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India beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs to seal women’s ODI series
India beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second women’s one-day international in Vadodara.
The win gave India an unassailable 2-0 series lead in the three-match contest.
Batting first, India scored 328 runs for six wickets, led by centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma.
Harmanpreet made 126, while Deepti scored an unbeaten 106.
India’s spinners bowled Zimbabwe out for 207, with Vaishnavi Sharma taking four wickets and Deepti taking three.
The result matters because it secured the series for India; it is the first women’s ODI series between the teams.
India can complete a clean sweep in the final match.
India beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second women’s ODI in Vadodara.
The win gave India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 126 and Deepti Sharma made an unbeaten 106 as India posted 328/6.
India’s spinners bowled Zimbabwe out for 207 in 48.5 overs.
Vaishnavi Sharma took four wickets, and Deepti claimed three.
- Who
- India and Zimbabwe’s women’s cricket teams.
- What
- India won the second ODI by 121 runs and secured the series 2-0.
- When
- October 25, 2026.
- Where
- BCA Stadium in Vadodara, India.
- Why
- India’s win gave it an unassailable lead in the three-match series.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
India beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the first ODI.
India made 328/6 in the second ODI, then bowled Zimbabwe out for 207 to win by 121 runs and take a 2-0 series lead.
- India’s total
- 328/6
- Zimbabwe’s total
- 207 all out in 48.5 overs
- Margin of victory
- 121 runs
- Series score
- India led 2-0 in the three-match series
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- 126 runs off 121 balls
- Deepti Sharma
- 106 not out off 86 balls
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