IND-W vs ZIM-W 2nd T20I Prediction, Match Preview And Playing XI

IND-W vs ZIM-W 2nd T20I, Cricket Tips: Smriti Mandhana has a winning start to his captaincy tenure for India's women's team. Team India beat Zimbabwe Women by four wickets in the first game in Raipur and have taken a lead in the series. Though many expected India to roll over, but it was a hard-fought win.

The Indian bowlers did a great job to restrict the visitors to 114, with Nandani Sharma (2/11) bowling well. But the Indian top order failed miserably, and they were at 19/4 at one stage. But an 82-run stand between Niki Prasad (39* off 35) and Deepti Sharma (49 off 37) put India back. The second game will begin at 7 PM IST on Sunday in Raipur.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Match Details

• Date: October 18, 2026 (Sunday)
• Time: 7:00 PM IST
• Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Live Streaming DetailsI

ndian fans can tune onto Star Sports Networks for the live telecast of the game. Fans can also watch the game through the Jio Hotstar app or website.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Head-to-Head in T20I

• Total Matches: 1
• Zimbabwe Women: 0
• India Women: 1
• No Result: 0

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Ground Pitch Report

The wicket in Raipur played a little slow in the first game. It offered swing and seam with the new ball, and spinners were effective in the lateral stages. The toss will be key because batting second will an advantage.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Possible XIs

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Anushka Sharma, Niki Prasad, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Arundhati Reddy, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud

Zimbabwe Women: Beloved Biza, Kelis Ndhlovu, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Sharne Mayers, Michelle Mavunga, Francisca Chipare, Nyasha Gwanzura, Modester Mupachikwa (wk), Josephine Nkomo (c), Olinder Chare, Tendai Makusha

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Player to Watch Out For

Probable Best Batter

Shafali Verma failed in the first game, but she is one of the best openers going around. For Zimbabwe, Beloved Biza at the top is very important.

Probable Best Bowler

Shree Charani and Nyasha Gwanzura had an excellent first game, and they will be confident to do well in this contest.

Today Match Prediction: Zimbabwe Women fought well in the first game, but matching India will be difficult. Hence, we predict India Women to win the second game.

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Disclaimer: The prediction or cricket tips are purely based on the understanding and research of the writer. So kindly make sure to consider the points above while making your predictions.