Feb 15, 1997: Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
This was the first match of the series and the home side was full of confidence after beating India a week ago. This time Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first. India only managed to score 168 where Robin Singh was the top scorer with 45.
Rain, once again had the party out there. It was like the rain is usual during Indo-Zimbabwe match. Zimbabwe got the new target again which was of 136 of 38 overs. The home team did it in style by winning the match by 8 wickets. Heath Streak was the man of the match for his 5-wicket haul.