Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine bring up 50-run stand against India in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Zimbabwe batsmen, Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine brought up the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket, against defending champions, India, in their final group stage encounter of their Pool B, match 39 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. Taylor contributed 34 and Ervine contributed 16 with an extra in the stand. Currently, Zimbabwe are 185 for the loss of four wickets in 38 overs with skipper, Brendan Taylor batting on 93 and Craig Ervine on 16. Live Updates: India vs Zimbabwe

Earlier, India skipper, MS Dhoni, won the toss and elected to field first. India are fielding an unchanged squad from their previous game win against Ireland at Seddon park in Hamilton and so are Zimbabwe. The result of this match would be invariable as India have already qualified to the quarter-finals and would be facing Bangladesh on March 19 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), while Zimbabwe have been knocked out of the competition with just a single win from their five games so far. Live Scorecard: India vs Zimbabwe

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India take on Zimbabwe in their final Group B match at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The game will take place at Eden Park, Auckland, before India make their way back to Australia for their quarter-final. On the other hand, Zimbabwe would go home after a campaign that saw them come close on a few occasions, but failed to record too many favourable results. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage