Murali Vijay was looking in excellent nick during his brief innings © AFP
Opener Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay have been dismissed in quick succession in the first T20 International (T20I) against Zimbabwe. Vijay was the first to go having scored a blistering knock of a 19-ball 34 in the 7th over. But Rahane too got off to an excellent start and scored a run-a-ball 33 but was dismissed by Graeme Cremer. Rahane once again fails to convert one of his starts. Robin Uthappa walked in at No.3 and was followed by Manish Pandey at No.4 and will hope that they carry on India’s momentum from here. India still have the likes of Manish Pandey and the centurion of the final One-Day International (ODI) Kedar Jadhav to follow. LIVE BLOG: INDIA vs ZIMBABWE, 1st T20I at Harare
Earlier, India had won the toss for the very first time on this tour and elected to bat first. Sandeep Sharma makes his international decut for India and for Zimbabwe, it is Taurai Muzarabani, who is making his debut for the hosts. LIVE SCORECARD: INDIA vs ZIMBABWE, 1st T20I at Harare