Zimbabwe’s batting collapsed to 131 runs in 39.5 overs. For India, Kranti Gaur and Sayali Satghare took 2 wickets each. At the same time, opening batsman Modest Mupachikawa scored 37 runs for Zimbabwe. Apart from this, Josephine Nkomo scored 35 runs and Chiedza Dhururu scored 20 runs.
Zimbabwe team is already behind 0-2 in the series. In such a situation, his effort will be to conclude the India tour with a win in the last match. The team has made one change in its playing eleven. Fast bowler Francisca Chipare has been included in the team in place of Tendai Makusha.
Three changes in the Indian team, Yastika Bhatia returns
Indian captain Smriti Mandhana said that her team will try to take more wickets in this match. In the first two ODIs, Zimbabwe had scored 197 and 207 runs. However, in both the matches the team batted almost the entire 50 overs.
India has made three changes in the playing eleven. Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol and Kranti Gaur have got a place in the team. Due to the arrival of these three, Tejal Hasbanis, Richa Ghosh and Shri Charani have had to sit out. Kranti Gaur played in the first ODI and had an impressive performance by taking three wickets. Whereas, Yastika and Harleen got a chance to play the first match of this series in Vadodara.
Yastika in ODI after two years
The special thing about this match is the return of Yastika Bhatia. She is playing ODI matches for the Indian team after almost two years. However, recently he captained India A in the ODI series against Australia A played in Mohali.
During this, Yastika, batting at number three, played a brilliant inning of 112 runs in 84 balls. Earlier in July, he had also scored 113 runs in the only Test match played against England at Lord’s. Now with his return to the ODI team, his eyes will once again be on playing big innings. Harleen Deol will also get a chance to prove her worth in this match. The Indian team has already won the series, so the performance of the players in the last match will be monitored.
India dominated in T-20 series also
The Indian women’s team has performed brilliantly on this tour. Before winning both the opening matches of the ODI series, India had also whitewashed Zimbabwe 3-0 in the T-20 series. Now the team is trying to make a clean sweep in the ODI series.
This match is also part of the first series of the 2025-29 Women’s Championship cycle for India. The performance of the teams in this cycle will also be monitored in the race for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup.