Shikhar Dhawan brilliant century and Dinesh Karthik craft half-century helped India gaing a 2-0 lead over Zimbabwe in the five-match ODI series.
India won the 2nd ODI by 58-runs played at the Harare Sports Club here on Friday.
Playing first India lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in quick succession. While Rohit gave an edge to the slip, Kohli perished while trying to hit one through mid-wicket.
Ambati Rayudu (5) and Suresh Raina (4) too departed soon making it 65 for four in 16.4 overs.
However, Dhawan and Karthik steadied the innings with their 167-run stand off 154 balls. Dhawan made 116 runs and Karthik made 69 and took the total to 294 for eight in 50 overs.
It was Dhawan’s third hundred in 17 ODIs. He hit 11 fours and two sixes during his innings. The luck was on his side too as he was dropped thrice during his 127 ball knock.
Zimbabwe tried hard to chase but a mid-innings collapse meant they ended at 236 for nine.
Opener Vusi Sibanda's 55 and an unbeaten 52 by Prosper Utseya were not enough to get the hosts over the line.
Zimbabwe looked like pulling off an upset when Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza (34) took their side to 109 for one in 20 overs. But a collapse followed Sibanda's departure, reducing them to 133 for six.
Utseya tried his best with Elton Chigumbura (46) but it proved to be too much of a task.
Jaydev Unadkat tookk four for 41.
Shikhar Dhawan was awarded Man of the Match
Scoreboard of the second ODI between India and Zimbabwe:
India:
Shikhar Dhawan b Utseya 116
Dinesh Karthik Arun out (Taylor) 69
Extras (lb 5, w 15, nb 8) 28
Total (50 overs) 294/8
Bowling:
Kyle Jarvis 10-0-70-1
Brian Vitori 8-0-27-2
Zimbabwe:
Vusi Sibanda c Mishra b Unadkat 55
Elton Chigumbura c Karthik b Shami 46
Prosper Utseya not out 52
Extras (b 1, lb 12, w 6, nb 1) 20
Total (50 overs) 236/9
Bowling:
Jaydev Unadkat 10-3-41-4
Amit Mishra 10-1-46-2
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