India Opts to Bowl First in Zimbabwe T20I Debut

India and Zimbabwe played the first T20I match in Harare.

India's captain, Shreyas Iyer, won the toss and chose to bowl first.

He thought the pitch would help the fast bowlers.

India had three fast bowlers and one spinner.

Zimbabwe's captain, Sikandar Raza, said the pitch would be good for batting later.

Two new players, Ben Curran and Newman Nyamhuri, played for Zimbabwe.

India had a new player too, Ashok Sharma.

India wants to win this series to make their captain happy.

Zimbabwe wants to show they are good at T20 cricket.