Zimbabwe Cricket Women:<\/b> Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo urged her team to maintain a positive approach and keep improving after the side finished its tour of India without a win, despite identifying several encouraging performances across the T20I and ODI series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cJust to be more positive when we are playing. Keep that intent and keep pushing and keep improving day by day,\u201d Nkomo said when asked about the key takeaways from the tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe lost the third ODI by eight wickets after being bowled out for 131 in 39.5 overs, as India completed a 3-0 sweep of the ODI series following their clean sweep in the T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite the defeats, Nkomo pointed to individual batting contributions, the bowling effort and the team\u2019s fielding as positives from the series. \u201cLike you mentioned, there are lots of positives. We had a couple of girls scoring fifties. We had good bowling innings, and our fielding was outstanding,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked which players had stood out across the two series, the Zimbabwe captain singled out Nyasha Gwanzura, Beloved Biza and Modester Mupachikwa for their contributions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think Nyasha Gwanzura bowled quite well. Beloved was good in both departments. Modester Mupachikwa was strong behind the stumps and in the batting as well. I think a couple of girls have put their hand up in the entire series,\u201d Nkomo said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe\u2019s batting struggled in the final ODI, with Mupachikwa top-scoring with 37 and Nkomo contributing 35. Chiedza Dhururu added 20, but the visitors could manage only 131 before India\u2019s bowlers wrapped up the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vaishnavi Sharma led India\u2019s attack with five wickets for 39 runs, while Sayali Satghare and Kranti Gaud claimed two wickets apiece.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe\u2019s batting struggled in the final ODI, with Mupachikwa top-scoring with 37 and Nkomo contributing 35. Chiedza Dhururu added 20, but the visitors could manage only 131 before India\u2019s bowlers wrapped up the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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