India vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Live cricket score and ball by ball commentary: Zimbabwe are 71/5 after 16 overs

14:17 (IST)

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FOUR! Burl gets off the mark with a boundary. Touch fuller from Prasidh Krishna and the left-hander throws his bat on it to hit that past the mid off area

14:15 (IST)

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WICKET! Prasidh Krishna braks the partnership. Length delivery, outside off from the pacer, forcing Sikandar Raza to go for the push but the batter only manages to edge that one to Shikhar Dhawan in the slips

14:09 (IST)

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The two in-form batters are out in the middle for Zimbabwe. They would need to stitch a stand to keep hosts in the hunt

13:57 (IST)

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FOUR! Sikandar Raza drives that through the off side perfectly. Fuller one from Chahar, moving away from the right-hander and Raza times that to perfection

13:53 (IST)

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FOUR! Two in two and this time he goes straight back to get the second boundary on the trot. Zimbabwe need to steady the ship to stay in the game

13:52 (IST)

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FOUR! Fuller from Siraj, just outside off and Regis Chakabva drives that nicely through mid off for a boundary

13:45 (IST)

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WICKET! That's the third one for Chahar. He bowls that touch fuller, on to the stumps and deceives the batter with that late swing. Madhevere tries to negotiate that through the on side but completely misses the ball and it hits his pads. Chahar and the Indian team appeals, the umpire raises his finger 

13:38 (IST)

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WICKET! Now Siraj joins the party. Slightly back of the length from the pacer, moving away from Williams as the batter edges that to Shikhar Dhawan in the slips

13:31 (IST)

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WICKET! Deepak Chahar has another one. This time he bowl a fuller one, going away from the left-hander. Marumani goes for the drive but only manages to edge it to the wicket-keeper. Chahar and India have two now

13:23 (IST)

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WICKET! Deepak Chahar finally has a wicket. A short delivery from the bowler, Kaia tries to pull that one but the ball hurries on to him a bit, takes the outside edge and Samson collects it in the third attempt. India have the first breakthrough

13:19 (IST)

After 6 overs,Zimbabwe 25/0 ( Innocent Kaia 4 , Tadiwanashe Marumani 8)

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Siraj once again troubles the batters with that pace and extra bit of bounce

13:12 (IST)

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FOUR! First boundary for Tadiwanashe Marumani as he drives that inswinging, fuller delivery through the mid off region

13:05 (IST)

After 3 overs,Zimbabwe 17/0 ( Innocent Kaia 3 , Tadiwanashe Marumani 2)

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This has been another good over from Chahar. He is inviting the batters to go for the drive on fuller deliveries, moving away

12:53 (IST)

After 1 overs,Zimbabwe 6/0 ( Innocent Kaia 1 , Tadiwanashe Marumani 0)

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A boundary to finish that first over. Deepak Chahar is getting the ball to swing nicely. He bowls this one full but around the leg stump channel and the ball runs away for a four behind after brushing the pads

12:47 (IST)

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The players are out in the middle. Marumani and Kaia will open the innings. Deepak Chahar will start the proceedings with the ball

12:38 (IST)

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Both KL Rahul and Deepak Chahar would be looking to get back into the groove. The two haven't played competitive cricket for quite sometime, owing to injuries

12:35 (IST)

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Playing XI
Zimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva(w/c), Luke Jongwe, Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava

12:23 (IST)

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Playing XI
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(c), Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

12:17 (IST)

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India have won the toss and elected to bowl first in Harare

11:23 (IST)

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the first ODI between Zimbabwe and India in Harare. India will be led by KL Rahul in Zimbabwe, while the hosts are coming fresh from a successful limited-overs series against Bangladesh, where they won both ODIs and T20Is with a 2-1 scoreline. Stay tuned for further updates