Harare, July 23 -- India's T20I captain Shreyas Iyer expressed delight after securing his first victory as skipper, with the 'Men in Blue' cruising to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening game of the three-match T20I series in Harare on Thursday.

The newly appointed skipper had endured a challenging start to his leadership stint, with India losing the series 2-0 against Ireland and suffering a 4-0 defeat to England, with one match abandoned due to rain.

Chasing 126, India rode on a sensational 18-ball maiden half-century from 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to complete the chase in just 13.2 overs. Sooryavanshi scored 50 off 18 balls before being dismissed, while captain Shreyas Iyer (28*) and Tilak Varma guided India to vic...