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India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets

By The Assam Tribune

HARARE, June 12 (PTI): India overcame a shaky start to register their first win over Zimbabwe on the current tour as they beat the hosts by six wickets in the first Twenty20 International cricket match here today.

Chasing a modest 112 to win, India overhauled the target with five overs to spare with Yusuf Pathan (36) and Virat Kohli (27) finishing off the game for the visitors, who were shocked by the African minnows twice in the one-day tri-series.

Earlier, shaking off the tri-series rust, Indian bowlers showed discipline and restricted Zimbabwe to a meagre 111 for nine at Harare Sports Club here today.

Paceman R Vinay Kumar (3/24) was the most successful bowler with three wickets while Ashok Dinda (2/27) and Pragyan Ojha (2/11) accounted for two victims apiece.

During India�s chase, big-hitting Pathan and youngster Kohli shared an unbeaten 64-run stand for the fifth wicket to rescue India from a precarious 48 for 4.

Pathan�s 23-ball knock contained two fours and three sixes while Kohli faced 22 balls with three fours and a six.

SCORECARD

Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza c Raina b Vinay Kumar 1, Brendan Taylor lbw b Vinay Kumar 15, Chamu Chibhabha lbw b Chawla 40, Tatenda Taibu c Sharma b Ashwin 4, Craig Ervine b Dinda 30, Elton Chigumbura c Vijay b Ojha 3, Greg Lamb lbw b Ojha 0, Prosper Utseya b Vinay Kumar 6, Raymond Price b Dinda 2, Ed Rainsford not out 1, Chris Mpofu not out 3; Extras: (lb-3, w-1, nb-2) 6. Total: (for 9 wickets in 20 overs) 111. Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-30, 3-46, 4-73, 5-80, 6-81, 7-103, 8-105, 9-107. Bowling: Vinay Kumar 3-0-24-3, Dinda 3-0-27-2, Ojha 4-0-11-2, Ashwin 4-0-22-1, Chawla 4-0-14-1, Pathan 2-0-10-0.

India: M Vijay c Utseya b Mpofu 5, N Ojha c Taibu b Mpofu 2, S Raina c Chigumbura b Price 28, R Sharma st Taibu b Price 10, V Kohli not out 26, Y Pathan not out 37; Extras (wd-3, nb-1) 4. Total (For 4 wickets in 15 overs) 112. Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-12, 3-47, 4-48. Bowling: C Mpofu 4-0-31-2, Ed Rainsford 3-0-25-0, P Utseya 2-0-12-0, R Price 4-0-24-2, E Chigumbura 1-0-10-0, G Lamb 1-0-10-0.

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