India vs Zimbabwe Women 3rd ODI Live Score: Zimbabwe opt to bat first as Smriti Mandhana's India chase clean

Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 11/1 (1.5 overs) 1.5: Sayali Satghare to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Full, on off, defended by Mugeri-Tiripano .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 11/1 (1.4 overs) 1.4: Sayali Satghare to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, FOUR! Off the mark with a boundary! Fullish, around the pads of the batter. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano glances it away toward the right of the keeper and picks up a boundary..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 7/1 (1.4 overs) 1.4: Sayali Satghare to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, WIDE! On a nagging length, angling down the leg side, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano misses her flick.. India strike early. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano is in at number 3..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 6/1 (1.3 overs) 1.3: Sayali Satghare to Loryn Phiri, OUT! STRANGLED DOWN LEG! Sayali Satghare draws the first blood for India. Good-length delivery, sliding past the leg stump. Phiri attempts to flick through the leg side, but gets a slight feather of an inside edge through to the wicketkeeper. Yastika Bhatia reacts superbly, diving low to her left to pluck a fine catch..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 6/0 (1.2 overs) 1.2: Sayali Satghare to Loryn Phiri, Pitches it up, attacking the stumps, on off. Loryn Phiri drives it well, back to the bowler. Sayali Satghare does really well to get low and get a hand on it. She makes a half-stop as the ball rolls towards mid on. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 6/0 (1.1 overs) 1.1: Sayali Satghare to Modester Mupachikwa, Full-length delivery, angling in, on off and middle. Modester Mupachikwa nudges it to deep square leg for a single.. Not a lot of help in the first over for Kranti Gaud. Sayali Satghare will take the other new ball..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 5/0 (0.6 overs) 0.6: Kranti Gaud to Loryn Phiri, Good comeback from Kranti Gaud! Boundary off the first delivery, but she then corrected her lines and lengths. A touch fuller, around off, Loryn Phiri pushes it to mid on..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 5/0 (0.5 overs) 0.5: Kranti Gaud to Loryn Phiri, On a nagging length, around off, Loryn Phiri hops and blocks it down the deck. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 5/0 (0.4 overs) 0.4: Kranti Gaud to Loryn Phiri, Just slightly behind the fuller length, outside off, Loryn Phiri drives it to the right of the extra cover fielder, who dives and makes a stop. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 5/0 (0.3 overs) 0.3: Kranti Gaud to Loryn Phiri, Fuller in length, just outside off, Loryn Phiri mistimes her drive to the left of the bowler. .Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 5/0 (0.2 overs) 0.2: Kranti Gaud to Modester Mupachikwa, Short of a length, around off, Modester Mupachikwa cuts it to deep backward point for a single..Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live Score : 4/0 (0.1 overs) 0.1: Kranti Gaud to Modester Mupachikwa, FOUR! That's a classy way to kick off the innings! Gaud pitches it up, just outside off, Modester Mupachikwa prods forward and drives it beautifully into the vast gap between cover and point for a boundary. . We are all set for the action to commence on another scorching afternoon in Vadodara. Raunak Kapoor informs us that this game is being played on the same surface as the last game. Smriti Mandhana and her troops disperse from the huddle and take the field. Out walk the two Zimbabwean openers, Modester Mupachikwa and Loryn Phiri. Kranti Gaud has the new ball in hand. Modester to face the first ball. Let's play.... A quick chat with India's star all-rounder - Deepti Sharma shares that she was keen to make a significant impact after a quiet last few games and was happy to contribute in the previous match. As vice-captain, she wants to keep improving and do better for the team. On her positive approach with the bat, Deepti says the format does not matter to her. She always takes the match situation and the bowlers into account before looking to bat positively. She also reveals that she has worked on a few aspects of her batting with her coach back home, and that extra work is now paying off.. Zimbabwe Women (Playing XI) - Modester Mupachikwa (WK), Loryn Phiri, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Beloved Biza, Josephine Nkomo (C), Michelle Mavunga, Nyasha Gwanzura, Chiedza Dhururu, Nomvelo Sibanda, Francisca Chipare (In for Tendai Makusha), Olinder Chare.. India Women (Playing XI) - Smriti Mandhana (C), Pratika Rawal, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol (In for Tejal Hasabnis), Yastika Bhatia (WK) (In for Richa Ghosh), Deepti Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita, Kranti Gaud (In for Sree Charani), Vaishnavi Sharma.. The captain of India Women - Smriti Mandhana informs