India Women will square off with Zimbabwe Women in the first ODI of the three-game series at BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara on Friday, October 23.
India Women suffered a 0-3 ODI series defeat to Australia Women in their most recent ODI series in March 2026. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Women, captained by Josephine Nkomo, suffered a 1-2 ODI series loss to the West Indies Women at home in September 2026.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: India Women vs Zimbabwe Women, ODI Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 2:00 PM IST, Friday, October 23
Venue: BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
India Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
Zimbabwe Women
Modester Mupachikwa (wk), Kelis Ndhlovu, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Beloved Biza, Josephine Nkomo (c), Sharne Mayers, Nyasha Gwanzura, Michelle Mavunga, Olinder Chare, Francisca Chipare, Nomvelo Sibanda
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first-innings score across the last three Women’s ODIs being 278, we can expect batters to come out all guns blazing. Interestingly, the teams batting first come out on top on this surface in two out of the last three instances.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Nandani Sharma
Indian medium pacer Nandani Sharma scalped five wickets in three innings in the recent T20I series.
Shree Charani
Indian ace spinner Shree Charani bagged only two wickets in the T20I series. However, we can expect her to better her numbers.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana scored 56 runs in two innings in the recent T20I series against Zimbabwe Women.
Shafali Verma
Dashing opener Shafali Verma has amassed 128 runs in three innings at an average of 42.67 in the recent T20I series.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Beloved Biza, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Nandani Sharma (vc), Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
IND-W vs ZIM-W, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma (c), Beloved Biza, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani (vc), Renuka Singh Thakur
