India’s women’s team registered a commanding win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI at Vadodara, Gujarat, sealing the three-match series with a 2-0 lead.
After winning the toss, India chose to bat but had an early wobble as captain Smriti Mandhana was dismissed for 0 and Shafali Verma made 8.
Pratika Rawal steadied the innings with 61, before Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma took charge with centuries. Harmanpreet struck 126 while Deepti remained unbeaten on 106, guiding India to 328/6 in 50 overs.
Chasing a steep target, Zimbabwe were restricted to 207, handing India a 121-run victory. For Zimbabwe, Mupasikva top-scored with 49 and Mugeri Tiripano added 46.
India’s bowlers shared the spoils, led by Vaishnavi Sharma with four wickets and Deepti Sharma with three. Sreesarani, Kalitha and Sayali picked up one wicket each as India wrapped up the series.
