Harmanpreet Kaur and Shefali Verma's storm, India set a target of 217 runs for Zimbabwe in the third T20 match.

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IND W vs ZIM W: The third and last T20 match between the Indian women's cricket team and the Zimbabwe women's team is being played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur. After winning the toss and coming to bat first, Team India has created a stir. The Indian team scored a huge score of 216 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Former captain Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten and stormy inning of 91 runs, while opener Shefali Verma scored 69 runs. Zimbabwe has now got a very difficult target of 217 runs to save this match and its reputation.

Shefali Verma gave an explosive start

After winning the toss and coming to bat first, opener Shefali Verma hit fours and sixes all over the field. He maintained pressure on Zimbabwe's bowlers from the beginning and played a stormy inning of 69 runs in just 37 balls, which included 6 fours and 5 sixes. Thanks to his innings, Team India got the strong start which was expected.

Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten inning of 91 runs

After Shefali was out, former captain Harmanpreet Kaur took charge. Harmanpreet batted very aggressively today and foiled every plan of the opposing team. Playing cautiously on the field, he played a blazing unbeaten inning of 91 runs in just 41 balls. During this, 10 fours and 5 sixes came from his bat. Although she missed her century, her innings played the biggest role in taking India beyond 200 runs.

India scored 216 runs in stipulated 20 overs.

Apart from these two batsmen, only Anushka Sharma could touch double figures. While opening the match, he contributed 28 runs in 20 balls. In this way, the Indian team scored a huge score of 216 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Smriti Mandhana did not come to the inauguration today. In fact, at the time of the toss, Mandhana had made it clear that the Indian team had already won the series, hence she wanted to give maximum time to the middle-order batsmen at the crease.

In the last overs, Zimbabwe's bowlers made a brilliant comeback and took some wickets, but they failed to completely stop the pace of runs. The most successful bowler from Zimbabwe was Beloved Bija, who took 3 important wickets for 50 runs in 4 overs. Apart from them, Nomvelo Sibanda, Nyasha Gwanzura and Tendai Makusha also got 1 wicket each.

Zimbabwe faces a tough challenge of 217 runs.

The Indian team has already won this 3-match T20 series by 2-0. In such a situation, in this last match of the series, Zimbabwe has got a mountain-like target of 217 runs to save its reputation and avoid a clean sweep, achieving which on this pitch will be no less than a miracle.

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