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India captain Shreyas Iyer hailed his bowlers for making the most of lively conditions in Harare on Thursday and said the comprehensive victory over Zimbabwe in the opening T20I would give his side the confidence it needs for the remainder of the series.<\/p>\n

Electing to bowl, India restricted Zimbabwe to 125 for seven before completing a comfortable chase with 40 balls and seven wickets to spare. Iyer described the performance as a complete team effort despite acknowledging that batting was not entirely straightforward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the boys were tremendous. Couldn\u2019t have been happier with my first win,\u201d Iyer said after the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was bounce from good length and it was also variable. I felt it was there in both innings. The start Mayank gave was great.\u201d<\/p>\n

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India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to score a fifty in men\u2019s international cricket.
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Shreyas came here after losing series against Ireland and England. The skipper said the convincing start would serve India well, with two more matches to be played at the same venue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to play two more matches here, so today\u2019s performance gives everyone some confidence.\u201d Iyer also backed young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the teenager\u2019s familiarity with the conditions would be an advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Vaibhav has played here \u2013 he got 175 in the U-19 World Cup final \u2013 so he knows the conditions.\u201d During the match, India\u2019s 15-year-old batting sensation Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in the world to score a fifty in men\u2019s international cricket, reaching the mark in just 18 balls.<\/p>\n

Player of the Match Mayank Yadav (two for 18) said he relished bowling on a surface that offered pace bowlers assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt always feels great when you contribute in a win. So it was a very special moment for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wicket was very good. After playing in India, I was enjoying bowling here. It\u2019s my first time here in Zimbabwe. The bounce I got and the seam movement was great help for me.\u201d The fast bowler also praised his fellow pacers for maintaining pressure from both ends.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a good start from the very first ball and the way Prince [Yadav] and Ashok [Sharma] were squeezing from their end was really good.\u201d Prince (two for 19), who also impressed with the ball, said the bowlers stuck to their plans despite the challenging conditions.<\/p>\n

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Mayank Yadav got a wicket off the very first ball, his first in international cricket in nearly two years.
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\u201cI am very happy with my performance but more importantly we won the match. There was help from the surface when we bowled good lines and lengths,\u201d he said. \u201cWe spoke about bowling good deliveries and if someone plays a good shot then, it\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza admitted his side fell well below expectations, saying the morning moisture had a greater impact than anticipated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot up to the standards. In the morning, moisture played a part but I didn\u2019t expect it to play a part for that long,\u201d Raza said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last eight overs and when India came out to bat, the wicket was very true.\u201d Raza, however, took positives from the outing, particularly the performances of a few batters who were handed unfamiliar roles. \u201cWe had thrown a couple of batters to a new role and they did well. So yeah, there were some positives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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