HARARE: Opening batsmen Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan shone as India defeated Zimbabwe in the first of three one-day internationals by a comfortable margin of 10 wickets on Thursday.
The tourists’ modest goal of 190 was met at Harare Sports Club with 19.1 overs to spare due to the unbeaten performances of Gill (82) and vice captain Dhawan (81).
Thanks in large part to a valiant 70-run ninth-wicket stand among Richard Ngarava and Brad Evans, the home team was all out for 189 in 40.3 overs.
The youthful Shubman is fun to bat with, & now I feel like a kid too, remarked Dhawan.”Once I was prepared, I pursued the bowlers. I intended to accelerate after rotating the strike.
“My tempo with Gill has become comfortable. It’s enjoyable to watch him bat and time the ball. He has consistently demonstrated the ability to increase 50s.
It was encouraging to be seeing Deepak Chahar come back with three wickets, and our bowlers displayed commendable performance.
Regis Chakabva, the captain of Zimbabwe, stated: “India bowled exceptionally really well exert pressure on us. I thought we got off to a good start, but after 18 over, we lost our stride.
