IND vs ZIM 2022, 1st ODI in Photos: All-round India Thrash Zimbabwe by 10 Wickets

captain KL Rahul called it correctly at the coin toss and opted to bowl first against Zimbabwe in the first ODI at the Harare Club. Deepak Chahar (in picture) made his long-awaited international return from an injury layoff. (AP Photo)

Deepak Chahar didn't take much time to get back to his old self as he kept generating swing and even surprised Zimbabwe batters with short deliveries occasionally. (AP Photo)

And soon he began striking regularly, taking three wickets in his successive overs to rip through Zimbabwe's top-order. (AP Photo)

Zimbabwean captain Regis Chakabva tried to repair the early damage but his vigil ended on 35 off 51 when Axar Patel had him bowled in the 27th Over. (AP Photo)

Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna continued landed further blows to leave Zimbabwe tottering at 110/8 before Richard Ngarava (in picture) and Brad Evans got together for a late fightback and went on to build a record 70-run stand for the 9th wicket against India. (AFP Photo)

Ngarava was out for 34 while Evans (in picture) remained unbeaten on 33 as Zimbabwe folded for 189 in 40.3 Overs. (AFP Photo)

India made a steady but solid start to the chase with the pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill eventually converting it into an unbeaten century stand. (AP Photo)

Dhawan peeled off his 38th half-century in ODI cricket and remained unbeaten on 81 off 113 including nine fours. (AP Photo)

Gill followed Dhawan's footsteps and completed a fifty of his own but he scored at a much quicker rate and also remained unbeaten, hitting 82 off 72 with the help of 10 fours and a six. (AFP Photo)

Gill and Dhawan led India to a big 10-wicket win as the tourists overhauled the target to finish with 192/0 in 30.5 Overs. (AP Photo)