भारत vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, पहला वनडे, बीसीए स्टेडियम, वडोदरा, 23 October 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Floated, full and on miedle, Shafali Verma drills it to long on for a single. 100 up for India Women! They need 98 more runs to win.

Short and on off, Pratika Rawal punches it to long off for a run.

Short again, on leg, Shafali Verma nudges it towards square leg for another run.

Dragged back, on of, Pratika Rawal forces it down to long off for one.

FOUR! There is no stopping that one! Loryn Phiri bowls this short again, outside off. Shafali Verma free her arms and cuts it powerfully past point for a blazing boundary.

Fires this one, full and on middle, Shafali Verma jams it to long on for one more.

Floated, short and on middle, Pratika Rawal jabs it to short mid-wicket.

Short again, around off, Pratika Rawal guides it through point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Olinder Chare breaks the 94-run opening stand. She tosses it up, full and around middle. Smriti Mandhana sipes down the track to go big down the ground but she does not quite get to the pitch of it. She gets more height than distance as the ball goes miles in the air towards long on, where Beloved Biza settles under it and takes a good catch. 

Flighted, full and on off, Shafali Verma drives it to long off for a run.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Shorter in length and well outside off. Pratika Rawal uses the width on offer and cuts it away with pure timing through the point region. Three fielders converge, but none of them can stop the boundary.

More air on this one, full and on middle, Pratika Rawal defends it on the front foot.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR RAWAL! A classy knock and she marks her return to the ODI side with her 9th ODI half-century. Hasn't played any shot in anger, just purely timing the ball and finding gaps regularly. Short and outside off, Pratika Rawal gets the chance to free her arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Short again, on off, Pratika Rawal punches it through covers for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Smriti Mandhana drills it towards mid on.

Flatter, full and on off, Smriti Mandhana eases it down to long off for a run.

FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Flighted, full and on off. Pratika Rawal dances down the track to get to the pitch of it and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.

A bit short, on middle, Pratika Rawal pats it towards mid on and scampers across for a run.

Short and around leg, Smriti Mandhana nudges it through square leg for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Pratika Rawal pushes it to short cover.

Goes short, on off, Pratika Rawal punches it to short cover.

Flatter, full and around off, skids through. Pratika Rawal strides out to drive but misses.

Slows it up, full and on middle and off, Pratika Rawal knocks it down the pitch.

Looped up, full and on off, Pratika Rawal drills it to sweeper cover for one.

Uppish but safe! Shorter in length and around middle Smriti Mandhana rocks back and pulls it but gets not timing. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where the fielder runs forward and dives but fails to reach it. They cross.

Floated, full and on off, Pratika Rawal taps it to short cover.

Put down! Dragged back, on middle, Pratika Rawal tries to heave it away but does not get any elevation. It flies flat towards short mid-wicket, where Nomvelo Sibanda dives forward, gets her fingertips on it but fails to hold on.

Goes short, around off, Pratika Rawal punches it through covers for a run.

Flatter, full and on middle, Smriti Mandhana turns it to the leg side.

A bit short, on leg, Smriti Mandhana clips it through square leg for one more.

A full toss, around off, Smriti Mandhana drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Pratika Rawal cuts it hard but straight to point.

In the blockhole, on off, Pratika Rawal opens the bat face and squeezes it out to third man for a run.

On a length and on middle, Smriti Mandhana pats it to the left of the bowler.

Back of a length and around leg, Smriti Mandhana heaves it away to deep square leg for one.

A high full toss now, on middle, Pratika Rawal almost gets taken aback by it and stabs it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on off, Pratika Rawal prods forward and blocks it out.

Floated, full and on leg, Pratika Rawal clips it through square leg for a single.

A bit short, on middle, Smriti Mandhana stays back and just chips it over mid-wicket for a run.

Dragged back, on off, Pratika Rawal moves back and swats it to short mid-wicket.

Flatter, full and around off, Pratika Rawal opens the bat face and steers it to point.

Just short! Slows it up, full and on middle, Pratika Rawal looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge. It goes in the air but drops just in front of the bowler.

