India won the 1st ODI against Zimbabwe by 10 wickets while they were chasing 190 runs. Shikhar Dhawan and Shubhman Gill smashed fifties and their contribution to the game helped India with a victory of 10 wickets. This is the first game of the three-match series held at Harare Sports Club.
India vs Zimbabwe: Match Highlights
Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill’s half-centuries led India to a 10-wicket win. On the other hand, the 70-run stand between Brad Evans and Richard Ngarava helped Zimbabwe near the 200 run-mark. Dhawan and Gill had their 192-run partnership that helped India to achieve the target in just 30.5 overs. Shikhar Dhawan mustered 81 runs from 113 deliveries and Shubman Gill smashed 82 runs in just 72 balls.
Wicketkeeper-batter and skipper Regis Chakabva scored 35 off 51 before getting out by Axar. Brad Evans and Richard Ngarava scored 33 and 34 runs respectively to take their team to a total of above 185.
Deepak Chahar and Axar Patel had their career’s best bowling figures. The former one had a figure of 3/27 while Axar Patel picked all the three wickets at 189 runs, at 40.3 overs. Mohammad Siraj could pick one wicket giving our 36 runs. Prasidh Krishna scalped three wickets too. KL Rahul who had made a comeback from his injury led the team and elected to bowl first. In absence of Rohit Sharma, he did a great job indeed. India is having a gala time at the ODI format since the team won five of the six matches. Chahar also made a comeback after he recovered from a hamstring injury.
This is the 13th victory of the Indian team in ODI and their tenth victory at the venue. Deepak Chahar who gave his career’s best performance after returning to the squad won the player of the Match award.
Read more: Asia Cup: Top 5 highest run scorers in the tournament (in a single edition)
