In the first match of India’s Zimbabwe tour India’s young bowling side restricted experienced Zimbabwe batsmen for 168. The host country could not play all 300 deliveries of their innings as they all out with one ball remaining of their innings. Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets and Dhawal Kulkarni and Barinder Sran took two wickets each. Elton Chigumbura scored 41.
Opener KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu, who came at No. 3, played slowly but they got some good match practice at a sporting pitch of Harare Sports Club. Rahul has become the second India batsmen to score a fifty after Robin Uthappa in the debut match.
Twitter reactions:
Lol #INDvsZIM #ZIMvIND pic.twitter.com/GaDFeDcurF
— Jαι Sυℓтαи (@BeingSalmaniac1) June 11, 2016
It looks like KL Rahul comes from the Dothraki family. I mean,just check out his beard style. #ZIMvIND
— Shivi (@thisisshivi) June 11, 2016
Ambati Rayadu is India’s Zimbabwe tour specialist. #ZIMvIND
— S!d (@Vora_siddharth) June 11, 2016
Rayudu is more irritating than Alastair Cook. #ZIMvIND
— Thilak 5̶’̶7̶ (@Talented_Sharma) June 11, 2016
Rayudu 58 of 110 Keep Going Mate You will Be Selected for Nz Test Series #TestLikeBatting #ZIMvIND
— Balaji ™ (@Balaji_201) June 11, 2016
Watching Cricket Without Dhawan, Kohli, Jadeja, Raina in Team Is Equal To Gully Cricket ? Nothing To Watch #ZIMvIND
— Dι❡νιjay. (@The_Bapu7) June 11, 2016
Congrats MSD on taking atleast 1 of ur frnds on Zimbabwe tour. Rayudu is surely the youngest player of the 11. @msdhoni #INDvsZIM #ZIMvIND
— SAMEER MADIGERI (@iamSam88) June 11, 2016
I reckon Zimbabwe has the perfect ground, which is sporty and something on offer + perfect weather. One off test should be great. #ZIMvIND
— Vignesh (@ImVignesh24) June 11, 2016
Fifty on debut on foreign soil is a good confidence boost at the international level. We aren’t new to a Rahul getting 50s though! #ZIMvIND
— Pranay Sawant (@mi_Pranay) June 11, 2016
Lokesh Rahul scored a century
when he opened for the first
time in Tests and now a fifty on
ODI debut also as opener#ZIMvIND— Ihtisham Afridi (@Ihtishaaam) June 11, 2016
Indian players are known for playing selfish games.. Raydu 50*(92) is an perfect example. ODI is being played like test cricket. #ZimvInd
— Cricket Updates (@ImAtul_13) June 11, 2016
Patience shown by both Rahul and Rayudu too chase these target… India close to winning the first ODI #ZIMvIND
— Ankit Parikh (@Aparikh_206) June 11, 2016
50 comes up for Rayidu, sensible innings from both the batsmen, in fact a matured innings #ZIMvIND
— Madhan Mohan (@IamMadhanMohan) June 11, 2016