India's women completed a 3-0 one-day series sweep over Zimbabwe on Wednesday, 28 October, winning the third ODI by eight wickets at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara.
Leg-spinner Vaishnavi Sharma took a career-best 5 for 39, her maiden five-wicket haul, as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 131 in 39.5 overs. Modester Mupachikwa top-scored with 37.
India reached 133 for 2 in 17 overs. Pratika Rawal made an unbeaten 59 off 56 balls and Shafali Verma 51 off 26.
The series in numbers
- 1st ODI: India won by nine wickets, with Rawal unbeaten on 100.
- 2nd ODI: India won by 121 runs after centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur (126) and Deepti Sharma (106 not out).
- 3rd ODI: India won by eight wickets.
Rawal finished with 220 runs in the series. Vaishnavi Sharma was the leading wicket-taker with nine.
Why it matters
The sweep earned India six points in the ICC Women's Championship 2025–29 and lifted them to seventh in the table, the ICC said. India had also won the T20I leg of the tour 3-0.
How we verified this
VerifiedScores, figures and the championship standing are from the ICC’s match report; the result is also confirmed by News On AIR.
Sources
- 1.Dominant India complete ODI series sweep against Zimbabwe — International Cricket Council (ICC)
- 2.Indian women defeat Zimbabwe in third ODI by 8 wickets to sweep series 3-0 — News On AIR (Prasar Bharati)
