Shree Charani’s phenomenal bowling performance helped Smriti Mandhana’s Team India defeat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets in the first ODI matchScroll down to read the full story.
Published: October 23, 2026, 10:12 PM IST
Share Article
https://www.india.com/sports/cricket/ind-w-vs-zim-w-1st-odi-shree-charanis-four-wicket-haul-guides-india-to-victory-over-zimbabwe-in-1st-odi-8538682/
India women beat Zimbabwe women by 9 wickets in 1st ODI (Image – BCCI)
IND W vs ZIM W, 1st ODI: The first ODI match between India women and Zimbabwe women was completed at the Vadora International Cricket StadiumSmriti Mandhana’s Team India defeated Zimbabwe by a big margin of 9 wickets.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first in the first ODI against India.But India got off to a good start when Kranti Gaud dismissed opener Loryn Phiri for just one run in the third over.
Read more:
IND W vs ZIM W, 1st ODI: Shree Charani’s four-wicket haul restricts Zimbabwe to 197 runs – WATCH
India had a chance to take another wicket in the same over but wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh dropped Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano’s catchThis gave Zimbabwe some reliefMugeri-Tiripano and Modester Mupachikwa then tried to build a partnership and score runs for their team.
India kept putting pressure on the batters, but the team missed another chance when Deepti Sharma dropped a catch in the eighth overZimbabwe scored 46 runs for one wicket by the end of the powerplay.
After the powerplay, Indian captain Smriti Mandhana gave the ball to Shree CharaniThe spinner quickly took a wicket by dismissing Mugeri-Tiripano for 21 runs off 27 balls.
Charani took another wicket in the 15th overShe dismissed Mupachikwa after the batter tried to hit a big shotKranti Gaud took the catch, and Mupachikwa was out for 25 runs off 44 balls.
Deepti Sharma then dismissed Sharne Mayers in the 18th overMayers tried to hit a big shot but failed to clear the fieldersShe scored eight runs off 12 balls before getting out.
Zimbabwe needed a good partnership to get back into the gameBeloved Biza and Nyasha Gwanzura tried to steady the inningsThey took singles and doubles and hit a few boundariesTheir partnership helped Zimbabwe cross 100 runs in the 26th over.
Mandhana brought Charani back into the attack, and the spinner did not disappointShe took a return catch to dismiss Gwanzura for 13 runs off 28 balls.
Biza continued to score runs, while Chiedza Dhururu joined her at the creaseThe two batters tried to take Zimbabwe to a good totalBiza scored her half-century in the 35th over with a boundaryShe reached 50 runs in 64 balls.
However, Gaud dismissed Dhururu in the same overShe scored 10 runs off 23 balls before getting out.
Michelle Mavunga then played some big shots and helped Zimbabwe score runs quicklyShe helped the team cross 160 runs in the 39th overBut Charani dismissed her in the 43rd over to complete her four-wicket haulMavunga scored 29 runs off 23 balls.
India took another wicket when Shafali Verma dismissed Zimbabwe’s stand-in captain Nomvelo Sibanda in the next overIndia continued to take wickets and stopped Zimbabwe from scoring freely.
Biza was Zimbabwe’s top scorer, but her innings ended when Gaud dismissed herSmriti Mandhana took the catchBiza scored 62 runs off 92 balls, including four boundaries.
Deepti Sharma took the last wicket by bowling Tendai Makusha in the 50th overZimbabwe were all out for 197 runs in 49.5 overs.
Charani was India’s best bowler, taking four wickets for 23 runs in 10 oversGaud took three wickets, Deepti took two, and Shafali took one wicket.
Brief Scores: Zimbabwe Women all out for 197 runs in 49.5 overs (Beloved Biza 62, Michelle Mavunga 29; Shree Charani 4-23, Kranti Gaud 3-42) against India Women.
India Women vs Zimbabwe Women, 1st ODI playing XI:
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana(c), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita
Zimbabwe Women (Playing XI): Beloved Biza, Sharne Mayers, Nyasha Gwanzura, Modester Mupachikwa(w), Chiedza Dhururu, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Michelle Mavunga, Nomvelo Sibanda(c), Tendai Makusha, Loryn Phiri, Olinder Chare
