Axar cleans up Raza (10) to finish with impressive figures (4-0-17-3). Mohit cleans up Creamer (9) two overs later. 

Utseya smashes a six and a boundary to somewhat dent Bhuvneswar's figures (4-0-22-0). 

Sandeep (3-0-34-0) bowls the final over. It's an expensive one, like his first two. 

However, it is too little too late for Zimbabwe. 

India score a comfortable 54-run win. 

Harbhajan deals Zimbabwe a fourth blow, having Coventry (10) caught by Rahane at short midwicket. 

And Zimbabwe, after a bright start, have succumbed yet again. 

There's more misery when Sean Ervine (2) is run out from a Mohit Sharma direct hit. 

Chibhabha's (23) belligerence costs him his wicket, Harbhajan having him caught by Manish Pandey at long-on. 

Chibhabha's 27-ball innings was inclusive of two boundaries and a six, and he helped Masakadza add 55 runs for the opening wicket. 

Charles Coventry is the new man in. But he can only watch in disbelief as Masakadza (28) is caught at short fine leg by Jadhav off Axar.

Axar also cleans up the Zimbabwean captain Elton Chigumbura (1) in the same over. 

Mohit Sharma is the first bowling change, replacing Bhuvneshwar (2-0-3-0) in the attack in the fifth over. He gives away four runs first up, Chibhabha finding a way through covers. 

Axar Patel replaces an expensive Sandeep (2-0-22-0) in the next over. He gives away six runs, with Chibhabha hitting a boundary past mid-on.

It's spin from both sides with Harbhajan Singh replacing Mohit in the seventh over. It is not a good start for the veteran, Masakadza smashing the third ball for a six over midwicket. Zimbabwe get to the 50-run mark in the over. 

Hamilton Masakadza and Chamu Chibhabha to open the batting for Zimbabwe, and it will be Bhuvneshwar Kumar first up for India. Just two runs off the over. 

Debutant Sandeep Singh to bowl the second over. It's not a very good beginning am afraid. Chibhabha smashes the first ball over long-on for a six. Masakadza also helps himself to a six, over long leg, in the over.

Jadhav (9) is Mpofu's second victim, caought by Masakadza. In comes Stuart Binny.

He begins with a six off Madziva (4-0-46-0) before becoming Mpofu's third victim (4-0-27-3), caught by Creamer at deep midwicket. 

Uthappa stays unbeaten on 39 as India manage 178 for five in their stipulated 20 overs. 

Mpofu is back in the 16th over. He strikes with his second ball, having Manish Pandey (19) caught by Raza at long-off. 

Pandey's run-a-ball innings was inclusive of a boundary and a six, and he helped his partner add 45 runs for the third wicket.

Kedar Jadhav joins Uthappa at the crease. 

Sikandar Raza replaces Utseya (3-0-20-0) in the attack in the 11th over. Only two runs come off the over. 

Manish Pandey eases the pressure with a huge six over midwicket, off Creamer. A single by him, off Utseya, helps India reach the 100-run mark, in the 13th over. 

Utseya ends his spell with decent figures (4-0-30-0). Creamer does even better (4-1-20-1).

Robin Uthappa joins his captain at the crease. And Graeme Creamaer is handed the ball in the eighth over, replacing an expensive Madziva (2-0-21-0). 

It is spin from both ends, and a good move in the final analysis. 

Creamer strikes in his second over, Rahane (33) gets deceived by the flight and miscues one, and Chigumbura makes no mistake at point. 

Manish Pandey is the new man in.

Another boundary by Vijay, this time off Madziva through extra cover, helps India get past the 50-run mark, in only the sixth over. 

India manage 58 without loss in the first six. And Utseya is back to bowl the seventh, replacing an expensive Muzarabani (2-0-26-0). 

Vijay's (34) laziness costs him his wicket, run out of a direct hit from Sikandar Raza.

Vijay's 19-ball innings was inclusive off five boundaries and a six, and he helped Rahane add 64 runs for the opening wicket.

Taurai Muzarabani to bowl the third over. Rahane welcomes him with a boundary in front of midwicket. Nine runs off the over, with Vijay hitting the last ball to the fence. 

It's a fourth bowling change, in the first four overs for Zimbabwe. Neville Madziva to bowl the fourth over. Rahane gets 10 runs off the first four balls, including a boundary off the second.

The first six of the Indian innings comes in Muzarabani's second over, when Vijay clears the square leg boundary. The batsman follows it up with successive boundaries.

Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay to open the batting for India, and it will be Prosper Utseya first up for Zimbabwe. Three runs come off the over. 

Chris Mpofu to bowl the second over. Seven runs com eoff it.

The visitors are expectedly favorites going into the match, having won the ODI series 3-0.

The news is that India has won the toss and opted to have a bat first. 

"We will put the runs on the board, and then try to defend it," reasons captain Ajinkya Rahane. His opposite number Elton Chigumbura looks unperturbed though. 

"This looks like a good wicket to chase," he avers, adding, "Hopefully, we can restrict them to a low score."