INDIA WIN BY 9 WICKETS!!!

India 173-1 (42.3 ovs) vs Zim 168 | Scorecard

Masakadza comes back into the attack. The Indian batsmen continue to play with ease as they take four easy singles, as they decide to avoid any big hits and inch their way to victory slowly and steadily without any heroics.

Rahul has his best and last chance to get to his century, he is on 90, and with India needing seven, he can hit a four and a six and make it a double celebration.

But Rahul decides to take the sensible approach and continues to pick singles without trying to take any risks.

Two runs off Masakadza behind square on the leg side takes him to 94, and just a blow away from his century, and interestingly India just need two runs.

Rahul ends it in grand style, clubbing a length delivery over the leg side for the first six of the match to bring up his century on his ODI debut in grand style and also steer India to a crushing nine-wicket victory, with 45 deliveries to spare.

Rahul is the first Indian to hit a century on his ODI debut as he finishes unbeaten on a wonderful innings of 100 from 115 balls, hitting seven fours and a six.

Rayudu played a good hand, scoring 62 from 120 balls, as the duo were involved in an unbroken stand of 162 runs for the second wicket to take their team to victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.