Samiullah enjoys the limelight
Samiullah Khan took five wickets against the Zimbabweans to stake his claim for an entry into the Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series
14/01Result
Tour Match, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Jan 14-17 2008
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![Zimbabweans]( "Zimbabweans")
209 & 236 (109 ov) -
![Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI]( "Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI")
14/01Result
Tour Match, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Jan 14-17 2008
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![Zimbabweans]( "Zimbabweans")
209 & 236 (109 ov) -
![Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI]( "Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI")
Day 4
Brown eyes Zimbabwe Test return
Zimbabwe's route back to Test cricket may not have been finalised just yet, but Robin Brown feels the day his side play a Test match again may not be as far away as people imagine
Day 3
Price sees ray of hope
Ray Price, the veteran left-arm spinner,believes there are still positives to be drawn from the Zimbabweans' four-day tour match against Patron's XI after they were outplayed for the third successive day
Day 2
Jamshed takes centre stage as Patron's XI surge ahead with lead
Nasir Jamshed scored an entertaining 182 to help Patron's XI gain a 152-run lead at the close of day two against the Zimbabweans in Karachi
Others
Samiullah haul seals innings victory
Samiullah Khan captured five wickets - including his 200th first-class scalp - to send the Zimbabweans crashing to an innings-and-34-run defeat
Faltering Zimbabweans staring at defeat
The Zimbabweans finished the third day at 111 for 6, needing another 159 to make the hosts bat again
Patron's XI seize advantage on opening day
The Patron's XI openers put on an unbroken 65-run partnership after their legspinners grabbed seven wickets to bowl out the Zimbabweans for 209
Patron's XI v Zimbabweans, Tour match, Karachi
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