Vaishnavi Sharma takes 4/39 as India win second ODI
Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma claimed four wickets to give India a 2-0 series lead.
Vaishnavi Sharma took 4 for 39 in 10 overs as India beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second ODI in Vadodara on Sunday. The left-arm spinner dismissed Modester Mupachikwa, Beloved Biza, Josephine Nkomo and Michelle Mavunga to restrict the visitors to 207 after India posted 329 for 9. India now lead the three-match series 2-0.
Zimbabwe had added 69 runs for the third wicket through Mupachikwa and Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano after Loryn Phiri fell early. Mupachikwa made 49 from 70 balls and Mugeri-Tiripano scored 46 from 57 before Vaishnavi broke the stand. Zimbabwe lost their last seven wickets for 69 runs.
The 20-year-old finished the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup as the leading wicket-taker with 17 scalps at an average of 4.35. She made her senior international debut against Sri Lanka in December 2025 and has now claimed nine wickets in six white-ball matches for India.
CricHubb Take
Vaishnavi's four-wicket haul in her second ODI shows how quickly a domestic standout can step into the senior attack when the opportunity arrives.