Batting first, Zimbabwe lost the toss and started on a low note. Openers Takutswanache Kaitano and Innocent Kai were expected to give them a better start. But in the ninth over, Mohammad Siraj broke this partnership. Siraj picked up Zimbabwe’s first wicket by getting Kaitano into the hands of wicketkeeper Sanju Samson. Sanju returned Kaitano with a good catch for seven runs. Another opener, Innocent Kai, was delivered to Sanju by Shardul Thakur. Shardul also brought back Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabwa who batted well in the last match. After that, Wesley Madhevere who scored two runs was dismissed and Physath Krishna also struck, and the hosts collapsed to a score of 31 for four.
At this stage, when the score seemed to be limited to 100, Sikander Raza and Sean Williams, who joined the crease, made a rescue effort. Both of them crossed the score of 50. But even this partnership might not lead their team to a better score. Kuldeep took Raza to Ishan Kishan who scored 16 runs. Along with Ryan Bale, who replaced Raza, Williams led Zimbabwe forward. This association is Helped Zimbabwe cross the 100 mark. Sean Williams took the wicket of Deepak Hooda and went to the pavilion following playing an unnecessary shot while batting well. Williams returned with 42 runs from 42 balls. After that, the Indian bowlers reduced the hosts to 161 runs by taking wickets at regular intervals. But Ryan Bale remained unbeaten on 39 runs.
After returning from injury, Deepak Chahar showed his excellence by taking three wickets in the first ODI. But when it came to the second ODI, Shardul Thakur replaced Deepak in the playing eleven. According to reports, the decision of the team management is to point out that no more weight should be given to Chahar while he recovers his fitness.
Indian Team- Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (capt), Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasid Krishna, Mohammad Siraj
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