The Indian women’’s cricket team aims to play a fearless brand of cricket while being smart heading into the Women’’s Champions Trophy at home early next year, vice-captain Shafali Verma said here on Thursday.

India will take on Zimbabwe for the first time ever in a bilateral engagement, with the T20 series forming part of their preparations for the ICC event in February. India and Zimbabwe will face off in a three-match T20 series here before moving to Vadodara for three ODIs.