India Women vs Zimbabwe Women Prediction, 1st ODI – Who will win today’s match between IND W vs ZIM W?

India Women take on Zimbabwe Women in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Vadodara on Friday, October 23.

Smriti Mandhana's reign as India captain officially started with a 3-0 whitewash of the same opposition in the T20I series. The reigning ODI world champions will be looking to seal a similar result in the ODI series as well.

Zimbabwe, on the other hand, have been outplayed thoroughly in the T20I series, and will be looking to put on a better showing in the ODI series. This is their first series against the Indian side, and they will be looking to leave

IND W vs ZIM W: Match Details

Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara: Pitch Report

The Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara is expected to offer a batting-friendly white-ball surface with true bounce, good carry and a quick outfield. Seamers may get some early movement with the new ball, but batters should be able to score freely once set. The pitch could slow slightly in the middle overs, giving spinners a chance to grip the ball, although dew under lights is likely to reduce their effectiveness. With high totals common at the venue, 280–320 should be a competitive first-innings score.

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

This is the first encounter between the two teams in the format.

IND W vs ZIM W: Predicted Playing XIs

India Women:

Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma (vc), Sayali Satghare, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud

Zimbabwe Women:

Kelis Ndhlovu, Modester Mupachikwa (wk), Beloved Biza, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Josephine Nkomo (c), Sharne Mayers, Nyasha Gwanzura, Loryn Phiri, Nomvelo Sibanda, Francisca Chipare, Tendai Makusha

IND W vs ZIM W: Probable Best Performer of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Shafali Verma

While all eyes will be on new captain Smriti Mandhana, her opening partner Shafali Verma would be the batter to watch out for in this contest. The batter comes into the series in fine form, finishing as the top run-scorer in the T20I series, with a brilliant run of form following her from the Asia Cup and the Asian Games.

Probable Best Batter: Nandani Sharma

The young seam bowler Nandani Sharma has seen a prodigious rise in prominence across the last few months. She finished as the leading wicket-taker in the T20I leg of the series with six scalps, and will be aiming to put in similar performances in the ODI leg of the tour.