First ODI: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan
Before the rain, Pakistan scored 60 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 21 overs
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First ODI: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan |
In the first one-day match of the series being played in Bulawayo, 6 players of Pakistan returned to the pavilion against Zimbabwe in pursuit of a target of 206 runs.
Before the rain, Pakistan scored 60 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 21 overs, with Mohammad Rizwan and Aamir Jamal at the crease.
When Pakistan started batting in pursuit of the target, opener Abdullah Shafiq lost his wicket on a total score of 11 while Saeem Ayub was dismissed on a score of 17. Abdullah Shafiq scored one run and Saeem Ayub scored 11 runs.
Zimbabwe's batting
In the match, in the first one-day match of the series, the Zimbabwe openers tried to play aggressively, but on a total score of 40, Jewelward Gumbi was run out by Abdullah Shafiq on an individual score of 15, while Devon Myers was the guest for 8 runs.
Captain Craig Irvine 6 and Tadevanshe Marumani 29, Shaun Williams 23, Brian Bennett 20, Brendan Mauta 1 while Blessing Mazarbani returned to the pavilion for 0. Sikandar Raza and Richard Nagarwa established a partnership of 62 runs in the partnership of the eighth wicket, but Raza scored 39 runs and fell victim to Faisal Akram.
Richard Nagerwa played a resistance innings of 48 runs for the team which included 5 fours and a six.
On behalf of Pakistan, Salman Agha and Faisal Akram took 3, 3 while Haris Rauf, Amir Jamal and Muhammad Hasnain took one wicket each.
Earlier, the national team captain Muhammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to field first, he said to try to bowl out the host team for minimum score and start the tour victoriously.
On this occasion, Zimbabwean team captain Craig Irvine said that they are determined to win against Pakistan at home.
Zimbabwe squad
Captain Craig Irvine, Brian Bennett, Joelward Gumby, Trevor Gwandu, Todanashe Marumani, Brendan Mawta, Blessing Mazarbani, Richard Ngarwa, Devon Myers, Sikandar Raza, Shaun Williams
Pakistan squad
Captain Muhammad Rizwan, Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Haseebullah Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Hasnain, and Faisal Akram.
