With their high rating in ICC’s ODI rankings, India should have done much better than contriving to play in the hands of the Zimbabweans in the first of the 3-match ODI series. Elton Chigumbura won the toss and asked India to bat first. Of the 8 Indian batsmen, who came out to bat, 5 of them added only 10 runs to India's total of 255/6 in 50 overs. Other than Ambati’s relatively slower 124, Stuart Binny’s knock of 77 off 76 balls was largely responsible for Indian crossing 250 runs. Rayudu’s effort cannot be discounted because he kept running out of partners and had to hold one end, even if it amounted to the drop in the run-rate. In any case the target of 256 was not insurmountable. When Zimbabwe came on to chase, their start was stifled with India's bowlers taking a few early wickets and the hosts found themselves under some pressure. But skipper Chigumbura took the reins in his hand and engineered a smart turnaround. In the last 5 ove