In the second one-day tournament match held in Vadodara, the Indian women's team set a target of 329 runs for the Zimbabwe team. Despite stepping down as captain, Harmpreet Kaur once again helped the team overcome difficulties by playing an outstanding innings.
After captain Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma were dismissed for a small number of runs, the team found itself in deep trouble, losing two batters for just 19 runs. At this critical moment, former captain Harmpreet Kaur and vice-captain Dipti Sharma came onto the field, completely changing the course of the match with their brilliant century performances.
Harmpreet Kaur registered her eighth century in the career of one-day matches, making her the second player in the history of the Indian women's one-day format by the number of centuries. After initial setbacks, Harmpreet Kaur formed a powerful partnership of 124 runs with Pratik Raval, allowing the team to emerge from the crisis.
After Pratik and Tajal Hasnis came out, Harmpreet took the initiative and built another century partnership with vice-captain Dipti Sharma. As a result, India managed to score an impressive total of 328 runs while losing six batters in the allotted 50 overs.
Harmpreet Kaur demonstrated strong play, scoring 126 runs off 121 balls, using 15 fours. Meanwhile, Dipti Sharma played in an explosive style, scoring 106 runs without getting out off 86 balls, also utilizing 15 fours.
Furthermore, Pratik Raval contributed by scoring 61 runs off 67 balls (4 fours, 2 sixes), which allowed the Indian women's team to set a very high bar for Zimbabwe. None of the other Indian players managed to cross the mark of 10 runs.