HARARE: Green Shirts defeated Zimbabwe by an innings and 147 runs to clinch the series two-nil on the fourth day of the 2nd and final Test match here at the Harare Sports Club on the 9th of May.
When the match commenced Pakistan required just one wicket that was taken by Seamer Shaheen Afridi within 20 minutes of the start of the match. Shaheen Afridi caught at the opportunity to prove his mettle in this match and sent five Zimbabwe batsmen back to the pavilion yielding only 52 runs. For his double ton Abid Ali was declared Player of the Match. Hasan Ali, who took ten scalps in two matches, got the Player of the Series award. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 231 in their second innings. Their captain Brendan Taylor tried to face the Pakistani bowlers and made 49 runs. Regis Chakabva, who scored 80, was the only other player from Zimbabwe side who offered some resistance.
Zimbabwe v Pakistan 2nd Test scoreboard:
(Pakistan, first innings: 510-8 declared)
Zimbabwe, first innings: 132
Zimbabwe second innings (overnight 220-9)
K. Kasuza b Nauman Ali 22
T. Musakanda c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 8
R Chakabva c Babar Azam b Nauman Ali 80
B. Taylor c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 49
M. Shumba c Imran Butt b Nauman Ali 16
L. Jongwe c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 37
D. Tiripano lbw b Nauman Ali 0
R. Kaia c Sajid Khan b Nauman Ali 0
T. Chisoro b Shaheen Afridi 8
R. Ngarava b Shaheen Afridi 0
B. Muzarabani not out 4
Extras (b1, lb5, nb1) 7
Total (68 overs) 231
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Musakanda), 2-63 (Kasuza), 3-142 (Taylor), 4-170 (Chakabva), 5-188 (Shumba), 6-196 (Tiripano), 7-196 (Kaia), 8-205 (Chisoro), 9-205 (Ngarava)
Bowling: Shaheen Shah Afridi 20-5-52-5 (1nb), Tabish Khan 11-3-46-0, Hasan Ali 10-7-9-0, Sajid Khan 6-1-32-0, Nauman Ali 21-3-86-5
Result: Pakistan won by an innings and 147 runs
Series: Pakistan won the two-match series 2-0
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Langton Rusere (ZIM)
TV umpire: Iknow Chabi (ZIM)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Earlier, Pakistani team declared after scoring 510 runs for eight at Harare Sports Club on Saturday 8th of May. Abid Ali’s 215 runs and Nauman Ali’s 97 runs contributed enormously towards allowing Pakistan set huge target for the hosts. Their bats yielded 169 runs off 199 balls. Zimbabwe, that lost four wickets were in grave trouble. Kaia, who made 48 runs, was the top scorer of host team that was playing sans top three batsman who were missing due to injuries. Zimbabwe bowlers too took a hammering when during afternoon when Abid and Nauman scored 169 runs off 199 balls for the eight wicket. From PGreen Shirts’ side Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sajid Khan all took wickets as only Regis Chakabva, on 28 not out, was able to reach double figures.
Scoreboard (1st match): PAKISTAN Team (1st Innings, overnight 268-4): Imran Butt c Tiripano b Ngarava 2; Abid Ali not out 215; Azhar Ali c Shumba b Muzarabani 126; Babar Azam c Kasuza b Muzarabani 2; Fawad Alam b Muzarabani 5; Sajid Khan c Chakabva b Tiripano 20; Mohammad Rizwan c Ngarava b Chisoro 21; Hasan Ali c Chakabva b Jongwe 0; Nauman Ali st Chakabva b Chisoro 97; EXTRAS (B-7, LB-8, W-5, NB-2) 22; TOTAL (for eight wkts decl, 147.1 overs) 510; FALL OF WKTS: 1-12 (Imran), 2-248 (Azhar), 3-252 (Babar), 4-264 (Fawad), 5-303 (Sajid), 6-340 (Rizwan), 7-341 (Hasan), 8-510 (Nauman); DID NOT BAT: Tabish Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi;
BOWLING: Muzarabani 29-6-82-3 (1w); Ngarava 24-5-58-1 (2nb, 1w); Jongwe 17-1-68-0; Tiripano 22-6-83-1 (2w); Chisoro 30.1-7-131-2 (1w); Shumba 15-1-73-0; ZIMBABWE Team (1st Innings): K.T. Kasuza b Hasan 4; T.K. Musakanda lbw b Tabish 0; R.W. Chakabva not out 28; B.R.M. Taylor c Rizwan b Shaheen 9; M. Shumba lbw b Sajid 2; T.S. Chisoro not out 1; EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3, W-1) 8; TOTAL (for four wkts, 30 overs) 52; FALL OF WKTS: 1-0 (Musakanda), 2-23 (Kasuza), 3-40 (Taylor), 4-47 (Shumba); TO BAT: D.T. Tiripano, L.M. Jongwe. R. Kaia, B. Muzarabani, R. Ngarava; BOWLING (to-date): Shaheen Shah Afridi 9-3-16-1 (1w); Tabish Khan 10-3-22-1; Hasan Ali 6-3-7-1; Nauman Ali 2-2-0-0; Sajid Khan 3-3-0-1.
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