India Women v Zimbabwe Women, 2nd ODI: live updates from Kotambi, Vadodara
India Women and Zimbabwe Women met in the second ODI at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara on October 25, 2026, with live coverage reporting a mix of aggressive batting and disciplined bowling through the early exchanges.
India’s top order featured Harmanpreet Kaur, Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma facing spells from Michelle Mavunga, Tendai Makusha and Nomvelo Sibanda; the live log recorded notable boundaries, byes and a wicket that required third-umpire review. Back-to-back 13-run overs for India punctuated the early batting, while bowling speeds of 98.7 kph and 108 kph were recorded during the passage of play.
Michelle Mavunga bowled a spell that included a full delivery at 98.7 kph to Pratika Rawal, who punched to deep cover and took singles; Mavunga also toed up fuller deliveries for Kaur, who retained the strike with a single early in the sequence. Rawal produced a variety of square drives and a clip to short fine leg, rotating the strike when needed.
Tendai Makusha’s over produced boundaries for Harmanpreet Kaur, including a top-edge that flew over the keeper and a neat drive through the gap between cover and mid-off; that phase also yielded a FOUR BYES when Kaur’s shot beat bat and gloves and evaded the keeper. Makusha’s short and fuller deliveries forced mixed responses from the Indian batters and contributed to the scoring burst.
Nomvelo Sibanda struck at the other end, trapping batters with changing lengths and angles and claiming a key wicket. "Taken cleanly? Zimbabwe are celebrating. The ball threatens to pop out but Nyasha Gwanzura seems to have done well to not let the ball touch the ground. The third umpire is happy with what she has seen. OUT flashes on the big screen." "OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catch by Nyasha Gwanzura and Zimbabwe's joy knows no bounds." The live commentary reported: "Wicket number 2 for Sibanda."
Shafali Verma produced a full-toss boundary earlier in Sibanda’s over, clearing the front leg to find the ropes, and also rotated the strike with punches through the covers; Verma was later dismissed by Sibanda, caught by Nyasha Gwanzura. Pratika Rawal found a fortuitous boundary when a punched drive edged past the keeper with no slip in place and continued to probe the off side with angled drives.
The live updates closed the excerpt noting continued rotation of bowlers: "Tendai Makusha will share the attack." The match commentary indicated ongoing contest between India’s batters and Zimbabwe’s pace options as the second ODI progressed.
