The formidable Proteas looked quite rusty in their first outing in three months as their batsmen floundered on a track that was exploited to the hilt by the Indian spinners led by left armer Sunil Joshi.

That scotched skipper Hansie Cronje's hopes of making a winning start to their post-World Cup campaign and his team will be under pressure meeting their fearless African rivals.

Zimbabwe enter the game a buoyant lot. They have won their first match against Kenya and have beaten South Africa in the World Cup.

``Yes, we are under pressure, but that is nothing new. We are still a bit rusty and not really at home on spinning tracks. But tomorrow will be a different day,'' Cronje said.

Zimbabwe, happy with the form of MurrayGoodwin and Andy Flower who have ht half-centuries against Kenya, are looking to enhance their stature in international cricket after laying the right foundation by almost clinching a last four berth in the May-June World Cup.