Abrar Ahmed’s four-wicket haul, adopted by means of a quickfire century by means of Saim Ayub, propelled Pakistan to a crushing 10-wicket victory in the second one ODI of the three-match line right here at Queens Sports activities Membership on Tuesday.
All set to chase a tiny 146, Pakistan very easily gathered the whole with out dropping a wicket and 190 balls to extra, because of Saim’s blistering century.
The left-handed batter ruled the match-winning partnership with sensational hitting, which noticed him scoring his maiden ODI century in simply 53 balls.
His brisk century used to be the third-fastest by means of a Pakistan batter in males’s ODIs, simplest at the back of mythical all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Saim top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 113 off simply 62 balls, studded with 20 barriers together with 3 sixes, day Abdullah Shafique made 32 no longer out.
Opting to bat first, Zimbabwe simplest controlled 145 runs ahead of getting bundled out within the thirty third over.
The house facet had a shaky begin to their innings as their openers Tadiwanashe Marumani (4) and Joylord Gumbie (5) perished nearest making meagre contributions.
Following the hunch, top-order batter Dion Myers and skipper Craig Ervine in brief anchored the innings with a 38-run partnership.
Myers, who used to be the core aggressor of the the most important rise, fell sufferer to Salman Ali Agha within the thirteenth over. He remained the top-scorer for the hosts with a 30-ball 33, laced with six barriers.
Agha inflicted a middle-order fall down by means of brushing aside Ervine and Sikandar Raza in fast succession, lowering the hosts to 97/5 in 20.2 overs.
Skilled all-rounder Sean Williams presented a noteceable struggle with a wary 31 off 39 deliveries.
Then again, following his escape within the twenty sixth over with 121 runs at the board, Zimbabwe may just upload 24 runs for the lack of their residue wickets regardless of Blessing Muzarabani’s 11-run cameo.
Abrar used to be the standout bowler for Pakistan, taking 4 wickets, adopted by means of Agha with 3 scalps, day Faisal Akram and Saim Ayub struck out one batter apiece.
The ten-wicket victory lifted Pakistan to stage the three-match line 1-1, with the overall ODI scheduled to whisk playground on Thursday on the identical venue.
