Rawal’s 100 and Charani’s four wickets seal 9‑wicket win in Vadodara

Pratika Rawal hits unbeaten century in dominant chase

Pratika Rawal scored an unbeaten 100 off 96 balls to lead India to victory. This innings, her third ODI century, was described by The Times of India as brilliant and historic.

News24Online described the performance as brilliant, noting it powered India to a historic win. Nationpathindia.com reported that Rawal's unbeaten century helped India crush Zimbabwe by nine wickets.

Rawal reached her century by hitting Tendai Makusha for successive fours in the 27th over. Shafali Verma contributed an unbeaten 64 off 33 balls, including three sixes in one over against Olinder Chare for 20 runs.

Shree Charani leads bowling attack to restrict Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe was bowled out for 197 runs in the series opener. N Shree Charani and Kranti Gaud shared seven wickets between them to limit the total.

Charani secured four wickets during the match. Outlets highlighted her four-wicket haul as a key factor in India's comfortable victory.

Michelle Mavunga contributed 29 runs from 23 balls before her dismissal. She was caught by Jintimani Kalita off the bowling of Charani.

Smriti Mandhana leads team in first ODI since World Cup triumph

Smriti Mandhana captained India in an ODI for the first time since being appointed to the full-time role. This fixture marked the team's return to the format after an absence of close to eight months.

The team played its second series since their maiden World Cup triumph in November 2025. Mandhana and Pratika Rawal shared a 94-run opening partnership before Mandhana was caught at long-on off Olinder Chare.

Nallapureddy Shree Charani is an Indian international cricketer who represents Andhra in domestic cricket and the Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League. She was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Shafali Verma and debutant Jintimani Kalita contribute to victory

3 for the second time in her ODI career and scored 50 runs off 29 balls. She hit 43 runs off 19 balls against Olinder Chare during her innings.

Jintimani Kalita made her international debut for India in this match.

Zimbabwe struggles despite Beloved Biza's historic half-century

Zimbabwe won the toss and batted first, losing opener Loryn Phiri early to a catch taken by Kranti Gaud off her own bowling.

Beloved Biza scored her fourth ODI half-century. At 17 years and 291 days, Biza became the second-youngest woman behind England's Sarah Taylor to score an ODI half-century against India.

Kotambi Stadium hosts first ODI on new red-soil pitch

The Kotambi Stadium pitch was changed from black-soil to red-soil. The surface was changed from black-soil to red-soil after Smriti Mandhana led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their second WPL title earlier in 2026.

India reaches target with 22.5 overs to spare

India reached the target with 22.5 overs to spare. The Deccan Chronicle and the Daily Excelsior reported on 23 October 2026 that India beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the first ODI.

Rediff reported on 23 October 2026 that Pratika and Charani scripted India's dominant win. The Hindustan Times Lucknow reported on 24 October 2026 that Pratika and Shree Charani sealed India's big win.