Deepti Sharma hits 82-ball ODI century as India Women beat Zimbabwe

Deepti Sharma scored her second ODI century against Zimbabwe off 82 deliveries on Sunday, 25 October, helping India Women to a 121-run win in the second ODI at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. The result gave India Women an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

According to an Outlook India report, the hundred was the fifth-fastest ODI century for India. It came after Harmanpreet Kaur’s 126 off 121 deliveries had anchored the innings.

The details

India Women were reduced to 19/2 early on and later stood at 148/4 when Deepti walked in. She then built a partnership with Harmanpreet to rescue the innings, and India Women finished on 328/6.

Harmanpreet top-scored with 126, which included 15 boundaries. Deepti took charge in the death overs, as per the same report.

Recent form

India Women had already led the series 1-0 after the first ODI on 23 October, which they won by 9 wickets. They reached 200/1 in 27.1 overs, while Zimbabwe Women were bowled out for 197 in 49.5 overs.

Before the ODIs, India Women won all three T20Is against Zimbabwe Women, on 16, 18 and 20 October.

What’s next

The third and final ODI of the Zimbabwe Women tour of India is on Wednesday, 28 October, at 2:00 PM IST. India Women’s next assignment after that is against South Africa Women, with matches listed for 9 December and 16 December, both at 1:30 PM IST.