When And Where To Watch India Women vs Zimbabwe Women T20I In India?

Smriti Mandhana will lead Team India against Zimbabwe. Photo: AP

A new era will kick off in Indian cricket on Friday (October 16) as Smriti Mandhana will lead the Indian women's cricket team for the first time as the full-time captain. She replaced Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain following India's gold medal win at the 2026 Asian Games. Mandhana has captained India on a stand-in basis in the past. India have won all four ODIs under her captaincy. The Women in Blue have 11 wins in 18 T20Is with Mandhana at the helm.

Harmanpreet has been retained in the squad for the Zimbabwe series, but she will now play as a specialist batter. She finished her captaincy career with 30 wins in 51 ODIs.

Harmanpreet Kaur captained India to a title win in 2025 ODI World Cup. Photo: BCCI

India ended their ICC title drought under her and won the 2025 ODI World Cup trophy. They won 92 out of 155 T20Is under her. Harmanpreet-led India fell short of winning the 2020 T20 World Cup after losing to Australia in the final. India won four out of five Tests under her captaincy.

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