India, July 24 -- Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza was not happy with the Harare Sports Club pitch after a crushing defeat by India in the first T20I on Thursday.

The hosts were put into bat by India captain Shreyas Iyer. The visiting bowlers, particularly pacers, got a lot of purchase from the pitch right from the outset, with the returning pacer Mayank Yadav picking up a wicket off the very first ball of the game, and there was little surprise that the hosts were restricted to a paltry 125/7. India made short work of the target as they chased it down in just 13.2 overs with teenager star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (50 off 19 balls) finally coming good in India colours after a series of disappointments in England earlier this month.

Raza, whos...