India Women completed a 3-0 clean sweep of their ODI series against Zimbabwe Women on Wednesday, winning the third and final match at Vadodara by eight wickets. Chasing 131, India reached 133 for 2 in just 17 overs, Cricket Times reported.
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Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma was the standout performer, claiming her maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket with figures of 5 for 39 in 10 overs as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 131 in 39.5 overs, IANS reported. Sayali Satghare took 2 for 11 and Kranti Gaud 2 for 23.
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Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat, but lost wickets at regular intervals. Modester Mupachikwa top-scored with 37 and captain Josephine Nkomo made 35, while Chiedza Dhururu scored 20, according to IANS.
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At 20 years and 314 days, Vaishnavi became the second-youngest Indian woman to take an ODI five-wicket haul and the youngest Indian woman in a decade to achieve the feat, Cricket Times reported.
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Pratika Rawal anchored the chase with an unbeaten 59 off 56 balls, guiding India home with 33 overs to spare and sealing the series sweep, Cricket Times reported.
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