Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to Bowl first
Team New:
Pakistan: Ahmed Shezad, Nasir Jamshed, Muhammad Hafeez, Misbah (C), Shahid Afridi, Umer Amin, Abdur Rehman, Sarfraz Ahmed (WK), Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan , Muhammad Irfan
Zimbabwe: V Sibanda,H Masakadza, BRM Taylor(C)(WK), SC Williams, T Maruma, MN Waller, E Chigumbura, P Utseya, T Panyangara, TL Chatara,
Pakistan Innings:
Pakistan didn't started well lost early wicket of Ahmed Shezad, Misbah failed to score this time fall early for 3, Nasir Jamshed played well for his 32, Hafeez continue his form from first ODI scored a fantastic hundred, he was accompanied by Umer Amin , who scored his maiden ODI 50, he was run out on 59. Hafeez and Afridi carried out till the end, Hafeez with excellent 136* and Afridi with little cameo of 39* helped Pakistan to post a decent score of 300 setting up an interesting run chase.
Zimbabwe Innings:
As Pakistan, Zimbabwe start their inning lost in form batsmen Sibanda off Irfan , Masakadza followed him after falling to Junaid. Zimbabwe Captain ,leading from the front, with Williams Played a good inning of 79 and Williams with 37 , Waller supports the captain. Saeed Ajmal take the crucial wicket of Brandon Taylor and Zimbabwe lost their way, From 200-4 they were all out on 209. Pakistan wins the game easily by 90 runs.
Match Summary:
300 against a good bowling attack is a big ask for any team, Zimbabwe gave a good fight, asked lots of question from Pakistani bowlers. Pakistan need to rethink on their bowling as big tour of South Africa is just around the corner. Must needed win for Pakistan to stay in the series. The series stands 1-1 with one match to go.
Result:
Pakistan won by 90 runs
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