Zimbabwe shock India by 2 runs in the first T20 match. After winning the ODI series 3-0, India decided to test their bench, paving the way for 5 debutants in the playing XI. Rishi Dhawan, Mandeep Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal all making their T20 debut for India. Put into bat, the hosts scored an impressive 170 runs for 6 wickets. Chigumbura blasting 54 off only 26 balls. In reply Manish Pandey was the highest scorer with 48 and Mahendra Singh despite remaining not out for 19, couldn’t finish off the game.