Kranti Gaud provides early breakthrough for India Women! The pacer takes a sharp caught and bowled to dismiss Zimbabwe opener Loryn Phiri for 1 in 1st ODI in VadodaraShree Charani picks 3 wickets as India dominate.
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Kranti Gaud pulls off sensational caught and bowled to dismiss Zimbabwe’s Loryn Phiri for 1 in 1st ODI in Vadodara(Photo: BCCI Women)
India made early inroads into Zimbabwe’s batting line-up in the first women’s ODI at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara, on FridayKranti Gaud provided an important breakthrough, while Shree Charani picked up three wickets to keep the visitors under pressure.
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first, but India’s bowlers made it difficult for the hosts’ opponents to build a steady inningsAt 30 overs, Zimbabwe were 121/5, with Beloved Biza and Chiedza Dhururu at the crease.
Kranti Gaud gives India an early breakthrough
Gaud struck in the third over to remove Loryn Phiri for one run off nine ballsThe Indian pacer took a sharp catch off her own bowling after Phiri mistimed a pull shot, leaving Zimbabwe at 3/1.
Kranti Gaud strikes early!
A fiery short ball setup followed by a brilliant dive & catch to get the first wicket for Team India! ⚡️
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Shree Charani then dismissed Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, who scored 21 off 27 balls, before removing wicketkeeper-batter Modester Mupachikwa for 25Deepti Sharma added to Zimbabwe’s troubles by sending Sharne Mayers back for eight, with Sayali Satghare taking the catch.
Charani claimed her third wicket by dismissing Nyasha Gwanzura, who made 13, as Zimbabwe slipped to 113/5 in the 28th over.
Beloved Biza holds Zimbabwe’s innings together
Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Beloved Biza continued to fight for ZimbabweShe was unbeaten on 38 off 52 balls at 30 overs, while Dhururu was batting on five off eight balls.
Biza’s innings included four boundaries and helped Zimbabwe keep the scoreboard moving after the middle order struggled to settleZimbabwe had reached 121/5, with five wickets still available and 20 overs remaining.
Shree Charani leads India’s bowling attack
Charani was India’s leading wicket-taker at that stage, with figures of 3/13 from seven overs, including two maidensGaud had taken one wicket for 33 runs in seven overs, while Deepti had one wicket to her name.
India handed an ODI debut to Jintimani Kalita, who replaced Renuka Singh Thakur in the squad for the three-match seriesRenuka was unavailable as she continued working on her bowling workload at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
India playing XI for 1st ODI
India: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita
India look to build on T20I series sweep
The ODI series follows India’s 3-0 sweep in the T20I legSmriti Mandhana’s side will aim to carry that momentum into the 50-over format, with Kalita getting her first opportunity at the senior international level.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe will look to rebuild through Biza and the lower order as they attempt to post a competitive total in the series opener.
