IND-W vs ZIM-W 3rd ODI Match Result: India Win by 8 Wickets to Complete 3-0 Whitewash

India completed a clean sweep of the women’s ODI series against Zimbabwe with a commanding eight-wicket win in the third and final match at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on October 28. Chasing a modest target of 132, India raced to 133 for 2 in just 17 overs, with Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma both finishing unbeaten on half-centuries.

The win sealed a 3-0 series victory for India, who had already won the first two matches by nine wickets and 121 runs respectively. India had also swept the preceding T20I series 3-0, completing a dominant tour for the visitors in this first-ever bilateral series between the two sides.

IND-W vs ZIM-W 3rd ODI Match Result and Score Summary

Team	Score	Overs
Zimbabwe Women	131 all out	39.5
India Women	133 for 2	17

Result: India Women won by 8 wickets (with 198 balls remaining). Venue: BCA Stadium, Vadodara. Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. Player of the Match: Vaishnavi Sharma (5 for 39). Player of the Series: Pratika Rawal (220 runs).

Zimbabwe’s innings never recovered from a poor start, and India’s chase was effectively settled by the unbeaten 100-plus stand between Rawal and Shafali after two early wickets. The eight-wicket margin, with 33 overs to spare, underlined the gap between the sides on the day.

Vaishnavi Sharma Five-Wicket Haul Destroys Zimbabwe

Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma was the star of the match, claiming her first five-wicket haul in ODIs with figures of 5 for 39 in 10 overs. Playing only her third ODI, the 20-year-old ran through Zimbabwe’s top and middle order with flight and guile, having already taken four wickets in the second ODI at the same venue.

Sayali Satghare gave India the first breakthrough by dismissing Loryn Phiri in the second over, and Kranti Gaud removed Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano for four in the following over to leave Zimbabwe in early trouble. Vaishnavi then struck to dismiss Beloved Biza for one, before breaking a 27-run partnership by having opener Modester Mupachikwa stumped for 37.

Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo tried to steady the innings, adding 43 runs for the fifth wicket with Chiedza Dhururu, who scored 20 off 39 balls. But Vaishnavi dismantled the middle order to complete her five-wicket haul, and Zimbabwe were bowled out for 131. Kranti Gaud and Sayali Satghare picked up two wickets each, and India’s bowlers did not allow Zimbabwe to put together any partnership of note.

Zimbabwe top scorers: Modester Mupachikwa 37, Josephine Nkomo 35, Chiedza Dhururu 20. India bowling: Vaishnavi Sharma 5 for 39, Kranti Gaud 2 wickets, Sayali Satghare 2 wickets.

Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma Seal the Chase

India’s chase began badly when Yastika Bhatia, promoted to open after a long time away from ODI cricket, was out for a second-ball duck. Harleen Deol, also given an opportunity in a reshuffled order, scored 19 off 19 before departing, leaving India at two down with work still to do.

From there, Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma took complete control. Pratika, batting through the innings, scored an unbeaten 59 off 56 balls for her 10th half-century in her 30th ODI, maintaining a superb series in which she scored 100 and 61 in the first two games. Her series tally of 220 runs earned her the Player of the Series award.

Shafali then produced the fireworks, smashing an unbeaten 51 off just 26 balls. Her fifty, reached in 26 balls, equalled the second-fastest ODI fifty by an Indian woman batter, matching Richa Ghosh’s 26-ball half-century against New Zealand at Queenstown in 2022. The fastest remains Smriti Mandhana’s 23-ball fifty against Australia at Delhi in 2025. Shafali also bettered her own previous best of a 29-ball fifty from earlier in this series against Zimbabwe.

India top scorers: Pratika Rawal 59 not out (56 balls), Shafali Verma 51 not out (26 balls), Harleen Deol 19 (19 balls). Zimbabwe bowling: Nomvelo Sibanda 1 for 18.

Key Turning Points in the 3rd ODI

Vaishnavi’s double strike in the middle overs: After Mupachikwa’s dismissal for 37, Vaishnavi’s removal of the set batters broke Zimbabwe’s only meaningful resistance and triggered the collapse from a competitive position to 131 all out.

The early wickets: Satghare and Gaud striking in the second and third overs meant Zimbabwe were always rebuilding, and the pressure never allowed their batters to settle on a slow Vadodara surface.

Shafali’s acceleration: After two early wickets in the chase, Shafali’s 26-ball fifty removed any doubt about the result within the first 17 overs, turning a comfortable chase into a rout.

What the 3-0 Sweep Means for India

Captain Smriti Mandhana praised her bowlers after the match for restricting Zimbabwe to under 140 in the final ODI, calling the three wins a good start to India’s ODI Championship campaign ahead of the next Women’s ODI World Cup. The series also gave valuable game time to players outside the first-choice XI, with Yastika Bhatia and Harleen Deol both given opportunities in the reshuffled batting order.

For Zimbabwe, the tour brought much-needed experience against a top side, but the results showed the distance they still must travel. Their batters struggled against India’s spin throughout the ODI leg, and no Zimbabwe batter passed 37 in the final match.

Cricfacts did not publish a pre-match prediction for this game, so there is no prediction pick to grade here. For the previous match in the series, read our IND-W vs ZIM-W 2nd ODI match result, and for the T20I leg, read our IND-W vs ZIM-W 1st T20I match prediction.

IND-W vs ZIM-W 3rd ODI Match Result FAQs

Who won the IND-W vs ZIM-W 3rd ODI?

India Women won by 8 wickets, chasing down Zimbabwe’s 131 all out with 133 for 2 in 17 overs at Vadodara on October 28, 2026.

Who was the Player of the Match?

Vaishnavi Sharma, for her maiden ODI five-wicket haul of 5 for 39 in 10 overs.

What was the final series score?

India swept the three-match ODI series 3-0, winning by nine wickets, 121 runs and eight wickets. India had also swept the preceding T20I series 3-0.