Harare, July 25 -- India posted a formidable 219/5 after being asked to bat first in the ongoing match against Zimbabwe, with Ishan Kishan smashing a blistering 81 and Tilak Varma remaining unbeaten on 60 to power the visitors to a commanding total.

Despite losing early wickets, India recovered through a crucial partnership between Kishan and Tilak, before the duo accelerated the scoring rate in the middle and death overs to put Zimbabwe under pressure.

After being put in to bat, India made a shaky start, losing opener Abhishek Sharma for just eight runs when pacer Blessing Muzarabani dismissed him off the fifth ball of the second over.

In the third over, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck three fours and a six against Richard Ngarava, but th...