India crush Zimbabwe by 54 runs in 1st T20, take 1-0 Lead

The young Team India crushed Zimbabwe by 54 runs in the first T20 match in Harare to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The victory came soon after India’s 3-0 ODI victory over the hosts.

India scored 178/5 in 20 overs to set a victory target of 179 for Zimbabwe. Rahane (33), Vijay (34) and Uthappa (39*) were the top scorers. For Zimbabwe, Chris Mpofu took three wickets.

In reply, Zimbabwe started well, as the openers added 55 runs for the first wicket. But, lost the way completely and finished at 124/7 in the end. Openers Masakadza (28) and Chibhabha (23) were the top scorers. No other batsmen lived up to the expectations. Axar Patel took three wickets, while Harbhajan Singh took two wickets. Axar Patel was declared ‘Man of he Match’.

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