IND-W vs ZIM-W 2nd ODI Match Result: Harmanpreet, Deepti Centuries Power India to 121-Run Win
India Women sealed the three-match ODI series with a game to spare, thrashing Zimbabwe Women by 121 runs in the second ODI at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara, on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Twin centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma powered India to 328/6 before the bowlers dismissed Zimbabwe for 207 in 48.5 overs.
The win gives India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the first-ever bilateral ODI series between the two sides. The third and final ODI will be played at the same venue on October 28, with India chasing a clean sweep.
India Women vs Zimbabwe Women 2nd ODI Result: India Win by 121 Runs
India captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and chose to bat first, and after a shaky start, her side posted the highest total of the series so far. Zimbabwe’s chase never got going against a disciplined Indian attack, and the visitors were bowled out with seven balls of their innings remaining.
Brief scores: India Women 328/6 in 50 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 126 off 121 balls, Deepti Sharma 106 not out off 86 balls, Pratika Rawal 61 off 67 balls) beat Zimbabwe Women 207 all out in 48.5 overs (Modester Mupachikwa 49, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 46, Beloved Biza 34; Vaishnavi Sharma 4/39, Deepti Sharma 3/32) by 121 runs.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma Centuries Rescue India After Early Wobble
India’s innings began badly. Mandhana was dismissed for a duck in the opening over, caught off Nomvelo Sibanda, and Shafali Verma followed for just 8, also to Sibanda, leaving India reeling at 19/2. But Pratika Rawal and Harmanpreet steadied the ship with a 124-run stand for the third wicket off 118 balls.
Rawal, who had scored an unbeaten hundred in the first ODI, made a polished 61 off 67 balls with four fours and two sixes before falling to Nyasha Gwanzura. Tejal Hasabnis managed only 3, and at 148/4 India needed a partnership — and got a match-winning one.
Harmanpreet, freed from the captaincy burden with Mandhana now leading the side, played a masterful innings. She reached her century off 101 balls — her eighth ODI hundred and her first in international cricket in 15 months — and finished with 126 off 121 balls, striking 15 fours. She was dropped three times by Zimbabwe’s fielders, and made the visitors pay in full.
Deepti Sharma was the perfect partner. The veteran all-rounder raced to her fifty off 37 balls and brought up her second ODI century off just 83 balls in the final over, finishing unbeaten on 106 off 86 balls with 15 fours. The pair added 153 runs for the fifth wicket, taking India past 300 in the 46th over, before Harmanpreet was finally dismissed by Michelle Mavunga. Richa Ghosh made 7 and Sayali Satghare finished 3 not out as India closed on 328/6.
For Zimbabwe, Sibanda was the most successful bowler with 2/38 in four overs, while Gwanzura, Mavunga, Tendai Makusha and Olinder Chare took a wicket each.
Zimbabwe Women Batting Collapse: Vaishnavi Sharma Takes Four Wickets
Chasing 329, Zimbabwe needed a big start and never found one. Opener Modester Mupachikwa top-scored with 49 off 70 balls, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano made 46 off 57 balls and Beloved Biza contributed 34 off 49 balls — but no Zimbabwe batter reached fifty, and the visitors could not build a partnership big enough to threaten the target.
Vaishnavi Sharma was the pick of India’s bowlers, taking 4/39 in 10 overs including a maiden, removing Biza, captain Josephine Nkomo (20) and Mavunga (3) among her victims. Deepti Sharma backed up her century with 3/32 in nine overs, while Sayali Satghare (1/33), Shree Charani (1/37) and debutant Jintimani Kalita (1/34) took a wicket each.
Zimbabwe slipped steadily through the innings: 46/2, 49/3, and after Mupachikwa’s dismissal, the lower order folded. Nyasha Gwanzura’s brisk 20 off 18 balls and Chiedza Dhururu’s 12 were the only other double-figure contributions from the tail, and the innings closed at 207 in 48.5 overs.
India Women vs Zimbabwe Women ODI Series: What the 2-0 Lead Means
The result continues India’s total dominance of this first-ever bilateral series between the sides. India won the first ODI by nine wickets, chasing 198 with 137 balls to spare, and have now won the second by a triple-figure margin. The series win also underlines the depth of India’s squad: with Mandhana captaining, Harmanpreet scoring runs without the leadership load, and Deepti contributing a century and three wickets in the same match, India look a well-balanced side.
For Zimbabwe, the tour has been a harsh learning experience against a top side, but there are positives: Mupachikwa’s fighting 49, Mugeri-Tiripano’s 46 and Biza’s all-round contributions show the visitors have batters capable of competing. What they lack is consistency and the ability to convert starts into match-defining scores.
Player of the Match and Key Turning Points
The Player of the Match award had not been officially confirmed in sources at publication time, but Harmanpreet Kaur’s 126 — her eighth ODI century — and Deepti Sharma’s unbeaten 106 plus 3/32 were the two defining performances of the match.
The key turning points were clear: India’s recovery from 19/2 through the Rawal-Harmanpreet stand, the 153-run Harmanpreet-Deepti partnership that took the game away from Zimbabwe, and Vaishnavi Sharma’s four-wicket burst that broke the back of the chase. Zimbabwe’s dropped catches — Harmanpreet was given three lives — proved costly, as the veteran made them pay with a century.
What Is Next: IND-W vs ZIM-W 3rd ODI on October 28
The third and final ODI of the series will be played at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara, on October 28. India will target a 3-0 whitewash, while Zimbabwe will play for pride and a first win of the tour. Our IND-W vs ZIM-W 2nd ODI match prediction had picked India Women to win and go 2-0 up — and that pick was right. For the series opener, read our IND-W vs ZIM-W 1st ODI match result, where India won by nine wickets.
Our prediction pick (India Women) was RIGHT.