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Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill smashed unbeaten 80s to help I🐠ndia record a clinical 10-wicket victory in the first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
Chasing the target of 190, the Indian openers gave no chance to Zimbabwe bow🙈lers, ensuring the tourists registered a win by 10 wickets. Whilꩲe Dhawan remained unbeaten at 81 off 113 deliveries, Gill stayed undefeated at 82 from 72 balls.
Highest opening stands for India in 10-wicket wins (ODI):
- 197/0 vs Zimbabwe, Sharjah 1998
- 192/0 vs Zimbabwe, Harare 2022 *
- 126/0 vs Zimbabwe, Harare 2016
- 123/0 vs East Africa, Leeds 1975
- 116/0 vs West Indies, Port of Spain 1997
- 114/0 vs England, The Oval 2022
- 97/0 vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah 1984
Earlier, Indian bowlers dominated the proceedings and kept control of the run-flow by regularly taking wickets. Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel and Prasidh Krishna all picked up three wickets each.
While Chahar bagged three scalps for 27 in seven oveౠrs, Axar took a three-wicket haul while conceding 24 in 7.3 overs. Similarly, Prasidh also picked up three scalps but ended up giving awa𓆏y 50 runs in 8 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
3⃣Fic returns!🔥 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
That's that from the 1st ODI.
An unbeaten 19♛2 run stand between & as win by 10 wickets.
Scorecard –
— BCCI (@BCCI)
1st ODI of last two India-Zimbabwe series:
2016 – KL Rahul debuted and scored his first century
2022 – KL Rahul won his first match as captain— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
3rd hundreﷺd run partnership by Gill & Dhawan from 4 innings 🐈in ODI format as an opening pair.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Best ever ODI figures for Bapu as he put in a 🔝 performance in the series opener 👏�🍃�
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
It's advantage as they secure a comfortable 🔟 wicket win courtesy of a brilliant 1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣ run partnership between the openers.
Shikhar Dhawan – 8️⃣1️⃣*(113)
Shubman Gill – 8️⃣2️⃣*(72)📸 – BCCI
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
✌️🦩10-wicket wins 💫& ➡️ The perfect history in 2022 💙
📸: BCCI |
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
| 1-0 to 🇮🇳 India! Match summary 👇 | |
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv)
🇮🇳🏏 VICTORY IS OURS! We start the series with a delightful win, thanks to Gill & Dhawan's unbeaten opening stand.
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
😍: Us watching win the 1st ODI!
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)