India won the toss and non appointive to bowl, but they may have regretted that call once
Pakistan-born opener Sikandar Raza affected a career-best eighty two and Elton Chigumbura forty three not out as zimbabwe reached 228 for seven. Leg spinner Amit Mishra was the decide of the Indian bowlers with 3 for forty three in his ten overs.Rayudu and Kohli came calm afterwards India's aperture brace of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma ancient adequately aboriginal - Dhawan afterwards declining to ascendancy a hook, and Rohit afterwards nicking a wide, affable supply to the keeper.
Kohli was chatty appropriate from the start, accent by a controlled drive through added awning and a alluringly timed flick to the midwicket boundary. With the asking-rate able-bodied in hand, Rayudu took his time aboriginal on to achieve any nerves, mainly ambidextrous in singles - he hit just two fours till he accomplished his half-century.Kohli put on 159 for the third wicket with debutant Ambati Rayudu (63 not out) in India's absolute of 230 for four.
With the angle accepting broiled out, and Zimbabwe's spinners not accepting abundant purchase, Prosper Utseya's backward double-strike wasn't abundant added than an befalling for the army to cheer.
SCORES:
zimbabwe placed on 72 for the first wicket.
ZIMBABWE: 228 for 7 in 50 overs (Sibanda 34, Sikandar 82, Williams 15, Chigumbura 43 not out; Mishra 3-43)
INDIA: 230 for 4 in 44.5 overs (Sharma 20, Dhawan 17, Kohli 115, Rayudu 63 not out; Utseya 2-34)
Result: India won by six wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Virat Kohli.
Pakistan-born opener Sikandar Raza affected a career-best eighty two and Elton Chigumbura forty three not out as zimbabwe reached 228 for seven. Leg spinner Amit Mishra was the decide of the Indian bowlers with 3 for forty three in his ten overs.Rayudu and Kohli came calm afterwards India's aperture brace of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma ancient adequately aboriginal - Dhawan afterwards declining to ascendancy a hook, and Rohit afterwards nicking a wide, affable supply to the keeper.
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| Virat Kohli 115 runs against zimbabwe yesterday and selected for man of the match |
With the angle accepting broiled out, and Zimbabwe's spinners not accepting abundant purchase, Prosper Utseya's backward double-strike wasn't abundant added than an befalling for the army to cheer.
SCORES:
zimbabwe placed on 72 for the first wicket.
ZIMBABWE: 228 for 7 in 50 overs (Sibanda 34, Sikandar 82, Williams 15, Chigumbura 43 not out; Mishra 3-43)
INDIA: 230 for 4 in 44.5 overs (Sharma 20, Dhawan 17, Kohli 115, Rayudu 63 not out; Utseya 2-34)
Result: India won by six wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Virat Kohli.