that they have made 3 changes, with Kranti Gaud, Yastika Bhatia and Harleen Deol coming into the side. On playing 3 pacers, Mandhana explains that with night matches bringing plenty of dew, playing three pacers would be ideal, especially as India get closer to the Champions Trophy. She feels the game is moving towards teams having the flexibility to play an extra seamer while relying on part-timers for spin options. She admits that they need to pick up more wickets with the new ball, which is crucial in ODIs, and says giving the pacers more game time in the lead-up to the tournament is something the team has discussed. Mandhana says restricting Zimbabwe to anything under 200 would be good, but as a captain, she wants her side to keep them below 150.. The skipper of Zimbabwe Women - Josephine Nkomo starts off by saying that the track looks good to bat, and they would like to put some runs on the board. About the team changes, the skipper says that they have one change in the playing XI, with Francisca Chipare coming into the side. Nkomo reflects on the value of top-tier exposure for her squad, noting that competing at this level offers a clear picture of the quality gap and pinpoints the specific areas they must develop moving forward. She expresses strong belief in her team's potential, stating that the squad is fully capable of raising their standards and putting up a far tougher fight..IND-W vs ZIM-W Live Score: Harmanpreet Kaur's century biggest positive for India Harmanpreet Kaur's return to form has been one of the biggest positives for India in the ODI series against Zimbabwe. The senior batter produced a commanding 126 in the second match, helping India post a huge total of 328 for six. Deepti Sharma also scored an unbeaten 106 as India put Zimbabwe under pressure before bowling them out for 207 to win by 121 runs. Harmanpreet's performance will give India confidence heading into the third ODI, while the team will hope the experienced batter can maintain her form..IND-W vs ZIM-W Live Score: Pratika explains India's top-order batting arrangement Pratika Rawal has said there were no discussions in the Indian dressing room about changing the batting order for the ODI series against Zimbabwe. She explained that she and Smriti Mandhana knew they would open, while Shafali Verma was aware she would bat at number three. Pratika said the arrangement was the same as the one India followed during the Australia tour. “There were no conversations inside the dressing room about the batting order. Me and Smriti knew that we were going in as openers and Shafali knew as well that she was going in one down because that’s the same batting order that we followed in the Australia tour as well,” Pratika said..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score: Shafali Verma makes an impact at number three Shafali Verma has adjusted well to her new role at number three in India's batting order. After moving down from the opening position, she smashed an unbeaten 64 off just 33 balls in the first ODI against Zimbabwe. Her aggressive innings helped India chase down the target comfortably and showed that she can make an impact in the new position. India have retained the same top-order arrangement that they followed during the Australia tour. Shafali will look to build on her start when the teams meet in the third ODI..IND-W vs ZIM-W Live Score: Pratika Rawal strengthens her case as India opener Pratika Rawal has made a strong case to retain her place as an opener with consistent performances in the first two ODIs against Zimbabwe. She scored an unbeaten 100 in the series opener to help India secure a nine-wicket victory, then followed it up with a fluent 61 in the second match. Her performances have given India a reliable option at the top of the order. With the series already decided, Pratika will look to continue her form in the third ODI and strengthen her position in the batting line-up..India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Live Score: Smriti Mandhana seeks a big score before series ends Smriti Mandhana has made a positive start to her full-time captaincy stint, but the India opener will be keen to finish the ODI series with a big score. She made 32 in the first match before being dismissed against the run of play, and then fell for a duck in the second ODI. India have won both matches comfortably, but a big contribution from Mandhana with the bat would be a welcome addition to the team's performance. She will have one more opportunity to find her rhythm when India face Zimbabwe in Vadodara..IND-W vs ZIM-W Live Score: India eye clean sweep in historic ODI series India will look to complete a clean sweep when they take on Zimbabwe in the third and final women's ODI in Vadodara on Wednesday. The hosts have already secured the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead after winning the first two matches convincingly. India also won the preceding T20I series 3-0 and will want to continue their strong run. This is India's first-ever bilateral women's ODI series against Zimbabwe, making Wednesday's match an opportunity for the team to finish the contest on a high.