India vs Zimbabwe Women 2nd T20I Live Score: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana make light work of Zimbabwe chase

India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 98/1 (8.4 overs) 8.4: Olinder Chare to Anushka Sharma, Full again, outside off, Sharma drives it to long off for a run..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 97/1 (8.3 overs) 8.3: Olinder Chare to Anushka Sharma, Full ball, on middle and leg, Anushka stabs it to mid on..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 97/1 (8.2 overs) 8.2: Olinder Chare to Anushka Sharma, Around off on a length, knocked gently to mid off..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 97/1 (8.1 overs) 8.1: Olinder Chare to Smriti Mandhana, A bit full and outside off, Smriti works it down to long off for a single.. This should be the final over of the game. India need 7 runs to win..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 96/1 (7.6 overs) 7.6: Beloved Biza to Anushka Sharma, Spins on the leg stump, on a good length. Anushka rocks back and nudges it to the mid-wicket fielder.. Anushka Sharma is in at number 3..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 96/1 (7.5 overs) 7.5: Beloved Biza to Shafali Verma, OUT! CAUGHT! Fifty and out for Verma. But she has done her job for her side. Tossed up on the stumps, 72.2 kph, and Shafali dances down the track to launch it over long on, but she mistimes it and the ball doesn’t carry the distance. It goes up plenty high, and Tendai Makusha, waiting on the boundary, moves to her right and takes a very good catch on the second attempt. That ends a scintillating knock from Shafali. India Women are 96/1, needing just 7 runs to win..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 96/0 (7.4 overs) 7.4: Beloved Biza to Shafali Verma, SIX! That has got a flight number attached to it. FIFTY FOR SHAFALI VERMA! From just 24 balls, and that's her 22nd T20I half-century. This is Shafali at her very best. She reads the fuller one early and skips out of the crease before unleashing a muscly heave over deep mid-wicket for a massive six..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 90/0 (7.3 overs) 7.3: Beloved Biza to Smriti Mandhana, At 78 kph, this is landed on a length, on middle, Mandhana plays the 'Nataraja' shot to deep mid-wicket for a single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 89/0 (7.2 overs) 7.2: Beloved Biza to Shafali Verma, Short and on off, Verma waits back and drags it to long on for a single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 88/0 (7.1 overs) 7.1: Beloved Biza to Smriti Mandhana, Shortish delivery, around off, Mandhana rocks back and punches it wide of long off for a single.. India need just 16 runs to win. They will be looking to get the job done in the next couple of overs and keeping all wickets intact. Beloved Biza is into the attack now..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 87/0 (6.6 overs) 6.6: Olinder Chare to Smriti Mandhana, Fuller ball, on off, pushed away to long off for an easy single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 86/0 (6.5 overs) 6.5: Olinder Chare to Smriti Mandhana, SIX! WOWZA! Dropped on a fullish length, in front of the sticks. Smriti Mandhana picks the length early, dances down the track and magically powers it over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six. That's gone 85 meters away..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 80/0 (6.4 overs) 6.4: Olinder Chare to Shafali Verma, An in-dipper, full on middle, Shafali advances down the track and yorks herself. Perhaps looks for a big shot but ends up carving the ball down to long on for a single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 79/0 (6.3 overs) 6.3: Olinder Chare to Smriti Mandhana, Back to around the stump. It is a length-delivery on the leg stump, Smriti takes a step across and whips it to deep mid-wicket for another single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 78/0 (6.2 overs) 6.2: Olinder Chare to Shafali Verma, Shortens the length from over the stump, outside off, Verma backs away and punches it to deep extra cover for an easy single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 77/0 (6.1 overs) 6.1: Olinder Chare to Smriti Mandhana, Pushed fuller on middle and leg from around the stumps, Smriti neatly drives it to long on for a single.. End of the Powerplay. India are just 27 runs adrift of sealing the series. Olinder Chare is brought into the attack now..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 76/0 (5.6 overs) 5.6: Michelle Mavunga to Shafali Verma, Beaten! Comes from around the stump and lands it on a good length, angling across the right-hander. Shafali tries to guide it to the off side behind square but misses. India have smashed 76 runs in the Powerplay itself..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 76/0 (5.5 overs) 5.5: Michelle Mavunga to Shafali Verma, SIX! PUNISHED! A full ball, outside the off stump, Verma latches on it and smokes it inside out over deep extra cover for a cracking six. Absolute mayhem in Raipur..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 70/0 (5.4 overs) 5.4: Michelle Mavunga to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Easy pickings! Far down the leg stump, too full, Verma sits on her back knee and nails the sweep shot over short fine leg for a boundary. Shafali moves to 40 off just 18 balls..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 66/0 (5.3 overs) 5.3: Michelle Mavunga to Shafali Verma, FOUR! What a shot! Width on offer by Mavunga, short and outside off, Shafali reaches out and magically powers it through cover-point for a boundary. Excellent use of the bottom hand from Verma..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 62/0 (5.2 overs) 5.2: Michelle Mavunga to Shafali Verma, Beaten! A slingy length-delivery, wide outside off, Shafali throws the kitchen-sink at it to hit it over covers but fails to get any connection..