5 Memorable moments from India’s tour of Zimbabwe

India sent their second string team to Zimbabwe along with the skipper MS Dhoni to give some much-needed rest to the senior players. The series had been a learning curve for the youngsters, where they got the feel of international cricket. The series saw the growth of KL Rahul, as an accomplished limited-overs cricketer, who was earlier considered to be a Test specialist. Barinder Sran and Yuzvendra Chahal also impressed with the ball and Jasprit Bumrah emerged as the leader of the pace attack.

Chamu Chibhabha of Zimbabwe showed his all-round capabilities and Neville Madziva had a dream spell when he restricted 8 runs off the last over of the first T20I, with Dhoni on strike. Let’s have a look at the top 5 moments of the India’s tour of Zimbabwe:

1. KL Rahul maiden ton:

KL Rahul introduced himself to ODIs with 100 not out off 115 balls opening the batting for India while chasing a target of 169 in the first match of the series. It was the first time in history that an Indian batsman had struck a century on debut.

He got to his hundred with a six over long-on with only two runs remaining in the chase in the 43rd over. He smashed 7 fours and a six and finished the match with a strike-rate of 86.95. Rahul came into the squad on the back of a good season in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He completely justified his selection being the leading run-getter in the ODI series.