Zimbabwe Women vs India Women Live স্কোর, 1st T20I of Zimbabwe Women tour of India, 2026

India Women lead 1-0 - That wraps up our coverage for tonight. Despite the loss, Zimbabwe will get an immense amount of confidence from this outing. The action shifts to the second T20I on Sunday, 18th October, starting at 1.30 pm GMT (7 pm IST). Join us slightly earlier for the toss and build-up. Until then, goodbye and cheers!

Player of the Match - Deepti Sharma is the Player of the Match for her 49-run knock. She says that she is pleased and she is used to batting in these kinds of situations. She reckons that Niki Prasad was really good and they got their team over the line. She further says that her mindset was clear and she was ready mentally, and she adapted to the situation.

The captain of India Women - Smriti Mandhana says that she is happy with the win. She praises Nandani Sharma for her bowling, debutant Niki Prasad, and describes Deepti Sharma as a legend who has been performing at a high level for a long time. She notes that she has already addressed the team's performance in the dressing room and highlights the excellent fielding effort, particularly pointing out Niki and Anushka's energy. Additionally, she acknowledges that Zimbabwe batted well with good cricketing shots and admits that playing against unfamiliar opponents can be tricky because live match conditions differ from video footage.

The captain of Zimbabwe Women - Josephine Nkomo says that they played really well. Despite falling a few runs short, she expressed pride in their bowling after reducing India to four down inside the powerplay. She notes that their bowling plan focuses on keeping things simple with a good line and length, while also praising the team's fielding performance. Looking ahead, she highlights the need to reduce their high dot-ball percentage and convert those dots into singles and doubles in the next match.

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A quick chat with the debutant - Niki Prasad says she feels well-prepared and happy to see the team through on her debut. She mentions that the plan with Deepti Sharma is simply to stay calm, play the ball on its merit, and build a partnership before picking which bowlers to attack. She notes that although heavy dew makes the ball travel fast, the pitch slows down and keeps low, adding that both she and Deepti adapt well to the conditions. She also praises Deepti for batting brilliantly and attacking the bowlers, which gives her the confidence to play her own shots, and states that this is just the start as she wants to win many more games for India.

Deepti and Niki seal the chase - With the hosts in deep trouble, experienced all-rounder Deepti Sharma and debutant Niki Prasad joined hands to rebuild the innings and take the game away from the visitors. Deepti counter-attacked with a crucial 49 off 37 balls before sweeping Olinder Chare straight to short fine leg just one run short of her fifty, and Richa Ghosh holed out to Beloved Biza soon after while going for a big hit. However, Prasad stayed calm on debut, crafting a composed 39 off 35 balls to take India home at 116/6. It was an impressive debut from Niki Prasad!

Gwanzura stuns India's top order - Chasing 115, India walked into an unexpected storm as Zimbabwe's bowlers dominated the powerplay. Nyasha Gwanzura struck twice in her opening over to dismiss Smriti Mandhana and Anushka Sharma, and Michelle Mavunga followed up with a brilliant wicket-maiden to remove Harmanpreet Kaur. Gwanzura then grabbed a sharp return catch off her own bowling to send back Shafali Verma on her way to figures of 3/18, leaving the Indian dugout stunned at 19/4 inside four overs.

Ndhlovu and Mayers guide Zimbabwe to 114/5 - Asked to bat first, Zimbabwe showed great fight to play out their 20 overs and post 114/5 after losing Beloved Biza in the very first over to Kranti Gaud. Opener Kelis Ndhlovu led the recovery with a brisk 42 off 44 balls and shared a 53-run partnership with Modester Mupachikwa, though 13 straight dot balls eventually brought her downfall against Arundhati Reddy. Sharne Mayers then carried the innings with a fine 43 off 33 balls, but India's bowlers kept the total modest thanks to superb spells from Nandani Sharma (2/11) and Shree Charani (1/14) alongside a tidy four-over stint from Deepti Sharma (0/22).

Mandhana era begins with a win! The Smriti Mandhana captaincy era kicks off on a winning note in Raipur as the Women in Blue defeat Zimbabwe by four wickets with 26 balls to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. Despite an early scare, India wrapped up a comfortable victory in 15.4 overs once their middle order settled in. The Lady Chevrons fought hard, but they could have done better by avoiding the middle-overs batting slowdown to add 15-20 extra runs and keeping their bowling lines tight after the powerplay instead of leaking easy boundaries.

FOUR! Supreme shot! Angling in, on off, Niki Prasad picks it well and times it firmly down the ground for a boundary. India Women win by 4 wickets!

Back of a length, on off, Niki Prasad slaps it to cover.

Nice and full, down the leg side, Niki Prasad looks to flick it but misses. No wide called as the ball was inside the guide line on the leg side.

Angling in, on off, Arundhati Reddy tucks it to mid on for a single.

Full and straight, Arundhati Reddy sweeps it to square leg for a single.

Arundhati Reddy walks in to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Beloved Biza gets a wicket now. Fullish, on off, Richa Ghosh gets low and looks to sweep it but gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Nyasha Gwanzura moves forward and takes a good catch. Richa Ghosh walks back into the pavilion.

Shortish, on off, Richa Ghosh looks to slap it but gets an inside edge onto her pads.

SIX! India Women are just one big shot away from the victory now! Fullish, on middle, Richa Ghosh frees her arms and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Beaten! Slower one, outside off, Richa Ghosh looks to cut it but misses.

Fullish, on off, Niki Prasad knocks it to mid on for a single.

Flatter, outside off, Niki Prasad cuts it to point for one more.

Fullish, on off, Richa Ghosh drives it to cover for a single.

Richa Ghosh walks in to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Deepti Sharma falls on 49. Full, on leg, Deepti Sharma looks to sweep it but gets a top edge. The ball goes straight in the hands of Sharne Mayers who takes a good catch over her head. An excellent innings from Deepti comes to an end.

Nice and full, on leg, Deepti Sharma sweeps it to backward square leg.

Tossed up, on off, Niki Prasad knocks it down the ground for a single.

Quicker, on off, Niki Prasad blocks it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, on middle, Deepti Sharma blocks it back to the bowler.

100 comes up for India Women in the 13th over! Fullish, on off, Niki Prasad flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.