Zimbabwe Women will cross swords with the West Indies Women in the first match of the three-game T20I series at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare on Saturday, October 3.
Zimbabwe Women suffered a 0-5 T20I series defeat to South Africa Women earlier last month. On the other hand, the West Indies Women suffered a semi-final defeat to Australia Women in the T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in June 2026.
ZIM-W vs WI-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Zimbabwe Women vs West Indies Women, T20I Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 4:30 PM IST, Saturday, October 3
Venue: Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
ZIM-W vs WI-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
The average first-innings score across the last three Women’s T20Is at this venue was 131. Interestingly, two out of three ODIs saw the teams batting first come out on top. Any score above 150 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
ZIM-W vs WI-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Zimbabwe Women
Nyasha Gwanzura, Modester Mupachikwa (wk), Kelis Ndhlovu, Beloved Biza, Tendai Makusha, Josephine Nkomo (c), Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Michelle Mavunga, Sharne Mayers, Nomvelo Sibanda, Francisca Chipare
West Indies Women
Eboni Brathwaite, Zaida James, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Stafanie Taylor, Realeanna Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Jahzara Claxton, Jannillea Glasgow, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack
ZIM-W vs WI-W, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: West Indies Women
These two sides haven’t played against each other in this format. With the West Indies already securing the ODI series win 2-1, we can expect them to continue their winning momentum, bagging a comfortable win in this fixture.
