Zimbabwe posted just 125 on the board in the first innings, with Wessley Madhevere posting only 39 runs in 34 balls. On his comeback to the Indian team, Mayank Yadav was the star of the show as he got two wickets in the powerplay with his express pace proving unplayable for the home team. He got a wicket on the first ball of the match. He finished with figures of 2-18 in fopowerplay, Prince Yadav also on top of his game with a fine spell of 2-19. Shivam Dube (1-32) and Ravi Bishnoi (1-24) got one wicket each.
Earlier, Ashok Sharma had become the 23rd Indian to make their T20I debut at the Harare Sports Club, as Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl first.
India Playing XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav
Zimbabwe Playing XI: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (w), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
After failing to secure a single victory in his first eight games in charge, Shreyas Iyer will look to finally get a win as Indian captain as India plays Zimbabwe in the first of three T20Is in four days. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will return to the playing XI with Sanju Samson dropped from the 15-man squad. Three players in the squad could get their Indian T20I debut.
Toss: India won the toss and chose to bowl
Weather Report: No rain is expected, but a chilly day is expected with temperatures ranging between 9 and 24 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report: A tacky surface is expected with some challenging conditions for batters.
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi
Zimbabwe Squad: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere, Innocent Kaia, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga, Blessing Muzarabani, Ben Curran, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Newman Nyamhuri