Taylor (23) built a 65-run partnership for the third wicket with Hamilton Masakadza to steady the Zimbabwean innings after losing their openers Vusi Sibanda and Sikandar Raza cheaply.
Zimbabwe skipper mistimed the ball and was taken at mid-off, thanks to a good catch by Shami Ahmed.
Pacers Vinay Kumar and Shami Ahmed dismissed openers Sibanda and Raza respectively to leave Zimbabwe in trouble.
Kumar struck in the first over for India when Sibanda (0) mishit the ball and sent it straight to Shikhar Dhawan in the covers.
Raza (1) too followed Sibanda to the pavilion moments later when he edged an outswinger by Shami Ahmed to wicket-keeper.
Earlier, Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bowl against Zimbabwe on Sunday.
India did not make any changes in their playing XI from the last match.
Kyle Jarvis was rested while Michael Chinouya made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe.
India have a 2-0 lead on the back of an impressive show by their young batsmen and now need just one more win to take an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Zimbabwe to their credit have scored 200 plus scores in the previous two matches, which meant that both Indian batsmen and bowlers had some work to do though the matches were quite lop-sided affairs.
But it is the bowling which has been a cause of concern for the Indians with the pacers being a trifle inconsistent in both the matches.
Conditions and opponent may not be that difficult here for India but good performance overseas builds the confidence and that's precisely the gain for the visitors in the series.
Zimbabwe batsmen have faced the Indian attack with aplomb. They have refused to be easy meat and will look to make a useful contribution.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Shami Ahmed, R Vinay Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat
Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (Capt.), Hamilton Masakadza, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Brian Vitori, Prosper Utseya, Michael Chinouya, Tendai Chatara.
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