Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    12.1 picked up but straight down Madande's throat! Length ball on the pads and that is into Ayub's arc. He looks to whip this over deep square leg but does not get the power he wants. The fielder, stood right on the fence, takes it reverse-cupped in front of his pace and Akram is delighted. Ayub and Pakistan, not quite! 58/1
    23.6 Shafique misses the sweep and the finger goes up immediately! 50 and out for Shafique as Raza fires this in full on middle. Shafique misses it completely and that's as plumb as it gets 112/2
    44.3 Good catch at deep cover, and that ends a brilliant knock from Kamran Ghulam. Slower ball, full around off, and Ghulam went inside out. Madande does well to hold on to a low catch to give Ngarava his first wicket of the day. Ghulam's team-mates give him a standing ovation as he makes his way back towards the pavillion 232/4
    39.2 goes again, and this time, he finds long on to perfection! Raza dangles the carrot again. Rizwan looks at the flight and hares down. The bat closes upon impact for the second ball running and he arrows it straight to Myers. Simple enough catch, and Raza is jubilant. Rizwan's scratchy knock comes to an end! 201/3
    47.3 Leading edge... taken! That was short and quick, hurrying and cramping Salman, who was looking for the pull. Takes the leading edge and pops to mid-off, where Bennett gets his hands around it 273/5
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    181.25
    48.4 Chipped to long-on! Williams makes no mistake and Irfan has to depart. Slower ball again from Muzarabani, length ball around off. Irfan came down the track and looked to go down the ground but mistimes it 283/6
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    125.00
    Extras
    15 (lb 2, nb 2, w 11)
    TOTAL
    303/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.06)
    Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Saim Ayub, 12.1 ov), 2-112 (Abdullah Shafique, 23.6 ov), 3-201 (Mohammad Rizwan, 39.2 ov), 4-232 (Kamran Ghulam, 44.3 ov), 5-273 (Salman Agha, 47.3 ov), 6-283 (Irfan Khan, 48.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Sikandar Raza1004724.70314100
    R Ngarava1005525.50335111
    B Muzarabani1006616.60308130
    SC Williams1004304.30375100
    M Faraz Akram806317.87217121
    BJ Bennett2027013.5041300
  • BATSMEN
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    2.1 taken sharply! Ayub with the early breakthrough! A bit of a drag-down on the stumps and this was there to be hit. Gumbie hopped into position quickly enough too but hit it uppishly and straight to Tahir at mid wicket. He moved smartly to snare the chance. But the umpires just want to check if the catch is clean. In real time, he seemed to get his hands under the ball. Let's see what the replays have in store for us. The third umpire agrees with the initial assessment. Catch taken cleanly, and Gumbie has to go! 6/1
    8.6 Abrar pleads, and he begins with a wicket-maiden! Marumani is not happy, but he has to trudge back! Another incoming delivery, pitching on off and turning back into the batter. Marumani shapes for the pull but plays too early. Gets rapped on the pads and on first glance, it seemed to be heading down leg. The umpire did not think so, though, and a promising partnership has been broken! 49/3
    2.5 catch it is the cry, and Ayub has two in the over! Floated up fuller, daring Myers to bring out the sweep. He takes up the challenge but does not get the power to clear the fence. Was never looking to keep it down, and Faisal Akram completes an easy catch on the deep backward square leg fence! 10/2
    25.5 Ervine chops on! Four more deliveries and no extra runs are the only cost of that Tahir drop as Ervine looks to pull this bouncer outside off. The lack of pace does him in and he drags it onto leg stump. Ervine goes back for 51 123/5
    17.5 Rauf strikes! Lets out a roar of 'come on!' as he has Williams chopping on. This was a length ball outside off angling in. Williams was bringing his bat down but can only inside-edge it onto the stumps. Rauf bowled that from deep inside the crease too! 90/4
    27.5 Jamal gets another huge wicket! Short ball does the trick. It's outside off, but not wide enough, cramping Raza for room. He looks to pull but hits it straight to the deep square leg fielder. Jamal lets out a roar. Ervine was dropped off him, but he has got two wickets in quick time since then 130/6
    33.5 goes straight up, and taken! Bennett's fun is over and it is Abrar with the crucial breakthrough! Back of a length delivery hung up wide outside off. With fine leg up, Bennett looks to shovel it behind square. Moves across in that endeavor but ends up getting a top edge. No distance on it and Agha does the rest at short fine leg. A gritty and fighting innings, but if Zimbabwe are to get past the finish line, someone else will have to take them there! 170/7
    40.1 And that will be that! Length ball angles in from outside off and Madande can't get bat on it. Raps him on the back pad. Finger goes up and it's cool and calm celebrations from the Pakistan players as they wrap up a 2-1 series win 204/10
    34.5 another high ball and taken on the fence! Ghulam has his maiden ODI wicket! Entices the slog by flighting it up on off stump. Faraz's eyes light up and he chances his arm. Gets plenty of height on it but not enough distance. Shafique settles under it at deep square leg and does the job, safe and sound. Zimbabwe eight down now! 175/8
    39.6 cleans him up with a beauty! Googly on a length just outside off. Ngarava stays back, hoping to read it off the pitch. Still cannot react in time and the ball whizzes past his attempted jab. Knocks back the top of middle stump and Pakistan are almost there now! 204/9
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    TOTAL
    204 all out (40.1 Overs, RR: 5.07)
    Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Joylord Gumbie, 2.1 ov), 2-10 (Dion Myers, 2.5 ov), 3-49 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 8.6 ov), 4-90 (Sean Williams, 17.5 ov), 5-123 (Craig Ervine, 25.5 ov), 6-130 (Sikandar Raza, 27.5 ov), 7-170 (Brian Bennett, 33.5 ov), 8-175 (Faraz Akram, 34.5 ov), 9-204 (Richard Ngarava, 39.6 ov), 10-204 (Clive Madande, 40.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Saim Ayub402927.25155100
    Agha Salman703304.71244000
    Abrar Ahmed924525.00262200
    Haris Rauf7.113424.74286000
    Aamer Jamal511923.80211110
    Faisal Akram603716.16194100
    Kamran Ghulam20713.5081000

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Pakistan won the 3-match series 2-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.30 start, First Session 9.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

28 November 2024 (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6J GumbieT Marumani
2nd4T MarumaniD Myers
3rd39CR ErvineT Marumani
4th41CR ErvineSC Williams
5th32CR ErvineSikandar Raza