The second match of the 3-match T20 series between India and Zimbabwe women's teams was played on Sunday (October 18). In this match, Team India won the series in a one-sided manner by winning by 9 wickets. Zimbabwe won the toss and batted first and scored 102 runs at the loss of 8 wickets, which Team India easily achieved by losing 1 wicket in 8.5 overs.
Explosive opener Shefali Verma played an inning of 55 runs in 25 balls, which included 6 fours and 4 sixes. Captain Smriti Mandhana returned unbeaten after scoring 47 runs in 25 balls. He hit 6 fours and 2 sixes. Smriti and Shefali made an opening partnership of 96 runs in 7.5 overs. When Shefali was out, the Indian team was just 7 runs away from victory. Smriti finished the match with a six and won her first series as a full-time captain.
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Zimbabwe team could not compete this time
In the first match of the series played on Friday (16 October), Zimbabwe team had put Team India in trouble. After scoring 114 runs at the loss of 5 wickets, he had reduced Team India's 4 wickets to the score of 19. Apart from Smriti-Shefali, Hamanpreet had also returned to the pavilion. It seemed that the Zimbabwean team would pull off an upset. However, experienced all-rounder Deepti Sharma (49 runs in 37 balls) and debutant Nikki Prasad (39 not out in 35 balls) saved Team India. Indian team won this match by 4 wickets.
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A similar performance was expected from the Zimbabwean team in the second match also but it could not compete this time. He performed averagely in both batting and bowling departments. Now in the last match of the series to be played on Tuesday, it will have a tough challenge to avoid a clean sweep.