India won the toss and chose to field
Squads
India
| Rohit Sharma | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | |
| Virat Kohli | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | |
| Suresh Raina | |
| MS Dhoni (C, W) | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | |
| Mohit Sharma | |
| Mohammed Shami | |
| Umesh Yadav |
| Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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Brendan Taylor played the innings of his life in his final ODI for Zimbabwe as his 138 helped the team manage 287 all out in 48.5 overs  Brendan Taylor smashed the white ball around the small Eden Park ground, cracking 15 boundaries and five sixes in his 110-ball stay. Having scored his first 50 off 64 deliveries, Taylor scored his next 88 runs in only 46 balls as the three-figure mark was reached in 99 deliveries. It was Brendan Taylor's eighth ODI century and highest by any Zimbabwean and also the first against India in this edition  Brendan Taylor got a standing ovation from the Indian supporters as the likes of Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan congratulated the 29-year-old, who is migrating permanently to England after this match due to financial constraints. This was also one of the matches where Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (1/75 in 10 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (0/71 in 10 overs) bore the brunt of the mayhem created by Taylor The total was highest by any country against India in the current edition surpassing Ireland's 259 Runs Brendan Taylor was well-supported by Sean Williams (50) as they added 93 for the fourth wicket while another 109 for the fifth wicket was added in company of Craig Ervine (27) after Zimbabwe were reduced to 33 for three in 11 overs Set to score 288 Runs to win,India lost 4 wickets for only 92 Runs in 22.4 Overs India, for the second time in the tournament after the match against West Indies, were put to test by some very good Zimbabwean bowling that got rid of the openers - Rohit Sharma(16)and Shikhar Dhawan(4)in quick succession at the score of 21 Runs in the 6.1 and 6.5 Over Suresh Raina (110 not out) and MS Dhoni (85 notout) shared a 196-run partnership for the 5th wicket to chase 288 Runs  M S Dhoni finished the chase with a pulled six  India had already qualified for the quarter-finals where they will face Bangladesh, but victory marked a 10th successive win in World Cup matches - 4 matches in 2011 and 6 matches in 2015 The win maintained India's clean sheet in Pool B with 6/6 wins and having bowled out all their six opponents |
Zimbabwe scored 287/10 in 50 Overs
Brendan Taylor 138(110 Balls with 4x15 and 6x5)
Sean Williams 50(57 Balls with 4x3 and 6x3)
Craig Ervine 27(41 Balls with 4x1 and 6x1)
Sikandar Raza 28(15 Balls with 4x1 and 6x3)
Wicket Takers(India)
Umesh Yadav 3/43(9.5 Overs)
Mohammed Shami 3/48(9 Overs)
Mohit Sharma 3/48(10 Overs)
R Ashwin 1/75(10 Overs)
India scored 288/4 in 48.5 Overs
Rohit Sharma 16(21 Balls with 4x2)
Skikhar Dhawan 04(20 Balls with 4x1)
Ajinkya Rahane 19(24 Balls with 4x3)-Run-Out
Virat Kohli 38(48 Balls with 4x4)
Suresh Raina 110*(104 Balls with 4x9 and 6x4)-5th ODI Ton
M S Dhoni 85*(76 Balls with 4x7 and 6x2)-57th half-century in ODI's
Match Result -India won by 6 Wickets
MOM - Suresh Raina for his 110* Runs
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