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India Women Win Toss And Bat First In 3rd T20I Against Zimbabwe
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News18•20-10-2026, 19:00
India Women Win Toss And Bat First In 3rd T20I Against Zimbabwe
- •India Women won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe Women at Raipur.
- •India has already secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series and aims for a clean sweep.
- •Captain Smriti Mandhana stated the decision to bat first gives the middle-order more game time, targeting a score of 180 plus.
- •Prema Rawat replaced Sree Charani in the India playing XI for the match.
- •Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo expressed a desire to bat first as well and hopes for a consolation victory to end the series.
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India Women won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe Women at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium.
India captain Smriti Mandhana stated that the decision to bat first was aimed at giving their middle-order batters more valuable time in the middle.
India captain Smriti Mandhana confirmed that Sree Charani was rested for the match, with Prema Rawat entering the playing XI.
