Rahul Dravid pulverised Zimbabwe's bowling for the second time in the match as India chalked up a seven-wicket victory in the first Test in Delhi on Wednesday.

Dravid followed his first-innings 200 not out with an unbeaten 70 as India, set a target of 190 in 47 overs, cruised home with 57 balls to spare on the fifth and final day.

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, whose bold move to declare just 36 runs ahead on Tuesday the match wide open, hit 65 not out in a run-a-minute stand of 110 with Dravid.

Ganguly delighted some 25,000 home fans with three sixes and seven fours as India took a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

The second Test starts in Nagpur on Saturday.

Zimbabwe, who ended on the losing side despite making 422 for nine declared in the first innings, were shot out for 225 in their second innings midway through the afternoon session.

Man-of-the-match Javagal Srinath set up the home team's win five for 60 in the second innings for a match haul of nine wickets on the wearing wicket.

Ganguly, slammed in the media for playing just four frontline bowlers, said his team's batting strength won the day. "With six batsmen in the side, I knew we would chase whatever target Zimbabwe set us," he said.