India thrash Zimbabwe by 8 wickets to sweep women's ODI series 3-0

In Women’s cricket, India defeated Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in the third and final One day International in Vadodara on Wednesday, to sweep the series 3-nil. Chasing a target of 132 runs, India reached the target in 17 overs, losing 2 wickets. Pratika Rawal was India’s top scorer, with unbeaten 59 runs off 56 deliveries, while Shafali Verma remained unbeaten on 51 runs off 26 deliveries. Earlier, Zimbabwe were all out for 131 runs in 39.5 overs.

SERIES CLEAN SWEEP Captain @mandhana_smriti receives the Muthoot Fincorp ODI Series Trophy as #TeamIndia completes a dominant 3-0 series victory #INDvZIM | @mflone_ https://t.co/GO5A1DHZet

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 28, 2026

For India, left arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma grabbed five wicket haul, while Kranti Gaud and Sayali Satghare claimed two wickets each. Vaishnavi was named player of the match for her match winning bowling spell.
For Zimbabwe, who opted to bat in the inconsequential match, opener and wicketkeeper Modester Mupachikwa was the top-scorer with 37 while captain Josephine Nkomo chipped in with 35.
India had won the first two matches by nine wickets and 121 runs respectively.