betvisa888Twitter reactions: Clinical India steamroll Zimbabwe in the first ODI

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Here is how Twitter reacted

Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill smashed unbeaten 80s to help India record a clinical 10-w🌟icket victory in the first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.

Chasing the target of 190, the Indian openers gave no chance to Zimbabwe bowlers, ensuring the tourists registered a win by 10 wickets. While Dhawan remained unbeaten at 81 🔯off 113 deliveries, Gill stayed undefeated at 82 from 72 balls.

Highest opening stands for India in 10-wicket wins (ODI):

197/0 vs Zimbabwe, Sharjah 1998
192/0 vs Zimbabwe, Harare 2022 *
126/0 vs Zimbabwe, Harare 2016
123/0 vs East Africa, Leeds 1975
116/0 vs West Indies, Port of Spain 1997
114/0 vs England, The Oval 2022
97/0 vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah 1984

Earlier, Indian bowlers dominated the proceedings and kept control of the run-flow by regularly taking wickets. Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel and Prasidh Krishna all picked up three wickets each.

While Chahar bagged three scalps for 27 in seven overs, Axar took a three-wicket haul while conceding 24 in 7.3 overs. Similarly, Prasidh also pic🧸ked up three scalps but ended up giving away 50 runs in 8 overs.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

3⃣Fic returns!🔥 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)

That's that from the 1st ODI.
An unbeaten 192 run stand between & as w🏅in by 10 wickets.
Scorecard –
— BCCI (@BCCI)

1st ODI of last two India-Zimbabwe series:
2016 – KL Rahul debuted and scored his first century
2022 – KL Rahul won his first match as captain
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)

3rd hundred ru﷽n partnership by Gill & Dhawan from 4 innings in ODI for✅mat as an opening pair.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)

Best everꦿ ODI figures for Bapu as he put in a 🔝 performance in the series🎐 opener 👏🏼
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)

It's advantage as they secure a comfortable 🔟 wicket win courtesy of a brilliant 1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣ run partnership between the openers.
Shikhar Dhawan – 8️⃣1️⃣*(113)
Shubman Gill – 8️⃣2️⃣*(72)
📸 – BCCI
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)

✌️10-w💜icket wins & ➡️ The perfect history in 2022 💙
📸: BCCI |
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)

| 1-0 to 🇮🇳 India! Match summary 👇 | |
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv)

🇮🇳🏏 VICTORY IS OURS! We start the series with a delightful win, thanks to Gill & Dhawan's unbeaten opening stand.
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)