IND-W vs ZIMW 3rd ODI 2026: Prediction, Pitch Report & Squads

IND-W vs ZIMW 3rd ODI preview

India Women and Zimbabwe Women meet in an ODI, match 3, of the Zimbabwe Women tour of India, 2026. The 50-over game is at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara, and the start is 2:00 PM IST on Wednesday, 28 October 2026.

India Women have won all four completed matches of the tour so far: three T20Is and the ODI on 23 October. The series, which covers six matches in total, runs from 16 October to 28 October.

Form guide

India Women have won every match on this tour. In the T20I on 16 October they won by 4 wickets, finishing on 116/6 in 15.4 overs against Zimbabwe Women’s 114/5. In the T20I on 18 October they won by 9 wickets, reaching 104/1 in 8.5 overs against 102/8.

The T20I on 20 October went India Women’s way by 92 runs. India Women’s scores in that match are recorded as 216/7 (20 ov) and 124/7 (20 ov). Before the tour, India Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs in a T20I at the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on 13 September.

In the ODI on 23 October, Zimbabwe Women were bowled out for 197 in 49.5 overs, and India Women replied with 200/1 in 27.1 overs to win by 9 wickets. According to ThePrint, Shree Charani took career-best figures of 4/23, Kranti Gaud took three wickets, and Shafali Verma finished unbeaten on 64.

Zimbabwe Women have lost all four of their matches on the tour. According to Wisden, they arrived for the ODI leg fresh from an ODI win over the West Indies. The ICC says the four-wicket win at Harare Sports Club on 27 September was Zimbabwe’s first-ever ICC Women’s Championship victory.

Head-to-head

The ICC describes this tour as the first-ever bilateral international meeting between India and Zimbabwe women. Wisden adds that the two sides were meeting in T20Is for the first time.

All four meetings so far have gone to India Women: three T20Is and one ODI. The ODI margin of 9 wickets was comfortable, though Zimbabwe Women were bowled out in 49.5 overs, so they did occupy the crease for a long time.

Squads and team news

Outlook lists the India ODI squad as captained by Smriti Mandhana, with Deepti Sharma as vice-captain and Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh as wicketkeepers. Outlook also reports that this is Mandhana’s first full-time ODI captaincy series, and says Harmanpreet Kaur’s return is boosting the middle order.

Wisden reports that fast bowler Renuka Singh has been ruled out of the ODIs through injury, with Jintimani Kalita named as her replacement.

For Zimbabwe, Wisden says the squad from the T20I series continues into the ODIs. The ICC reports that the group, led by Josephine Nkomo, is the one that secured the country’s first ICC Women’s Championship victory.

Series context

The ICC states that the ODIs on this tour count towards the ICC Women’s Championship. Outlook describes India as the reigning ODI world champions and clear favourites for the ODI leg.

ESPNcricinfo’s scorecard page shows the Kotambi Stadium fixture as a day-night 50-over match. The venue is in Vadodara, where the ODI on 23 October was also played.

Our prediction

India Women have won all four matches on tour, and the ODI on 23 October was settled by 9 wickets. We lean towards India Women again, though Zimbabwe Women come in with a historic Women’s Championship win behind them.