New Delhi. India won the first ODI against Zimbabwe by 10 wickets. In this match played in Harare, India defeated the hosts Zimbabwe (India vs Zimbabwe). India bowled first in the match. The Indian bowlers made a strong performance and bundled out Zimbabwe’s innings for just 189 runs. After that it was the turn of the batsmen. But this time not many batsmen got much chance. Reason- Opener Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill only took India to the target.
By the way, this is not the first time, when India has won an ODI match by 10 wickets (India records 10 wicket win). Indian team has won 8 ODI matches by this margin. As far as Zimbabwe is concerned, it has lost against India for the third time by 10 wickets. The Indian team had earlier won by a margin of 10 wickets over Zimbabwe in 1998 and 2016.
India played the first ODI match in 1974. A year after this, the Indian team landed in the World Cup 1975. However, Team India could not make it to the semi-finals of the World Cup. But even in the midst of this disappointing performance, she did not miss to create history. They beat East Africa by a margin of 10 wickets. This was also India’s first victory. In this way, India registered its first win in ODI cricket by a margin of 10 wickets.
The Indian team won by 10 wickets for the second time in 1984 after 1975. He defeated Sri Lanka this time. The wait for the third time to win by 10 wickets ended in 1997. This time India hunted West Indies by 10 wickets. Apart from these teams, the Indian team has also defeated England and Kenya by this margin.
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August 18, 2022, 19:19 IST