New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- India captain Smriti Mandhana is encouraged by the team's progress as they prepare for next year's inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy, which will be held on home soil in February.

India completed a 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe in the three-match T20I series, sealing the clean sweep with a 92-run win in Raipur on Tuesday. The series also gave the team an opportunity to test different combinations and assess its bowling options ahead of the six-team tournament.

India tried six different bowlers across the series, with Nandani Sharma leading the way with six wickets. Kranti Gaud and Niki Prasad also made an impression, claiming three wickets each.

With the conditions during the Zimbabwe series expected to be similar to th...