ODI World Cup, India vs Zimbabwe: Taylor 100 has India on the ropes

Latest: Zim 253/6 in 44

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent Zimbabwe into bat in the World Cup Pool B match at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.

India, who have already qualified for the quarter-finals after winning all their previous five matches, kept the same side which beat Ireland last time out.

Zimbabwe, out of the tournament after recording just one win in five matches, are again without their injured captain Elton Chigumbura for a second match running.

Brendan Taylor takes over the captaincy for the second successive game in what is likely to be his final international appearance before he takes up a three-year deal to play for English county Nottinghamshire.

India will play Bangladesh in the second quarter-final in Melbourne on March 19.

Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma

Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (captain), Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Solomon Mire, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tinashe Panyangara, Sean Williams

Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
Weather: Clear, with high humidity, Maximum temperature, 27 Celsius.