Harmanpreet Kaur’s eighth ODI ton gives India Women 2-0 lead

Harmanpreet Kaur hit 126 off 121 balls as India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 121 runs in the second ODI at Vadodara on Sunday, sealing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

It was her eighth ODI century, which took her past former captain Mithali Raj into second place on India’s women’s ODI century list. Deepti Sharma also scored a hundred, and Vaishnavi Sharma took four wickets as Zimbabwe Women were bowled out.

The details

India Women recovered from an early collapse to reach 328/6. Harmanpreet’s innings included 15 boundaries, though she was dropped three times before Michelle Mavunga had her caught at long-off by substitute fielder Kudzai Chigora.

Pratika Rawal contributed 61 from 67 balls after her century in the first match, and she and Harmanpreet added 124 for the third wicket. Harmanpreet and Deepti then put on 153 for the fifth wicket off 138 balls, which Outlook describes as the highest fifth-wicket partnership for India Women in ODIs.

Deepti finished unbeaten on 106 from 86 balls, also with 15 boundaries. Zimbabwe Women were bowled out for 207 in 48.5 overs, with Vaishnavi Sharma’s four wickets leading the way.

Recent form

India Women have won every match of the tour. They took the first ODI on 23 October by 9 wickets, with 200/1 in 27.1 overs against Zimbabwe Women’s 197. Before that, they won all three T20Is, on 16, 18 and 20 October.

According to the PTI report, this is the first bilateral series between India and Zimbabwe.

What’s next

The third ODI is on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 2:00 PM IST. India Women’s next fixtures after that are against South Africa Women, on 9 December and 16 December 2026, both at 1:30 PM IST.