IND-W vs ZIMW Dream11 prediction & fantasy tips: 3rd ODI 2026

India Women face Zimbabwe Women in match 3 of the Zimbabwe Women tour of India, 2026, an ODI, on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 2:00 PM IST at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara. The squads below are the announced squads, not confirmed playing XIs, so check the lineups after the toss before locking your fantasy team.

Pitch and conditions

Our own records show 3 completed ODIs at this venue since 2022, with an average first-innings score of 275. One match was won batting first and two were won chasing.

With a first-innings average in that range, batters look the safer base for a fantasy side. The two chasing wins also mean there is no need to avoid players from the team batting second.

Squads

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

Wisden reports that Jintimani Kalita was named as a replacement for fast bowler Renuka Singh, who was ruled out through injury.

Zimbabwe Women: 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.

Form and head-to-head

India Women have won all five completed matches of this series: three T20Is and two ODIs. In the ODIs they won by 9 wickets on 23 October (Zimbabwe Women 197, India Women 200/1 in 27.1 overs) and then by 121 runs on 25 October, scoring 328/6 against 207.

The ICC describes this tour as the first-ever bilateral international meeting between the two women's teams. The Cricinfo Championship points table shows Zimbabwe Women with 5 matches, no wins and 5 losses.

On the Zimbabwe side, Nyasha Gwanzura took a career-best 4/33 in a four-wicket ODI win over West Indies at Harare Sports Club on 27 September.

Captain and vice-captain picks

Smriti Mandhana is our lean for captain. Outlook describes this as her first full-time ODI captaincy series, and India Women have posted 328/6 and 200/1 in 27.1 overs in the two ODIs so far.

Harmanpreet Kaur is our vice-captain option. Her return strengthens India's middle order, as per the same Outlook preview, and a venue first-innings average of 275 leaves room for runs.

Differential pick

Nyasha Gwanzura is our differential suggestion from the Zimbabwe Women squad. Her 4/33 against West Indies is the most recent bowling return in the source material. Confirm she is in the XI at the toss.