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India registered their first win of the tour against Zimbabwe after their spinners choked the life out of the middle of the hosts' innings. Zimbabwe came out all bats blazing, but charred themselves as well, losing too many wickets early, and let spinners dominate proceedings after that. India stuttered in the chase, getting reduced to 48 for 4, but Yusuf Pathan and Virat Kohli carried them home.
Zimbabwe were 41 for 2 after four overs when spin was introduced, but Pragyan Ojha, R Ashwin and Piyush Chawla did to Zimbabwe what their spinners were used to doing to others. That the slow bowlers went for 57 in 14 overs among them, and that there was a spell of 59 deliveries without a boundary, underlined Zimbabwe's trouble. Ojha also registered the most economical Twenty20 figures for India.
http://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-india-2010/content/current/story/462824.html
Zimbabwe were 41 for 2 after four overs when spin was introduced, but Pragyan Ojha, R Ashwin and Piyush Chawla did to Zimbabwe what their spinners were used to doing to others. That the slow bowlers went for 57 in 14 overs among them, and that there was a spell of 59 deliveries without a boundary, underlined Zimbabwe's trouble. Ojha also registered the most economical Twenty20 figures for India.
http://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-india-2010/content/current/story/462824.html