IND-W vs ZIMW Dream11 prediction & fantasy tips: 1st ODI 2026

India Women face Zimbabwe Women in a T20I at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara on Friday, 23 October 2026, with the start at 2:00 PM IST. The match is part of the Zimbabwe Women tour of India, 2026, which runs from 16 October to 28 October and comprises 6 matches. The squads below are officially announced squads, not confirmed playing XIs, so check the lineups after the toss before locking your free-to-play fantasy team.

Squads

India Women squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Vaishnavi Sharma, Nandni Sharma, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare and Jintimani Kalita.

Zimbabwe Women squad: Josephine Nkomo, Beloved Biza, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Kelis Ndhlovu, Michelle Mavunga, Francisca Chipare, Olinder Chare, Kudzai Chigora, Nyasha Gwanzura, Nomvelo Sibanda, Loryn Phiri, Chiyedza Dhururu, Modester Mupachikwa, Tendai Makusha and Sharne Mayers.

According to the BCCI, Smriti Mandhana is India's captain and Shafali Verma the vice-captain. Zimbabwe are led by Josephine Nkomo, according to the ICC.

Form and head-to-head

India Women have won all three T20Is of this tour that appear in our results: by 4 wickets on 16 October, by 9 wickets on 18 October and by 92 runs on 20 October. On 16 October Zimbabwe Women made 114/5 and India Women replied with 116/6 in 15.4 overs. On 18 October Zimbabwe Women made 102/8 and India Women replied with 104/1 in 8.5 overs. The 20 October score line reads 216/7 (20 ov) & 124/7 (20 ov).

Before this tour, India Women won two T20Is at the Women's Asia Cup 2026: by 40 runs against Bangladesh Women on 10 September and by 72 runs against Sri Lanka Women on 13 September.

The ICC reports that the tour is the first-ever bilateral international meeting between India and Zimbabwe women. It also notes that Zimbabwe's squad is the one that won the country's first-ever ICC Women's Championship match, a four-wicket win over West Indies at Harare Sports Club on 27 September.

Fantasy angles

We are not publishing captain, vice-captain or differential picks for this fixture. The sourced names to note are the captains and vice-captains: Mandhana and Shafali Verma for India Women, and Nkomo, who leads Zimbabwe Women.

ANI reports that Nyasha Gwanzura took career-best figures of 4/33 in Zimbabwe's win over West Indies. She has retained her place in the squad for this tour. Confirm the playing XIs at the toss before finalising your team.