India, Oct. 16 -- Smriti Mandhana begins a new chapter in Indian women's cricket when she leads the team as full-time captain against Zimbabwe in Raipur on Friday. Having guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to two Women's Premier League titles, Mandhana now takes charge of the national side, with former captain Harmanpreet Kaur remaining in the squad and Shafali Verma named vice-captain. India head into the series on the back of their Asian Games gold medal triumph in Aichi-Nagoya last month, while Mandhana will draw on her experience of 18 T20Is as captain, winning 11 of them. The opening match also marks Zimbabwe's first bilateral series against India and Raipur's debut as a venue for international women's cricket, adding to the occasion...