The India women’s cricket team completed a comprehensive 3-0 clean sweep of the T20 series against Zimbabwe after thrashing the visitors by 92 runs in the third and final match on Tuesday.
Playing at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, India posted a formidable 216 for 7 after winning the toss and electing to bat. Openers Shafali Verma and Anushka Sharma (28) laid a solid foundation with a 54-run partnership in just 5.2 overs. Shafali then launched a destructive assault, smashing 69 off only 37 balls that included six fours and five sixes.
At the other end, captain Harmanpreet Kaur produced a breathtaking innings. She remained unbeaten on 91 off 41 deliveries, studded with 10 fours and five massive sixes, as India comfortably crossed the 200-run mark. Zimbabwe’s Beloved Biza was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets.
Chasing a steep target of 217, Zimbabwe never looked in contention. They managed only 124 for 7 in their 20 overs. Shannon Myers (60) and Beloved Biza (44) were the only batters to offer resistance. Young Indian bowler Nandini Sharma impressed with figures of 3 for 18, while Deepti Sharma, Nikki Prasad, Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy claimed one wicket each.
The emphatic victory underlined India’s complete dominance throughout the series as they sealed a 3-0 whitewash in style.
India Women Complete 3-0 T20 Series Clean Sweep Over Zimbabwe with Dominant 92-Run Victory
