 50 to keep the scoreboard racing, while Anushka, promoted up the order, played a brisk hand of her own. Then came Harmanpreet, who began quietly before flipping the switch and hammering an unbeaten 91, clearing the ropes with ease and finding gaps at will. Zimbabwe's catching held up well, apart from a couple of spills, but their bowlers had no answer to India's batting onslaught.. Nandani, the wrecker in chief - India had enough runs on the board against a very inexperienced side, but they still needed to pick up wickets. Niki Prasad and Kranti Gaud struck early, though India went through a lean patch in the middle overs without adding to the tally. The return of Nandani Sharma, however, broke the back of the Zimbabwean innings, and she finished with three wickets. Arundhati, a touch more expensive than she would have liked, also chipped in with a wicket, as did Deepti, who was her usual economical self with a scalp to her name.. Improvements made, but not enough - Zimbabwe showed a slight uptick in their approach tonight. Yes, they lost two early wickets, but Biza and Mayers kept the scoreboard ticking with regular strike rotation. The boundary percentage was not great again, but the real positive was that they avoided losing wickets in clusters this time around. Eventually, it was Mayers who tried to shift gears and brought up a well-compiled fifty, surviving a couple of dropped chances along the way. But Niki Prasad broke the 82-run stand to keep India firmly on the front foot. Beloved Biza also played a fine knock of 44, but barring the two, none of the batter could cross double figures, which is still a worrying pattern for the tourists.. Too hot to handle - The Women in Blue once again came out on top in Raipur, outplaying the Lady Chevrons in every department. It was another one-sided contest, but Zimbabwe did show a bit more fight compared to their previous two outings. This is India's biggest T20I win by run margin at home, and it also extends their winning streak to 11 matches in the format, including the Asia Cup in the UAE and the Asian Games in Japan. A streak that seems unbreakable at the moment..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 124/7 (19.6 overs) 19.6: Nandani Sharma to Nomvelo Sibanda, Good length, on middle and off, Nomvelo Sibanda cuts this to point for a single. Deepti Sharma hits the stumps at the non-striker's end and this is sent upstairs. Replay shows that the batter was well inside the crease as the stumps were broken. Zimbabwe Women are restricted on 124 with India Women winning by 92 runs. . Nomvelo Sibanda is in at number 9 and will face the final ball of the match and the series..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 123/7 (19.5 overs) 19.5: Nandani Sharma to Loryn Phiri, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Nandani has her third wicket. She has executed her bag of tricks very well tonight. Back of the hand again, on a length, around middle and leg, Loryn Phiri goes for a slog but fails to get enough power behind it. The ball goes straight into the grasp of Prema Rawat at deep mid-wicket for a simple take. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 123/6 (19.4 overs) 19.4: Nandani Sharma to Tendai Makusha, Another one, back of the hand, on middle and leg, Tendai Makusha flicks this to deep square leg for a single. . Last 3 balls left. Tendai Makusha is the new batter in..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 122/6 (19.3 overs) 19.3: Nandani Sharma to Beloved Biza, OUT! TIMBER TIME! Back of the hand, slower one, in line with the stumps, Beloved Biza fails to read this at all and shimmies down the track to swing at it. Biza gets beaten and the ball goes on and crashes into the middle leg stumps. Beloved Biza departs on 44 off 50. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 122/5 (19.2 overs) 19.2: Nandani Sharma to Loryn Phiri, Good length, around middle and leg, Phiri chips this to long on for one run..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 121/5 (19.1 overs) 19.1: Nandani Sharma to Beloved Biza, On a length, around middle and leg, Beloved Biza pats this down to long on for a single. . Just the last rites are being read here. Nandani Sharma (3-0-14-1) will bowl the final over of this T20I series in Raipur. Loryn Phiri is in at number 7..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 120/5 (18.6 overs) 18.6: Deepti Sharma to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, OUT! CAUGHT INSIDE THE CIRCLE! Finger-delivery, on middle and off, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano looks to chip this behind Shafali Verma at extra cover. Gets it miscued off the cue end and the ball hangs high over the head of Shafali Verma. She lurks underneath it and makes no mistake. No problems whatsoever..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 120/4 (18.5 overs) 18.5: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Tossed up, around middle and off, Beloved Biza drills this down to long on for a single. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 119/4 (18.4 overs) 18.4: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Beloved Biza gets it chopped towards short fine leg for no run..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 119/4 (18.3 overs) 18.3: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, FOUR! Biza gets success with the reverse this time around. Tossed up, around middle and off, Beloved Biza brings out the reverse and hits this through point for a boundary. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 115/4 (18.2 overs) 18.2: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Fuller on middle and off, Beloved Biza jumps down the track and pats this back to the bowler. Deepti half-stops it and Shafali Verma covers for her from mid on. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 115/4 (18.1 overs) 18.1: Deepti Sharma to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Flighted, delivery, on middle and off, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano rolls this through mid on for a single. