17th july, Harare (CRICKETNMORE) – 1st T 20- India beat Zimbabwe by 54 runs to take 1-0 lead in series.
Toss - A Rahane (Capt) india won the toss and elected to bat first
Venue – Harare Sports Club here Match Report
India Innings :
Experienced Robin Uthappa played a responsible 35-ball 39-run knock to guide India to 178/5 in 20 overs. India got off the blocks strongly after winning the toss and taking first strike, openers Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay scoring at a fast clip. Murali Vijay was the more aggressive of the two, hitting five boundaries and a six. But just when it seemed India would run away with the proceedings, Vijay (34 off 19 balls) was run out in the 7th over. His dismissal checked India's run-making march, which was quickly dealt another blow when skipper Rahane (33 off 32 balls) departed 14 balls later
Chris Mpofu was the most successful bowler for the home team, bagging three wickets for 33 runs in four overs.
Zimbabwe Innings: H Masakadza(28) and C Chibhabha (23) could not help Zimbabwe to lose the match by 54 runs against India in First T 20 match . For India A Patel took 3/17 in 4 over and Harbhajan Singh also took 2 wickets.
Man of the Match :Axar Patel(India )
Match Result : 1st T 20- India beat Zimbabwe by 54 runs
Series Result : India Take 1-0 lead in 2 match series.
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India Squad for the 1st T 20I
A Rahane, H Singh, M Vijay, R Uthappa, A Patel, M Sharma, M Pandey, K Jadhav, S Binny, B Kumar, S Sharma
Zimbabwe for the 1st T 20I
H Masakadza, C Chibhabha, C Ervine, C Coventry, E Chigumbura, S Raza, P Utseya, G Cremer, N Madziva, CB Mpofu, T Muzarabani