India Women chose to bat after winning the toss at Kotambi Stadium, and they put 328 for 6 on the board in their 50 overs. Zimbabwe Women needed 329 to win, and they were bowled out for 207 in 48.5 overs, handing India a comfortable 121-run victory in the second ODI of the series.
The match was decided in the middle of India's innings. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana were gone early, leaving India at 19 for 2 in the third over, and Pratika Rawal's 61 off 67 balls, which included four fours and two sixes, kept the innings moving before she fell at 143. Tejal Hasabnis went at 148, and what followed was a stand of 153 runs for the fifth wicket, which ended only when Harmanpreet Kaur was out at 301. Harmanpreet's 126 came off 121 balls with 15 fours, and Deepti Sharma finished unbeaten on 106 off 86 balls, also with 15 fours. Richa Ghosh fell at 309, but by then the total was already out of reach for the visitors.
Zimbabwe's reply began with some resistance. Modester Mupachikwa made 49 off 70 balls with nine fours, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano scored 46 off 57 balls, and Beloved Biza added 34 off 49. Zimbabwe were 107 for 2 when Mugeri-Tiripano fell in the 22nd over, and the innings was still in reasonable shape at 120 for 3 when Mupachikwa departed in the 27th. From there the wickets came steadily, with the fourth falling at 154, then 168, 179, 198 twice, and finally 207 in the 47th over. Zimbabwe could not rebuild once the middle order had gone.
The bowling figures show how India controlled the chase. Vaishnavi Sharma took 4 for 39 in her 10 overs, Deepti Sharma returned 3 for 32 in nine overs, and Sayali Satghare picked up 1 for 33 in nine overs. For Zimbabwe, Nomvelo Sibanda took 2 for 38 in four overs, while Nyasha Gwanzura and Michelle Mavunga each claimed one wicket, but neither pair could stop the lower order from slipping away. Extras were similar on both sides, with India conceding 14 and Zimbabwe 15.
The result gives India a convincing win in the second match, and it came from a batting performance built on one long stand and a bowling attack that made the most of a flat total. The scorecard does not show where the series stands after the first match or what comes next, so the immediate story is simply that India took control at Vadodara and never let Zimbabwe get close to the target.