After beginning his captaincy tenure with six consecutive defeats and one abandoned match, Iyer's wait for a maiden win finally came to an end.

Shreyas Iyer finally tasted victory as India's T20I captain after a difficult start to his leadership stint, guiding the Men in Blue to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first T20I at Harare on Thursday.

After beginning his captaincy tenure with six consecutive defeats and one abandoned match, Iyer's wait for a maiden win finally came to an end. The victory was powered by 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who smashed a record-breaking half-century to help India chase down 126 with 41 balls to spare.

India produced a disciplined bowling performance after opting to field first. Young pacers Mayank Yadav (2/18) and Prince Yadav (2/19) struck at regular intervals to leave Zimbabwe struggling.

Ravi Bishnoi and Shivam Dube chipped in with a wicket each, while the fielders backed the bowlers with some sharp catches and a crucial run out. Wessly Madhevere top-scored with 39, Ryan Burl made 26 and Tadiwanashe Marumani remained unbeaten on 27 as Zimbabwe finished with 125/7 in 20 overs.