Swing and a miss! Very full and outside off, angling away, Smriti Mandhana throws her bat at it to drive it away to the off side but the ball keeps leaving and zips past the outside edge.

Far outside off again with the length pulled back. Mandhana has a slash at it but misses to connect as the ball skids through.

On middle and leg, on a length, this is dinked wide of mid-wicket for a single.

In-between length, 105.9 kph, outside off, Rawal hangs back and cuts it behind square on the off side for an easy single.

Fuller ball, around off, 109.2 kph, Mandhana checks the drive it to cover-point.

A skiddy delivery, on a length, outside the off stump. Mandhana is pegged back and tries to punch it to the off side but gets an inside edge. The ball shoots past the leg stump and rolls to short fine leg. At the end of the Powerplay, India Women are 72/0, needing 126 runs to win!

Phiri is into the attack now! Starts from around the stumps with a full ball, outside off, eased off the front foot to backward point.

Length ball, outside off, Mandhana backs away and knocks it between cover and point for a single.

Not full and not too short either, somewhere in between. Pratika sinks her back knee into the pitch and sweep-pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Around off and full, driven with a straight bat to mid off.

Length-delivery, on off, drifting in, Mandhana punches it off the back foot to extra cover.

A wee bit short and Mandhana fetches it from outside off before dragging it to deep mid-wicket for a single. India need 128 runs in 246 balls.

Outside off on a good length, Rawal tries to steer it tothe off side but misses as the ball skids through.

FOUR! Goodness me, that's a fine, fine shot! Short of a length by Makusha, on off, Pratika picks the length early and magnificently pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Length-delivery on the stumps, nipping in, Rawal gets behind the line and blocks.

A touch full now, around off, Rawal eases it back to the bowler off the front foot.

The length is dragged back, outside off, Rawal punches it away to backward point.

Wide! Misfires a short ball beyond the tramline, outside off. Rawal leaves.

A wide yorker at 104.7 kph, outside off, Rawal crouches and jams the bat down in time. Opens the bat face late, and carves it to pierce the gap but the backward point fielder makes a sharp dive to stop the ball.

A bit full and outside off, Rawal is happy to leave it alone.

Full and straight, outside off, Rawal steers it to the backward point fielder.

FOUR! Sumptuous! Long half-volley, far outside off. Width on offer, accepted gleefully by Pratika. She leans on it and absolutely creams it through cover-point for a boundary. That's her sixth boundary so far.

Landed full and outside off, Rawal drives it towards backward point. The fielder dives to her left and makes a half-stop, allowing the batters to steal a single.

Pitched outside leg, full in length, Mandhana clips it to square leg.

 FOUR MORE! Zimbabwe just cannot stop the leakage of runs at the moment. Not a great delivery either as this is on the pads, on a length. Not much pace so Mandhana has all the time in the world to get a bit across and jab it through the square leg and short fine leg gap for a boundary. She moves to 22, does the Indian skipper.

Makusha is into the attack now! Back of a length, outside off, 103.4 kph, Rawal is happy to let that go.

On middle and leg, on a good length, Rawal stabs it across to the leg side, just beside the pitch.

Keeps it stump-to-stump, on that 6-8 meter length. Rawal hangs back and knocks it to short cover.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Rawal. 50 up for India in a super quick time. Strays it down the pads, full in length. Rawal rolls her wrists and just whips it over short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Beaten! Fullish delivery, just outside off, Rawal plays inside the line as she tries to drive it away and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Pitched short and outside off, Rawal stands up on her toes and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

FOUR! Helped away! Ordinary start by Mavunga, as this is spilled down the leg stump, on a fullish length. Smriti Mandhana gets inside the line and just helps it fine to the leg side to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Change of angle but the result is the same! Michelle comes from around the stump and bowls a length-delivery, angling it into the batter. Smriti Mandhana hangs back and marvellously whips it to the left of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. No shot hit with anger so far. Just pure timing.

Length ball, on off, Mandhana eases it to mid off.

