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Harmanpreet and Deepti Centuries Clinch ODI Series for India

India’s middle-order strength secured an unassailable 2-0 lead with one match remaining.

Overview

  • India beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs on Sunday to win the second ODI and seal the three-match series 2-0.
  • After a top‑order wobble at 19 for 2, Pratika Rawal and Harmanpreet Kaur put on 124 runs to steady the innings and set up the middle order.
  • Harmanpreet scored 126 off 121 balls for her eighth WODI century, moving past Mithali Raj on India’s all-time list while batting through a mild fever.
  • Deepti Sharma remained unbeaten on 106 off 86 balls and then took three wickets, producing a rare century-plus-bowling return and sharing a record 153-run fifth-wicket stand with Harmanpreet.
  • Young left‑arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma claimed a maiden four‑for (4/39) as India bowled Zimbabwe out for 207, and India will aim to complete a series sweep in the final ODI later this week.