3rd ODI ICC PAK vs ZIM Match 2018

PAK vs ZIM mtach

Pakistan Beat Zimbabwe  

In

3rd ODI Match

PAK won by 9 wickets

ODI 3 of 5 (PAK leads 3-0)

Pakistan - 69/1 9.5/50 ov RR: 7.01     Zimbabwe - 67 25.1/50 ov RR: 2.66

v Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan effectively killed off the contest in the first hour

v  Zimbabwe slumping to 43 for 7 within 15 overs. Slight resistance by Wellington Masakadza at the end took them past 64 - the lowest total for which Pakistan has ever bowled out an international side - but only just

Pakistan Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Imam ul-Haqc Ryan Murray b Blessing Muzarabani	0	1	0	0		0.00
Fakhar Zaman NOT OUT	43	24	8	0	179.16
Babar Azam NOT OUT	19	34	3	0	55.88
Shoaib Malik	-	-	-	-	-
Sarfraz Ahmed CPT WKT	-	-	-	-	-
Asif Ali	-	-	-	-	-
Faheem Ashraf	-	-	-	-	-
Shadab Khan	-	-	-	-	-
Yasir Shah	-	-	-	-	-
Junaid Khan	-	-	-	-	-
Usman Khan	-	-	-	-	-
Extras(w 7)   7
Total(1 wickets, 9.5 overs)        69

  

Zimbabwe Batting	R	B	4s	6s		S/R
Prince Masvaurec Sarfraz Ahmed b Usman Khan	1	7	0	0		14.28
Chamu Chibhabhalbw Faheem Ashraf	16	28	2	0	57.14
Hamilton Masakadza CPTc Yasir Shah b Junaid Khan	10	20	1	0	50.00
Tarisai Musakandac Sarfraz Ahmed b Junaid Khan	0	4	0	0	0.00
Peter Moorc Babar Azam b Faheem Ashraf	1	5	0	0	20.00
Ryan Murray WKTb Faheem Ashraf	8	16	1	0	50.00
Elton Chigumburac Sarfraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf	9	11	2	0	81.81
Tendai Chisoro b Yasir Shah	0	2	0	0	0.00
Wellington Masakadza NOT OUT	10	32	1	0	31.25
Blessing Muzarabanilbw Shadab Khan	4	23	1	0	17.39
Richard Ngarava b Faheem Ashraf	1	3	0	0	33.33
Extras(w 4, lb 3)      7
Total(all out, 25.1 overs)            67

A hapless Zimbabwe side ran into red-hot Pakistan in the third ODI in Bulawayo, turning in a performance that made the first two games look like heroic over-achievement.

Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan effectively killed off the contest in the first hour, Zimbabwe slumping to 43 for 7 within 15 overs. Slight resistance by Wellington Masakadza at the end took them past 64 - the lowest total for which Pakistan has ever bowled out an international side - but only just.

As Faheem Ashraf's yorker cannoned into Richard Ngarava's off stump to give the allrounder his first five-wicket haul, Zimbabwe had been bowled out for 67, which Pakistan chased in just under 10 overs to wrap up their second consecutive nine-wicket win and a series win to boot.

With Mohammad Amir rested, Usman Khan was the de facto leader of the attack, and he began proceedings by removing Prince Masvaure off just his second delivery. This began the merry-go-round between the Zimbabwean pavilion and the crease.

Junaid Khan, who looked sharp despite not having played at this level for nearly a year, sent skipper Hamilton Masakadza and Tarisai Musakanda on their way. He managed to get good bounce from the surface, particularly for Musakanda's wicket, lulling him into a hook as the ball rose on him far too sharply to control.

The middle overs - if that's what overs 8-14 could be called here - belonged to Faheem. Bowling with great pace and accuracy, he blew away the hosts' middle order; what began as an unsteady start turned into an embarrassing catastrophe. He was accurate with his yorker, dangerous with his bounce and canny with his line and length.

