India Women will lock horns with Zimbabwe Women in the first T20I of the three-game series at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday, October 16.
India Women are coming into this three-game series after an Asian Games gold medal victory, defeating Sri Lanka Women in the final last month. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Women suffered a 0-3 T20I series loss to the West Indies Women at home in September 2026.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: India Women vs Zimbabwe Women, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Friday, October 16
Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
India Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Anushka Sharma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud
Zimbabwe Women
Kelis Ndhlovu, Beloved Biza, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Josephine Nkomo (c), Chiedza Dhururu (wk), Nyasha Gwanzura, Michelle Mavunga, Loryn Phiri, Tendai Makusha, Kudzai Chigora, Nomvelo Sibanda
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
The Raipur wicket is anticipated to assist batters comparatively. However, Bowlers will have their fair share in the middle overs. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first on this surface.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Nandani Sharma
Nandani Sharma, the medium pacer, is expected to do well in the initial and middle overs. She is a decent top pick.
Shree Charani
Shree Charani scalped 24 wickets in her last 10 T20Is at an economy of 4.02, proving her good form with the ball.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana, the dashing opening batter, amassed 375 runs in her last 10 games at an average of 41.67 and a strike rate of 158.89.
Shafali Verma
Shafali Verma, the attacking opener, accumulated 511 runs in her last 10 T20Is at an average of 63.88 and a strike rate of 175.6.
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur, Michelle Mavunga, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani (vc), Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud
IND-W vs ZIM-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma (c), Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur, Michelle Mavunga, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma (vc), Kranti Gaud
