India Women vs Zimbabwe Women, IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026, Today Match Prediction

IND-W vs ZIM-W Match Prediction & Analysis

India Women square off against Zimbabwe Women in the 3rd T20I match of Zimbabwe Women Tour of India 2026 on Tuesday, 20th October. The match is slated to be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur and the start time is 7:00 PM IST. 

India Women already clinched the series 2-0 with a 9 wicket win in the 2nd T20I match where they chased down 103 runs in 8.1 overs, before that they won the 1st T20I by four wickets chasing 115 runs in 15.4 overs. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

IND-W

W W W W W

IND-W

104/1 in 8.5 11.77

IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026

India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 9 wickets 18 Oct 2026

ZIM-W

102/8 in 20.0 5.1

IND-W

116/6 in 15.4 7.4

IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026

India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 4 wickets 16 Oct 2026

ZIM-W

114/5 in 20.0 5.7

SLW

69/10 in 15.4 4.4

WAG

India Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 147 runs 22 Sep 2026

IND-W

216/3 in 20.0 10.8

BANW

81/10 in 15.4 5.17

WAG

India Women beat Bangladesh Women by 114 runs 20 Sep 2026

IND-W

195/4 in 20.0 9.75

JPN-W

57/10 in 19.5 2.87

WAG

India Women beat Japan Women by 8 wickets 18 Sep 2026

IND-W

59/2 in 5.0 11.8

ZIM-W

L L L L L

IND-W

104/1 in 8.5 11.77

IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026

India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 9 wickets 18 Oct 2026

ZIM-W

102/8 in 20.0 5.1

IND-W

116/6 in 15.4 7.4

IND-W vs ZIM-W 2026

India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 4 wickets 16 Oct 2026

ZIM-W

114/5 in 20.0 5.7

ZIM-W

142/6 in 20.0 7.1

ZIM-W vs WI-W 2026

West Indies Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 8 wickets 07 Oct 2026

WIW

143/2 in 17.0 8.41

ZIM-W

106/7 in 20.0 5.3

ZIM-W vs WI-W 2026

West Indies Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 8 wickets 05 Oct 2026

WIW

108/2 in 9.1 11.78

ZIM-W

97/9 in 20.0 4.85

ZIM-W vs WI-W 2026

West Indies Women beat Zimbabwe Women by 8 wickets 03 Oct 2026

WIW

98/2 in 12.5 7.64

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Women Preview

After a bit of a stutter in the 1st T20I, India Women dominated in the 2nd T20I to clinh the series with a clinical nine-wicket victory in Raipur. After being put into bowl by the visitors, India's bowlers applied relentless pressure from ball one. 

They strangled Zimbabwe during the powerplay, conceding just 20 runs. Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma, Deepti Sharma, and Shree Charani grabbed a wicket apiece while maintaining miserly economy rates, but Niki Prasad stole the show with a decisive double-strike in the 15th over (2/7). 

Barring Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (34) and skipper Josephine Nkomo (27*), Zimbabwe's batting unit found no answers, stalling at 102/8 in 20 overs.

The chase turned into a pure batting masterclass. Shafali Verma blazed away with a 25-ball 55, while stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana remained unbeaten on 47 off 25. Their explosive 96-run opening stand demolished the target inside nine overs.

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Anushka Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Niki Prasad, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma, Anushka Sharma, Niki Prasad

Zimbabwe Women Preview

Zimbabwe Women head into this contest on the back off a fighting opening performance, but they endured a tough outing in the 2nd T20I. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, their innings suffered an immediate roadblock as India's tight bowling restricted them to just 20 runs inside the powerplay. 

Top-order wickets tumbled quickly, leaving the side reeling at 30/3. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (34 off 32) and captain Josephine Nkomo (27* off 35) mounted a gritty 45-run recovery, but once Mugeri fell, a quick collapse and multiple run-outs limited Zimbabwe to a modest 102/8 in their 20 overs. 

Defending a low total, their bowling attack came under relentless fire from the start. Bowlers like Nyasha Gwanzura and Michelle Mavunga struggled for control against India's aggressive opening assault. Beloved Biza provided the lone highlight with a breakthrough to dismiss Shafali Verma, but Zimbabwe could not halt the charge as the hosts chased down the target in just 8.5 overs.

Zimbabwe Women Predicted Playing XI:

Kelis Ndhlovu, Beloved Biza, Modester Mupachikwa (wk), Sharne Mayers, Nyasha Gwanzura, Michelle Mavunga, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Francisca Chipare, Josephine Nkomo (c), Olinder Chare, Tendai Makusha

Zimbabwe Women Actual Playing XI:

Josephine Nkomo, Beloved Biza, Kudzai Chigora, Nyasha Gwanzura, Tendai Makusha, Sharne Mayers, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Modester Mupachikwa, Kelis Ndhlovu , Loryn Phiri, Nomvelo Sibanda

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Raipur, Chhattisgarh experiences sunny weather with a current temperature of 32°C. The humidity stands at 43%, while winds blow from the northeast at 6 mph. Precipitation remains at 0%, keeping conditions clear and dry throughout the daytime.   

IND-W vs ZIM-W Pitch Report

The surface at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. Early on the seamers get some swing and lateral movement and finger spinners have been mighty effective as well. The average 1st innings score in the last two matches played here is around 110-120. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first won both the matches played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur  in the ongoing series where the conditions get better for batting as the match progresses with dew setting in and we predict the team that wins the toss will look to bowl first in this fixture. 

Toss Prediction: Zimbabwe Women to win the coin toss