Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 99 runs to clinch the ODI series 2-1 in the third and final game of the series.
In the match played in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s team was bowled out for 204 runs in the 41st over in pursuit of 304 runs.
For Zimbabwe, captain Craig Ervine was the top scorer with 51 runs. Other contributions came from Brian Bennett (37), Sean Williams (24), Tadiwanashe Marumani (24), Clive Madande (20), Richard Ngarava (17), Sikandar Raza (16), Faraz Akram (5), Joylord Gumbie (5), and Dion Myers (4).
From Pakistan’s bowling attack, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, and Saim Ayub each claimed two wickets, while Kamran Ghulam and Faisal Akram took one wicket apiece.
Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat, Pakistan scored 303 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 50 overs. The openers provided a cautious start, adding 58 runs for the first wicket before Saim Ayub was dismissed for 31. Abdullah Shafique scored 50 before falling to Sikandar Raza.
A key partnership of 89 runs for the third wicket between captain Mohammad Rizwan (37) and Kamran Ghulam steadied the innings. Kamran Ghulam played a brilliant knock of 103 runs, including 10 fours and four sixes. Other contributions included Agha Salman (30) and Tayyab Tahir (29*).
For Zimbabwe, Sikandar Raza and Richard Ngarava picked up two wickets each, while Faraz Akram claimed one.
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Squads
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahmed
Zimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Joylord Gumbie, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu
