Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men will be looking to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series when they take on hosts Zimbabwe in Harare today. India will aim at another easy victory against Zimbabwe in the second one-day international game here on Monday that will enable them clinch the three-match series.
The young Indian team, comprising largely of newcomers, gave a good account of themselves in the first match, winning by nine wickets with 45 balls to spare on Saturday.
India were dominant from the very beginning against a weak Zimbabwe side. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah picked up four wickets as the hosts were dismissed for a paltry 168.
The series already pocketed, India would look to hand Zimbabwe a third successive whitewash while testing more youngsters when they take on the lacklustre hosts in the third and final One-day International in Harare on Wednesday
. If it was young seamer jasprit Bumrah , who shone with the ball with a four- wicket haul to shoot out the hosts for a modest 168 , opener Lokesh Rahul helped the team chase down the target with an unbeaten century in his debut ODI.