India recorded a 3-0 whitewash in the home series against Zimbabwe Women. It was a great start for Smriti Mandhana as India’s full-time captain. The two sides will now clash in the ODI series.

The first ODI will be played at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara on Friday at 2 PM IST. Smriti Mandhana will now look to take the winning start. Josephine Nkomo will lead the visitors in the series.

The ODI specialists will be back for India. Pratika Rawal, Sayali Satghare, Harleen Deol, Yastika Bhatia, and Renuka Thakur have returned. After the T20I series win, India have a chance to clean sweep this series as well.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Match Details

• Match: India Women (IND-W) vs Zimbabwe Women (ZIM-W), 1st ODI, Zimbabwe Women tour of India 2026
• Match Date: October 23, 2026 (Friday)
• Time: 2:00 PM (Indian Standard Time) / 8:30 AM GMT / 2:00 PM LOCAL
• Venue: BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Head-to-head record: IND-W (1) – ZIM-W (0)

These two sides have faced each other in one ODI, which India won by nine wickets in 2017.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Weather Report

The forecast for Friday afternoon in Vadodara shows partly sunny conditions. The maximum temperature will reach 36°C with an average humidity of 34%.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Pitch Report

The wicket at BCA Stadium is flat and good for batting. Four ODIs have been played here, and the average first-innings score is 283 runs. The bounce is good, and there is very little help for the bowlers.

Spinners will get grip and turn once the ball gets old. There will be dew in the second innings, which will make it ideal for chasing.

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Predicted XIs:

India Women: Smriti Mandhana (C), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, Nandani Sharma.

Zimbabwe Women: Kelis Ndhlovu, Beloved Biza, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Sharne Mayers, Josephine Nkomo (C), Nyasha Gwanzura, Modester Mupachikwa (WK), Michelle Mavunga, Francisca Chipare, K Chigora, Tendai Makusha.

Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 1 IND-W vs ZIM-W Dream11:

Wicket-keeper: Modester Mupachikwa

Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Sharne Mayers, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano

All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Josephine Nkomo, Beloved Biza

Bowlers: K Chigora, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud

Captain First-Choice: Deepti Sharma || Captain Second-Choice: Shree Charani

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Beloved Biza || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Kranti Gaud

Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 2 IND-W vs ZIM-W Dream11:

Wicket-keeper: Richa Ghosh

Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Sharne Mayers, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Harmanpreet Kaur

All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Josephine Nkomo, Beloved Biza

Bowlers: Shree Charani, Francisca Chipare

Captain First-Choice: Shafali Verma || Captain Second-Choice: Josephine Nkomo

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Smriti Mandhana || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Beloved Biza

IND-W vs ZIM-W: Dream11 Prediction – Who Will Win?

Team India have an experienced side, and the home conditions are also in their favour. Hence, we back India Women to win the first ODI.

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