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Zimbabwe choose to bat in first ODI against India in Vadodara
Zimbabwe chose to bat first in the opening ODI against India at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara.
The match begins a three-game series after India swept the T20Is 3-0 against Zimbabwe.
Smriti Mandhana is leading India as its full-time ODI captain, while Nomvelo Sibanda is standing in as Zimbabwe captain.
India have brought back several players for the 50-over matches, while Jemimah Rodrigues is unavailable because of injury.
Zimbabwe arrive after earning their first ICC Women’s Championship win against West Indies in September.
The ODIs count toward the ICC Women’s Championship, which makes the series important to both teams’ campaign in the competition.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the first women’s ODI in Vadodara.
The match is the opening game of a three-match ODI series.
India captain Smriti Mandhana said India would also have chosen to bat because of the conditions.
Jintimani Kalita made her ODI debut for India.
Zimbabwe stand-in captain Nomvelo Sibanda said the team wanted to put runs on the board without scoreboard pressure.
- Who
- India Women and Zimbabwe Women.
- What
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI of the series.
- When
- Friday, October 23, 2026.
- Where
- BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara.
- Why
- Zimbabwe wanted to put runs on the board without scoreboard pressure and backed their batters to do the job.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Zimbabwe beat West Indies by four wickets for their first ICC Women’s Championship victory.
India swept the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe 3-0.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening ODI in Vadodara.
- Toss
- Zimbabwe won and elected to bat.
- Match
- First ODI of a three-match series.
- Venue
- BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara.
- India debut
- Jintimani Kalita made her ODI debut.
- Previous T20I series
- India won 3-0.
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