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India defeated Zimbabwe by 92 runs in the third T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Tuesday. The victory secured a 3-0 series sweep for the Indian women’s team.
After winning the toss, India chose to bat and posted 216/7. Shafali Verma and Anushka Sharma gave the hosts a strong start by adding 54 runs off 32 balls.
Anushka scored 28 off 20 deliveries, including five boundaries, before departing. Niki Prasad then fell for nine, leaving India at 68.
Harmanpreet Kaur joined Shafali and helped accelerate the scoring. They added 84 runs off 41 balls for the third wicket before Shafali departed for 69 off 37 deliveries, hitting six fours and five sixes.
Harmanpreet continued her aggressive approach alongside Richa Ghosh. The pair added 28 runs off 14 balls for the fourth wicket, although Ghosh contributed just one run.
Kaur finished unbeaten on 91 off 41 balls, striking 10 fours and five sixes. Beloved Biza took three wickets for Zimbabwe, while Nomvelo Sibanda, Nyasha Gwanzura and Tendai Makushana claimed one apiece.
Zimbabwe finished on 124/7 in 20 overs after losing Kelis Ndhlovu for a first-ball duck and Modester Mupachikwa for one.
Sharne Mayers and Biza added 82 runs for the third wicket, but their partnership could not keep pace with the required scoring rate.
Mayers top-scored with 60 off 49 balls, including four fours and four sixes. Biza made 44 off 50 deliveries, while the remaining batters failed to reach double figures.
Nandani Sharma took three wickets for 18 runs in four overs. Kranti Goud, Arundhati Reddy, Deepti Sharma and Niki Prasad picked up one wicket each as India completed the series sweep.
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