ESPNcricinfo staff14-Mar-2015Solomon Mire was pushed up the order but he did not last long either, nicking one off to MS Dhoni off Mohit Sharma•AFPBrendan Taylor and Sean Williams then repaired the damage, adding 93 for the fourth wicket•AFPThe partnership ended in the 29th over when R Ashwin held onto a low, return catch•Getty ImagesTaylor, playing his final ODI, powered on, reaching his century with a six in the 39th over…•Getty Images…and becoming the first Zimbabwe player to notch up two successive hundreds in a World Cup, It was an emotional century•Associated PressThe departure of Taylor, though, triggered a collapse as Zimbabwe lost their last six wickets for 52 and were bowled out for 287•AFPThis meant that India became only the second team after South Africa to skittle their opposition for the sixth successive time in a World Cup•Getty ImagesIndia’s chase began shakily with Sikandar Raza taking a sharp catch off Tinashe Panyangara to send Rohit Sharma back for 16•AFPThree balls later, the in-form Shikhar Dhawan dragged one back onto the stumps. India were 21 for 2 in the seventh over•Getty ImagesVirat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane then got together and hauled the chase back on track through a 50-run partnership…•Getty Images…until trouble resurfaced with Sikandar Raza in the thick of action again, this time running Rahane out for 19•AFPSuresh Raina and MS Dhoni, however, diffused the crisis and mounted another recovery•AFPThe pair rebuilt the innings with accumulation before attacking the bowlers, as the equation was broken down to 91 off 60•Getty ImagesRaina was the chief aggressor in the unbroken 196-run stand, bringing up his maiden World Cup ton off 94 balls•Getty ImagesMS Dhoni then delivered the finishing blow with eight balls to spare, smiting a six over backward square leg, as India made it six wins in six this World Cup•Associated Press
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