India Women open a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe Women at the Vadodara (Baroda Cricket Association Stadium) on October 23, with further matches at the same venue on October 25 and 28. The series is the second leg of the two teams' first-ever bilateral assignment, following India's 3-0 sweep of the T20I leg in Raipur, and counts toward the ICC Women's Championship 2025-29.
Smriti Mandhana, who took over the full-time India Women captaincy from Harmanpreet Kaur earlier this year, captains the side in ODIs for this series after already leading the T20I leg to a clean sweep. Unlike the T20Is, these three matches carry Women's Championship points, giving the series tangible stakes toward World Cup qualification rather than being a bilateral assignment alone.
Zimbabwe Women, captained by Josephine Nkomo since taking over the role in July 2026, retained the same 15-player squad that beat West Indies Women in Harare last month. The bowling attack is anchored by Nyasha Gwanzura, who took career-best figures of 4 for 33 in that win over the West Indies, with Nomvelo Sibanda's experience also central to the touring party.
Having already lost the T20I leg 3-0, Zimbabwe arrive at the 50-over format carrying the same personnel that delivered a positive result against the West Indies, giving them a tangible template to try against a stronger opponent. For India, the series is a chance to carry Mandhana's winning start as captain into the format and the competition that matters most for qualification purposes.
India's top order, built around Mandhana and the depth shown through the T20I leg, remains the safer source of fantasy points in the 50-over format, while Zimbabwe's value picks are more likely to come from Gwanzura's recent bowling form than from a batting unit yet to be tested against a side of India's quality.
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Squad and schedule details in this article are verified against same-day and freshly re-checked reporting as of October 22, 2026.
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