India Beat Zimbabwe in the first ODI by 10 wickets thanks to unbeaten innings of 82 from Gill and 81 from Dhawan. India starts fantastic in the three-match series. For Zimbabwe, there is much to consider which has outperformed and outclassed in all three categories.
Deepak Chahar Return
Deepak Chahar’s probing new-ball spell on his excellent return after six months and a century stand between in-form openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill. As a result, zimbabwe lost their 13th straight ODI match to India. With three wickets each, Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, and Axar Patel bowled the hosts out for 189 before Dhawan and Gill chased down the mark with around 20 overs remaining.
Dhawan and Gill struck their third half-centuries in the last four games after captain KL Rahul gave up his position at the top of the order to let the in-form partnership keep up their pace. Not to mention that they had been holding out for more than three centuries since the West Indies series began. In the second ODI in the Caribbean, their opening partnership’s lowest output had been 48 runs.
Brief Scorecard
After being out of action for over six months, Deepak Chahar bowled beautifully. He took 3 for 27, while fellow pacers Prasidh Krishna (3/50) and Mohammed Siraj (1/36) also contributed to the 189 runs Zimbabwe was able to score.
Additionally, Axar Patel (3/24) a spinner claimed three wickets. Regis Chakabva, the captain, led the way with a 51-ball 35. No. 9 Brad Evans (33 not out) and No. 10 Richard Ngarava (34) put up the greatest partnership of 70 runs to help Zimbabwe reach a respectable total.
In the chase, Gill finished unbeaten on an aggressive 82, and Dhawan was unbeaten on 81 as India sailed through the finish line in 30.5 overs.
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Scorecard
ZIMBABWE INNINGS
| Batsman Name | Runs | Balls | |
| Innocent Kaia | c †Samson b Chahar | 4 | 20 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | c †Samson b Chahar | 8 | 22 |
| Wessly Madhevere | lbw b Chahar | 5 | 12 |
| Sean Williams | c Dhawan b Mohammed Siraj | 1 | 3 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Dhawan b Prasidh Krishna | 12 | 17 |
| Regis Chakabva (c)† | b Patel | 35 | 51 |
| Ryan Burl | c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna | 11 | 18 |
| Luke Jongwe | lbw b Patel | 13 | 23 |
| Brad Evans | not out | 33 | 29 |
| Richard Ngarava | b Prasidh Krishna | 34 | 42 |
| Victor Nyauchi | c Shubman Gill b Patel | 8 | 6 |
Indian Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W |
| Deepak Chahar | 7 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 8 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 8 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Axar Patel | 7.3 | 2 | 24 | 3 |
Indian Batting
| BATTING | R | B | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | not out | 81 | 113 |
| Shubman Gill | not out | 82 | 72 |
Zimbabwe Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W |
| Richard Ngarava | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Victor Nyauchi | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 3.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Luke Jongwe | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wessly Madhevere | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Full Scorecard
Playing XI
India XI: KL Rahul (capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
Zimbabwe XI: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Sean Williams, Wessly Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (capt & wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Bradley Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava
