A funny incident occurred before the match when the two teams were out on the ground for their respective anthems. As an insect flew close to his face, India’s Ishan Kishan looked irritated. Kishan appeared perplexed and even turned to look at Kuldeep Yadav by his side.
The Indian cricket team, led by KL Rahul, had a great day at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday, winning by ten wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series. Shubman Gill (82) and Shikhar Dhawan Gill (81) were unbeaten as the tourists chased down a modest target of 190 in 19.1 overs. The hosts were bowled out for 189 in 40.3 overs, largely due to a valiant 70-run ninth-wicket stand among Richard Ngarava and Brad Evans.
Watch Ishan Kishan’s Reaction To An Insect Attack During India’s First ODI Against Zimbabwe
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Concerning the match, Zimbabwe used eight bowlers, but none were able to claim a wicket as the Indian openers combined for a six and 19 fours. Ngarava was the worst bowler, conceding 40 runs in seven overs, while Luke Jongwe limited the Indian openers to 11 runs in two overs.
India, which is third in the ODI rankings and ten places ahead of Zimbabwe, traveled to southern Africa with several stars, such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who are on rest.
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Head coach Rahul Dravid also took a break after games in England and the Caribbean, with VVS Laxman taking over.
After being put in to bat by India, the home side rallied to 83-6, with Ngarava scoring 34 and Evans unbeaten on 33. Prasidh Krishna clean bowled Ngarava after he faced 42 deliveries and hit a six and three fours.
Evans also hit a six and three fours off 29 balls as Zimbabwe tried in vain to extend its winning streak to nine matches in 11 since Dave Houghton took over as coach in June.
Former batting star Houghton took over a demoralized team after Afghanistan’s 3-0 ODI and T20 whitewashes and led Zimbabwe to series victories over Bangladesh in both white-ball formats.
Chakabva, the other Zimbabwe batsman to stand out, scored 35 runs, including four fours.
With three wickets each, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, and Krishna shared the Indian bowling honors.
Krishna asserted the treasured wicket of Zimbabwe middle-order star Sikandar Raza despite being the most expensive bowler, conceding 50 runs.
Raza, who had scored unbeaten centuries in two of his three ODI innings against Bangladesh, had only scored 12 when he was caught in the slips by Dhawan.
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