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'We Didn't Play The Way We Wanted': Smriti Mandhana After India Survive Zimbabwe Scare

NDTV Sports · 16 October 2026 at 11:44 pm

'We Didn't Play The Way We Wanted': Smriti Mandhana After India Survive Zimbabwe Scare

India captain Smriti Mandhana admitted her side did not play the way it wanted in the first T20I against Zimbabwe, but was happy to begin her full-time captaincy with a four-wicket victory in Raipur on Friday.

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