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India’s Women’s Cricket Team Secures Series Victory Over Zimbabwe

In the second One Day International match, India posted 328 runs for six wickets.

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Key Points

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India’s batting total: 328/6.

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Key batters: Harmanpreet Kaur (126) and Deepti Sharma (106).

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Zimbabwe’s total: 207 all out.

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Bowling highlight: Vaishnavi Sharma took four wickets.

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Series score: India leads 2‑0.

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First bilateral series between India and Zimbabwe in women’s cricket.

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Summary

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 126 runs and Deepti Sharma added 106 runs, forming a 153‑run partnership.

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 207 runs, with India’s bowlers taking all ten wickets.

India won by 121 runs, taking an unassailable 2‑0 lead in the three‑match series.

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New Words to Learn

12 words
One Day International
a cricket match that is completed in one day
century
scoring 100 runs in a single innings
innings
the period when a team bats
wicket
either the set of three sticks the batter defends or a dismissal of a batter
bowler
player who delivers the ball to the batter
spinner
bowler who makes the ball turn sharply
boundary
the edge of the field; hitting it scores four runs
off‑side
the side of the field opposite the batter’s strong side
all‑rounder
a player who is good at both batting and bowling
partnership
runs scored while two batters are together at the crease
bilateral series
a set of matches played between two countries
unassailable
cannot be beaten or overtaken
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