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 114/4 (17.6 overs) 17.6: Arundhati Reddy to Beloved Biza, FOUR! Reddy goes for a few in this over as well. On a length, around middle and leg, Beloved Biza goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Biza moves to 38. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 110/4 (17.5 overs) 17.5: Arundhati Reddy to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, On a length, around the pads, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano clips this to short fine leg for a single. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 109/4 (17.4 overs) 17.4: Arundhati Reddy to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, FOUR! That's been smashed away in the gap for four runs. Low full toss, around off, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano presses onto her front foot and drives this through covers for a boundary. 1500 runs come up for Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano in T20Is..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 105/4 (17.3 overs) 17.3: Arundhati Reddy to Beloved Biza, Good length, on middle and off, Biza dabs this gently around point and takes a single. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 104/4 (17.2 overs) 17.2: Arundhati Reddy to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Good length, on middle and leg, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano tucks this through square leg and rotates the strike. . That was too good for Gwanzura and Arundhati Reddy completes 50 T20I wickets. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano is in at number 6..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 103/4 (17.1 overs) 17.1: Arundhati Reddy to Nyasha Gwanzura, OUT! CASTLED! Reddy gets her first wicket. She was a bit expensive in her first spell but makes amends immediately upon her return. Hurls in the off-cutter, nipping back into the batter, on middle and leg. Nyasha Gwanzura backs away and looks to push it away but the ball nips back in and beats the batter on the inside edge. The leg-pole is uprooted and Nyasha Gwanzura has to walk back.. Arundhati Reddy (2-0-15-0) returns, replacing Nandani Sharma..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 103/3 (16.6 overs) 16.6: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Fuller on middle and leg, Beloved Biza brings out the reverse and hits this to point for no run. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 103/3 (16.5 overs) 16.5: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Pushed through on middle and off, Beloved Biza defends this back to the bowler. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 103/3 (16.4 overs) 16.4: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Yorker, on middle and leg, Beloved Biza jams it out..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 103/3 (16.3 overs) 16.3: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, FOUR! That's been swept well for a boundary. Tossed up, from around the stumps, on middle and off, Beloved Biza sweeps it powerfully through the square leg region for a boundary. 100 comes up for Zimbabwe Women..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 99/3 (16.2 overs) 16.2: Deepti Sharma to Nyasha Gwanzura, Floated on the pads, Nyasha Gwanzura clips this to short fine leg for a single. . Zimbabwe need 120 runs from 24 balls. The win is out of the equation long ago, but it's all about how many more they can score from here. Deepti Sharma is back on..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 98/3 (16.1 overs) 16.1: Deepti Sharma to Beloved Biza, Flighted, on middle and off, Beloved Biza flicks this through mid on for a single. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 97/3 (15.6 overs) 15.6: Nandani Sharma to Nyasha Gwanzura, Hard length, on the pads, Nyasha Gwanzura tucks this to mid-wicket for a dot. Just 1 off the 16th over. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 97/3 (15.5 overs) 15.5: Nandani Sharma to Nyasha Gwanzura, Back of the hand slower one, on off, Nyasha Gwanzura chips this just over the left hand of Nandani Sharma in her followthrough for a dot. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 97/3 (15.4 overs) 15.4: Nandani Sharma to Nyasha Gwanzura, On a length, around middle and off, Nyasha Gwanzura drives this to mid off for no run..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 97/3 (15.3 overs) 15.3: Nandani Sharma to Beloved Biza, Sharma bowls it on a back of a length, on middle and off, Beloved Biza pats this down to long on for a single. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 96/3 (15.2 overs) 15.2: Nandani Sharma to Beloved Biza, Good length, on middle and leg, Beloved Biza keeps it out..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 96/3 (15.1 overs) 15.1: Nandani Sharma to Beloved Biza, Yorker, on middle and leg, Beloved Biza clips this to short fine leg for no run..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 96/3 (14.6 overs) 14.6: Niki Prasad to Beloved Biza, At 76.1 kph, this is full on the stumps, Beloved drills it down to long on for a single..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 95/3 (14.5 overs) 14.5: Niki Prasad to Nyasha Gwanzura, Around off and short, Nyasha presses forward and taps it into covers for a quick single..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 94/3 (14.4 overs) 14.4: Niki Prasad to Nyasha Gwanzura, Dropped short, outside off, Gwanzura punches it down the ground, but Smriti makes a fine diving stop to her right.. Nyasha Gwanzura walks out to replace the hard-hitting Sharne Mayers. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 94/3 (14.3 overs) 14.3: Niki Prasad to Sharne Mayers, OUT! CAUGHT! This time, Shafali doesn't make any mistake, and the 82-run partnership is put to an end. The ball has been chasing her all evening and she holds on to it. Tossed up outside off, Mayers goes down on her back leg, looking to launch it straight down the ground, but only manages a slice off the toe end. Shafali sprints in from long off, tracks it all the way, and takes a clean catch. A solid knock from Mayers comes to an end. A well-compiled knock by Mayers as she falls on 60. Zimbabwe Women are 94/3, needing 123 runs from 33 balls.