Fellow Delhi pacer Prince Yadav impressed on debut with 2/19, while Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi claimed a wicket each.

Zimbabwe slumped to 32/4 before Wessly Madhevere (39), Ryan Burl (26) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (27*) steadied the innings, helping the hosts post a competitive 125/7.

Sooryavanshi Smashes Fifty, Iyer Leads The Charge

When it came to the chase, teen batting senstaion Vaibhav Sooryavanshi started with a bang. After three disappointing outings, he finally came good in the national shirt.

Smashing four boundaries and as many sixes, he 15-year old reached his maiden half-century. Although he departed on the very next delivery, India were sitting comfortably on the score of 68/2 in 6.2 overs. Abhishek Sharma (1 off 8) was the first wicket, falling in the third over for just 23 runs.

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer then took centre stage with a decent partnership. The former was dismissed on 35 off 24, rendering the score 114/3.

Zimbabwe didn't manage to pick any more wickets, as Shreyas Iyer (28 off 24) guided the side to victory, with Tilak Varma (6 off 5) hitting the winning run.