Top order fires India to easy win
ESPNcricinfo staff
17-Jul-2015

India chose to bat and played five T20I debutants. The openers - M Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane - got India off to a brisk start, and Robin Uthappa followed with a handy cameo • Associated Press
Manish Pandey made a run-a-ball 19, but was third man out in the 16th over at the score of 127. However, Uthappa kept the momentum going from the other end•Associated Press
After a late surge from the lower order, India's total rose to 178 for 5. Chris Mpofu picked up figures of 3 for 33, but all of India's batsmen scored at a strike-rate of 100 or more.•Associated Press
Zimbabwe got off to a bright start - the openers put on 55 in 49 balls. But following the first dismissal, it was all downhill for the hosts who lost wickets too consistently and soon fell to 98 for 7•Associated Press
Zimbabwe struggled for the boundaries throughout their chase and finished with 124 for 7, as India completed a convincing 54-run win to go 1-0 up in the two-match series•Associated Press