India Women will face Zimbabwe Women in the third and final T20I on October 20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. India have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and will aim to complete a clean sweep with another victory. India won the opening match by four wickets after Deepti Sharma and Niki Prasad helped the team recover from early batting setbacks. In the second T20I, India delivered a much more dominant performance, restricting Zimbabwe to 102/8 before chasing down the target in just 8.5 overs. Shafali Verma smashed 55 off 25 balls, while Smriti Mandhana remained unbeaten on 47 off 25 deliveries to guide India to a nine-wicket victory. India will now look to maintain their winning momentum, while Zimbabwe will hope to finish the series with a strong performance. 

Pitch Report

The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur is expected to offer a good surface for batting, with decent bounce and carry allowing batters to play their shots confidently. The pitch looked hard during the earlier matches, and the ball came onto the bat well. Spinners may find some assistance if the surface begins to offer grip as the match progresses. The fast outfield should also help batters score boundaries when they find the gaps. Overall, the conditions could favour batters, but disciplined bowling and early wickets may prove crucial in deciding the match. 

Head-to-Head 

Matches played: 2

India Women won: 2

Zimbabwe Women won: 0

IND-W vs ZIM-W Probable Playing XI

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

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