It was much too much for this dispirited Zimbabwean side, but Blessing Muzarabani conjured him one last act of resistance, removing Imam-ul-Haq off the first ball of the innings. That was all Zimbabwe had to celebrate though. Fakhar Zaman smashed 43 off 24 balls as Pakistan hurtled towards the target in record time; never before have Pakistan chased down a target with over 40 overs to spare.

Pakistan thrashed Zimbabwe by nine wickets to win the third ODI and take a decisive lead in the five-match one-day international series on Wednesday.

Seamer Faheem Ashraf took a career-best five for 22 as Pakistan skittled the hosts for just 67 - the home side´s lowest ever score against Pakistan, and the lowest ever recorded in 78 ODIs at Queens Sports Club.

The Green Shirts then chased down the meagre target in under 10 overs and with nine wickets to spare.

Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first, but Pakistan struck after just one over.

Opener Prince Masvaure, caught out by a lifter from Usman Khan, left Zimbabwe were under the gun on 1 for 1.

The hosts were wobbling at 26 for 3 but worse was to come when Ashraf came on as first change in the 10th over.

He quickly had Peter Moor brilliantly caught in the slips by Babar Azam before trapping Chamu Chibhabha leg before wicket with a skidding full delivery.

He then had Elton Chigumbura caught behind and bowled Ryan Murray as Zimbabwe slipped to a perilous 54 for 8.

Tailenders Wellington Masakadza and Blessing Muzarabani clung on for seven overs, but legspinner Shadab Khan eventually removed Muzarabani with a googly and Ashraf then returned to end the innings with a pinpoint yorker.

That delivery clean bowled no. 11 Richard Ngarava, giving Ashraf his maiden international five-wicket haul.

Playing XI

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan

Zimbabwe: C Chibhabha, P Masvaure, H Masakadza (c), T Musakanda, P Moor, E Chigumbura, R Murray, T Chisoro, W Masakadza, B Muzarabani, R Ngarava

After a third thumping in three – this the most demoralising of the lot for the home side – Pakistan sealed the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe at the first time of asking.

Zimbabwe’s 67 was the second lowest total any side has slumped to against Pakistan in ODIs.It has been a familiar tale throughout this series, of Pakistan dominance in all departments, Zimbabwe failing again and again not just to compete, but to even keep the margin within a reasonable distance. This was no different.

Once again, it wasn’t exactly down to lack of fight from Zimbabwe’s batsmen – though Chamu Chibhabha, who top-scored with 16, may wish he hadn’t played around his front pad and captain Hamilton Masakadza disgraced himself by skewing an on-the-up drive to mid off. They simply lacked the technique to cope with Pakistan’s bowling attack.

Today it was Faheem Ashraf who did the bulk of the damage, taking advantage of the opportunity offered by Hassan Ali being rested to claim his maiden ODI five-for.

It would be a disservice to his performance to suggest that Zimbabwe might be disappointed to have collapsed to him, rather than the more heralded names Pakistan can call upon; this was a superb spell of bowling in which Ashraf moved the ball both ways, extracted what variable bounce there was, and all at a decent pace which ensured slight misjudgements were punished.

His continued emergence is just one of several positives Pakistan can take from this series.

For Zimbabwe, 21-year-old Blessing Muzarabani continued to flicker as the lone ember of hope in an otherwise Vantablack landscape. The beanpole quick could be forgiven for feeling frustrated with his fellow bowlers for squandering his accurate, incisive work throughout the series, and with Zimbabwe’s batsmen – he faced more balls than all but one of the top eight having come out to bat at No.10 within 20 overs of the innings’ start.

He seemed to channel all that frustration into the first delivery of the chase, uncoiling and unleashing a vicious bouncer which targeted Imam-ul-Haq’s helmet, the opener only able fend to the keeper. It was a sight to behold, and also as good as it got for Zimbabwe – Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam proceeded to knock off the required runs inside 10 overs with minimal fuss.

The nine-wicket win meant Pakistan claimed the series honours, leading 3-0 with two games to play. On the evidence so far, it is hard not to see them winning all five.