India won the toss and will bat first against Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 at Harare Sports Club on Friday.
India handed an international debut to right-arm seamer Sandeep Sharma for the first of two T20s.
India is coming off a 3-0 sweep of the one-day series, and also gave more game time to up-and-coming players Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey, with Ajinkya Rahane standing in as captain for the limited-overs tour after a group of first-choice players were rested.
Batsman Craig Ervine returned to Zimbabwe's lineup after recovering from injury and seam bowler Taurai Muzarbani was given his debut by the home team.
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Lineups:
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (captain), Hamilton Masakadza, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Charles Coventry, Sikandar Raza, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Neville Madziva, Chris Mpofu, Taurai Muzarabani.
India: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Murali Vijay, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma.
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