Arshdeep Singh's three-wicket haul followed by Suryakumar Yadav's 50* and KL Rahul's unbeaten knock of 51 helped India defeat South Africa by eight wickets in the first match of the three-match T20I series.
Bajrang Punia, India's most successful wrestler at the world championships with one silver and two bronze, began the day with a hard-fought 5-4 win over Cuba's two-time worlds bronze medallist Alejandro Valdes.
India have made two changes to their winning combination from the previous ODI as Deepak Chahar and Avesh Khan replace Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
KL Rahul-led India outplayed Zimbabwe in all three departments of the game to register a thumping 10-wicket victory at the Harare Sports Club here and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
The wrecker-in-chief with the new ball was pacer Deepak Chahar who returned with figures of 3/27 in seven overs. He sent the top three batters packing and from there on the Zimbabweans never looked like chasing a big total. After Chahar's exploits, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel also contribu
Dhawan used all his experience well to play a steady knock and later accelerated his innings. The 36-year-old scored 81 off 113 balls while Shubman Gill scored 82 not out of 72 balls