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India vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Live Score Updates:India skipper KL Rahul has won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday. It is worth noting that Deepak Chahar misses out.
The first ODI between India and Zimbabwe saw the former making it a one-sided affair on Thursday. After India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul won the toss, he opted to bowl first against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. India bundled out Zimbabwe for 189 runs, thanks to Axar Patel (3 for 24), Deepak Chahar (3 for 27), Prasidh Krishna (3 for 50) and Mohammed Siraj (1 for 36). In reply, Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill made mockery of Zimbabwe's total as they stitched an unbeaten 192-run stand for the first wicket to help India win the game with 115 balls to spare.
Rohit Sharma led Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians to a record five titles before he became India's all-format captain. While he was handed the white-ball captaincy of the national team in December last year, Rohit was elected as the full-time Test captain of India in February, 2022. Talking about his style of captaincy, the right-handed batter said that he tries to keep things simple. Rohit added that confusion among players and their roles is the last thing he would want under his captaincy.
KL Rahul on Thursday registered his first win as India captain as he led them to a 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first ODI in Harare. Rahul, returning to the field for the first time since IPL 2022, did not get a chance to bat, but he did impress fans before the match even got underway. As the two teams lined up for the national anthems, Rahul was seen chewing a gum. Before India's national anthem began, he was seen taking the chewing gum out of his mouth.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra heaped praise on all-rounder Axar Patel for his performance in the side's first ODI of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. India defeated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the match on Thursday that saw Axar returning figures of 3 for 24 in 7.3 overs. However, Chopra added that Axar is still in the shadow of Ravindra Jadeja and that he would not be getting a chance as long as Jadeja is fit and available to play.
Zimbabwe. India lead the three-match series 1-0, having demolished the Zimbabwe team with a 10-wicket win in the first ODI. The gulf between the two teams would always make these kind of bilateral contests lopsided but bigger goal for the 'Men In Blue' would be to push the limits.
A fit-again Deepak Chahar marked his return to India's Twenty20 side with a match-winning spell in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe on Thursday but the 30-year-old is not taking his place in the World Cup squad for granted.
Kl Rahul-led Team India would look to keep their winning momentum going when they take the field against Zimbabwe in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday. In the first ODI, Team India did not break a sweat as they chased down the target of 190 with ten wickets in hand and 115 balls to spare. Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan scored 82 and 81, helping the visitors go over the line. Earlier, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna and Axar Patel had returned with three wickets each to bundle out Zimbabwe for 189 inside 41 overs.