Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:45pm on 16 Oct 2026,Friday Sports
India Women defeated Zimbabwe Women by four wickets in a T20I, securing victory in 15.4 overs while chasing 115. The win marked the beginning of Smriti Mandhana’s captaincy era, despite India’s top-order collapse to 18/4. Deepti Sharma scored 49 off 37 balls, including eight fours, while Niki Prasad remained unbeaten on 39 from 35 deliveries, hitting six boundaries. Their partnership revived India’s chase, with Arundhati Reddy finishing unbeaten on two. Earlier, Zimbabwe posted 114/5, led by Sharne Mayers’ unbeaten 43 off 33 balls and Kelis Ndhlovu’s 42. India’s Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani and Nandani Sharma each took a wicket. (PC: X)