Full at 99.9 kph, Mandhana drills it down to mid on.

Short of a length, a bit quicker at 102.8 kph, outside off. Smriti Mandhana plays off the back foot and punches it crisply to deep extra cover. Sharne Mayers runs to her left from deep point and makes a fine diving stop. Two runs taken.

Holds on the surface a touch, on a length and angling in. Mandhana is a bit early in her pull shot and toes it on the bounce to short mid-wicket. India need 150 runs to win!

Spins from middle to leg, full in length, driven back to the bowler.

Good work in the deep! Not all that short, on middle, Pratika Rawal is quick to get on the back foot and pulls it over the short mid-wicket fielder. Dhururu, who is a good ten yards in off the ropes in the deep, sprints to her left and dives to save a few runs. Ordinary running by the batters though as they take just a single.

FOUR! Gorgeous stroke, sweetly timed! Pitched short and outside off. Mandhana uses the depth of the crease by pressing back and slaps it along the ground to the off side. Threads the gap between the diving cover and mid-off fielders for a boundary.

A bit short on the leg stump, Mandhana presses back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short outside off, 78.7 kph. Rawal hangs back and punches it to the left of mid off for a single.

Short again, around off, Mandhana knocks it through cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Delicate and efficient! Angled outside the off stump, on a good length. Pratika Rawal allows the ball to come at her, opens the bat face by standing deep in the crease and just dabs it to the left of the diving short third fielder as the ball speeds to the fence.

Around off on a length, Rawal taps it in thereabouts of cover-point.

On the stumps and full, 92.6 kph, Rawal presses forward and defends with a straight bat.

Good running! A hint of inswing, full on the pads, Pratika clips it behind square on the leg side. Sharne Mayers covers a lot of ground to her right and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Wide! Down the leg stump line, on a good length, Rawal misses the clip. The keeper grabs it sharply to her left.

Flirting with the tramline, outside off, Rawal lets it be.

Pulls the length back, on the stumps, Pratika rocks back and pulls it across to the mid-wicket region. The fielder there makes a half-stop to her left and parries the ball to mid on for a single.

From around the stump, Nyasha drops it short and around off, Pratika Rawal hangs back and punches it crisply to deep extra cover. The sweeper from deep point runs and dives to her right and saves a couple of runs. Oh, the on-field umpires are checking whether there was a short run at the bowling end, but the replay shows there was just enough bat behind the line.

Short of a length, outside off, Rawal stands tall and taps it wide of backward point for a single.

At 78.8 kph, on a length, on the stumps, Mandhana gets across and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Wide! Far outside off and beyond the tramline. Rawal lets it through.

Nicely floated, full and outside off, Rawal drives it to short cover.

 FOUR! That's just too easy! Nyasha slips in a full toss, outside off, Pratika Rawal gets into a good position before whacking it through the extra cover and mid off gap for a cracking boundary.

Short and outside off, Rawal presses back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. Another good over for India, 10 runs from it.

Wide! Starts with a loose one. Gets a bit of an inswing, but down leg, Rawal misses to whip it across. The keeper is standing up to the stumps and grabs it to her left.

Back of a length, on the leg stump, Pratika hangs back and steers it to deep square leg for a single and gets off the mark.

Swings away from the southpaw, full outside off, Smriti creams it to deep extra cover for a single. The skipper, too, opens her account.

Nagging length, on top of off, Rawal presses back and knocks it to the left of the bowler.

FOUR! Neatly done! A bit too straight and sprayed on the pads, Pratika Rawal waits for it, uses her wrists and tickles it through the vacant short fine leg region for a boundary. Not an ideal line and length especially with two fielders outside the ring on the off side.

FOUR! Finds the gap! A tad back of a length, honing in on the leg stump. Pratika transfers the weight on the back foot and pulls it to the deep square leg region, beating deep fine leg fielder to her left for a boundary.

Short of a length, on off, Pratika rocks back and punches it through cover-point for a single. A very productive opening over for the hosts. India are 12/0, needing 186 runs.