IND W vs ZIM W: India won the T20 series by crushing Zimbabwe, Shefali Verma scored a stormy half-century.

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IND W vs ZIM W 1st T20I: Indian women's cricket team maintained its dominance on home soil and defeated Zimbabwe badly in the second T20 match. In this match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, the Indian bowlers and opening batsmen together made the match completely one-sided. India achieved the small target of 103 runs given by Zimbabwe by losing 1 wicket in just 8.5 overs. With this victory, Mandhana Brigade has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Indian opener Shafali Verma played a stormy inning of 55 runs.

Kneeled before Indian bowlers

Zimbabwe women's team, who came to bat first after winning the toss, looked completely helpless in front of the precise line-length of the Indian bowlers. On a slow pitch, Zimbabwe's team could score only 102 runs, losing 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. For India, Nikki Prasad bowled lethally and took 2 wickets giving just 7 runs in 2 overs. Whereas Kranti Gaur took 1 wicket for just 15 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Deepti Sharma, Nandani Sharma and Shri Charani also got 1 success each.

Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana's storm

Chasing the small target of 103 runs, the Indian team made a fast start. Opener Shefali Verma and captain Smriti Mandhana together made a stormy partnership of 96 runs for the first wicket. Shefali played a stormy innings of 55 runs in just 25 balls, hitting fours and sixes all around the ground, which included 6 fours and 4 skyscraper sixes. When Shefali was out, India was very close to victory.

Captain Mandhana won the match with a six

Captain Smriti Mandhana, standing at the other end, also played an excellent inning of 47 unbeaten runs in 25 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. Mandhana hit a brilliant six over extra cover and gave Team India a historic victory by 9 wickets with more than 11 overs remaining. India achieved this target in just 53 balls and captured the series.

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The last match is now just a formality

With this resounding victory, Team India, captained by Smriti Mandhana, has won the 3-match T20 series in the second match itself. Now the third and last match of the series will be played on the same ground on Tuesday, October 20, which will be a battle for Zimbabwe to save its reputation, while the Indian team will enter the field with the intention of a clean sweep. Let us tell you that for the first time an official bilateral T20 series is being played between the women's teams of India and Zimbabwe.

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