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 62/0 (5.1 overs) 5.1: Michelle Mavunga to Smriti Mandhana, Pushed fuller on leg, Smriti drives it along the ground to long on for a single.. 21 runs off the over. India need just 42 runs from 90 balls now. Michelle Mavunga is into the attack and will wrap up the Powerplay..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 61/0 (4.6 overs) 4.6: Nyasha Gwanzura to Shafali Verma, FOUR! There's no stopping to these two tonight! Lands it into the wheelhouse, full on middle, Verma jumps out of the crease and lofts it effortlessly over mid off for four more..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 57/0 (4.5 overs) 4.5: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, Shortish delivery, outside off, Smriti knocks it down to long off for a single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 56/0 (4.4 overs) 4.4: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Smriti is unleashing some really gorgeous strokes. Smidge short and outside off, Smriti Mandhana hangs back and punches it magnificently to beat the diving mid off fielder to her left for a boundary. That's five boundaries in a row for India..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 52/0 (4.3 overs) 4.3: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! 50 up for India in a rapid time! Drag-downer by Nyasha, on leg, Smriti Mandhana gets inside the line and nails the pull shot over backward square leg for another boundary..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 48/0 (4.2 overs) 4.2: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! In complete control this time! Pushed through, a touch full on off, Smriti Mandhana again steps out of the crease and smashes it gun-barrel straight down the ground for a boundary..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 44/0 (4.1 overs) 4.1: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet! Fuller from Nyasha, on middle and leg, Smriti Mandhana dances down the track and heaves it off the inner half of the bat. Doesn't quite get all of it but hits it wide of mid on for a boundary..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 40/0 (3.6 overs) 3.6: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Marvellous! Back of a length and outside off, Shafali pounces on it as she picks the length early. Smacks it over cover-point and that earns her another boundary. India need 63 runs off 96 runs..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 36/0 (3.5 overs) 3.5: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, Beaten! Pitched short and outside off, 103.3 kph. Shafali prepares for a back-foot punch to access the off side but the ball kicks up, nips away to beat her angled bat..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 36/0 (3.4 overs) 3.4: Tendai Makusha to Smriti Mandhana, A full toss, wide outside off, Smriti laces it to deep point for a single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 35/0 (3.3 overs) 3.3: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, Short around middle and leg. Verma hangs back and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 34/0 (3.2 overs) 3.2: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, SIX! Mistimed but still clears the fence! Bowls it full and around off, does Tendai. Shafali Verma gets on the front foot and unleashes a powerfully lofted hit over long off. It is not timed well but still has enough wheels to clear the ropes for half a dozen more..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 28/0 (3.1 overs) 3.1: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, Short of a length, on middle and leg, Shafali hops a bit and steers it to square leg, but finds the fielder..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 28/0 (2.6 overs) 2.6: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, From over the stump now. A bit short on off, with some turn and bounce. Mandhana hangs back and stabs it into covers..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 28/0 (2.5 overs) 2.5: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, Closer to the off pole, spinning in and around off, Smriti chops it back to the bowler..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 28/0 (2.4 overs) 2.4: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, Just around off on a length, Smriti knocks it to cover..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 28/0 (2.3 overs) 2.3: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! That's through the gap! Shortens the length, does Nyasha, on middle, and gets the ball to spin into the batter. Smriti Mandhana backs away to create room and times it wonderfully off the back foot. Punches it away, bisecting mid off and extra cover for a boundary..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 24/0 (2.2 overs) 2.2: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Beautifully played! Slot ball that slides in on off, Smriti dances down the track and gracefully hammers it over the mid off fielder for a glorious four..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 20/0 (2.1 overs) 2.1: Nyasha Gwanzura to Smriti Mandhana, Spins in from off, full in length, Smriti punches it back to the bowler..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 20/0 (1.6 overs) 1.6: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, A surprise bumper now, over the left shoulder. Shafali is completely flummoxed as she takes her eyes off the ball while attempting the pull shot. Luckily for her, the ball does not contact the bat or the glove and carries through to the keeper..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score : 20/0 (1.5 overs) 1.5: Tendai Makusha to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Thumped! A slightly full ball, outside off, Verma smashes it over the mid off fielder and picks up another boundary to her name. One bounce and into the fence.