- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 superb delivery..... pitches on middle and shapes away, Sibanda is forced to play at it, he pokes at the ball rather uneasily and gets a thick outside edge to Akmal. He doesn't wait for umpire Ghauri to give him out and just walks 16/132.3 Masakadza misses his ton.... pushed in flat and quicker outside off,Masakadza shapes to cut close to his body but the ball doesn't turn, he gets a thick inside edge onto middle stump 156/36.2 Tanvir strikes again! pitches outside the off stump, gets a bit more bounce this time, Chibhabha gets a half prod forward, doesn't know whether to play at it or not, gets a thick outside and the ball flies to Misbah at first slip 19/245.6 Akmal gets the thin edge.... slower ball outside the off stump, Taibu gives room and tries to cut, the ball kicks up a little, gets a thin edge through to Akmal. Taibu knows it and he starts walking before umpire de Silva raises the finger 218/643.3 the slower ball again, pitches on a fullish length outside off, Taylor tries to loft over the off side but stays rooted to the crease, Malik runs backwards from extra cover and takes a well-judged catch 211/444.2 Pakistan are pulling it back here.... gives it plenty of air outside the off stump, Chigumbura stays at the crease and tries to go downtown, he connects but fails to get the desired elevation, Younis runs to his left from deep midwicket and takes it low forward 213/546.1 the bowling change works..... deceives Williams with a slower one, he lofts from the crease and tries to clear long-on, he fails to get the distance and hits it down substitute Fawad Alam's throat 218/746.5 Rao gets him with reverse swing... gets the ball to drift in from off and middle, Matsikenyeri tries to work it through the off side, gets beaten and the ball cannons onto the leg stump, sending it back a few yards 220/8Extras11 (lb 3, w 8)TOTAL238/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.76)Did not bat: RW PriceFall of wickets: 1-16 (Vusi Sibanda, 4.5 ov), 2-19 (Chamu Chibhabha, 6.2 ov), 3-156 (Hamilton Masakadza, 32.3 ov), 4-211 (Brendan Taylor, 43.3 ov), 5-213 (Elton Chigumbura, 44.2 ov), 6-218 (Tatenda Taibu, 45.6 ov), 7-218 (Sean Williams, 46.1 ov), 8-220 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 46.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sohail Tanvir 10 0 34 4 3.4 40 2 0 5 0 Samiullah Khan 10 0 55 0 5.5 29 6 0 0 0 Iftikhar Anjum 6 0 43 2 7.16 14 6 0 0 0 Shoaib Malik 10 1 37 1 3.7 28 1 0 1 0 Shahid Afridi 10 1 39 1 3.9 29 0 0 1 0 Younis Khan 4 0 27 0 6.75 9 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.6 loose stroke, pitches on a good length on middle and shapes away, the ball bounces a bit more than expected and Butt lunges forward instead of staying back, he flashes at it and gets a thick edge through to Taibu 34/120.2 excellent work by Price....Jamshed punches the ball on the back foot to the left Price, he sets off for a single which wasn't there, Price gathers the ball and in the same action flings it back at the stumps, Jamshed is about a couple of yards short of his crease and he dives in vain 129/220.5 that's two for the over! Yousuf turns it towards Sibanda at midwicket with soft hands and sets off, Sibanda gathers the ball in a flash and flicks it low to the striker's end, a direct hit finds Younis short of the crease. He doesn't wait for the umpire, he just walks off 131/324.4 superb stuff from Taibu! Malik lunges forward to drive but the ball catches the toe of his bat, hits his pad and rolls close to the stumps. Taibu gathers the ball and breaks the stumps with Malik short of the crease. Zimbabwe know they've got him and the third umpire reconfirms that 139/437.4 Misbah tries to launch this out of the ground but mis-hits it, he stays at the crease, gets on his knee and the ball is skied for a long time, Taylor at mid-on takes a few paces backwards and takes the catch, falling over to his right 178/5Extras8 (lb 2, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL239/5 (46.2 Overs, RR: 5.15)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Salman Butt, 6.6 ov), 2-129 (Nasir Jamshed, 20.2 ov), 3-131 (Younis Khan, 20.5 ov), 4-139 (Shoaib Malik, 24.4 ov), 5-178 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 37.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB E Chigumbura 9 0 56 1 6.22 30 10 0 1 0 GB Brent 10 2 46 0 4.6 38 6 0 0 0 CJ Chibhabha 5 0 41 0 8.2 11 5 1 0 0 RW Price 10 1 21 1 2.1 40 0 0 1 0 H Masakadza 8 0 42 1 5.25 21 2 1 1 0 SC Williams 4 0 29 0 7.25 8 4 0 0 1 S Matsikenyeri 0.2 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.15 start, First Session 09.15-12.45 Interval 12.45-13.30, Second Session 13.30-17.00
Match days
24 January 2008 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 69/2 in 16.0 overs (H Masakadza 40, T Taibu 17)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (H Masakadza 31, T Taibu 17, Ex 2)
- H Masakadza: 50 off 54 balls (9 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 20.4 overs (127 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 111 balls (H Masakadza 63, T Taibu 34, Ex 3)
- T Taibu: 50 off 70 balls (2 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 30.6 overs (190 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 181/3 in 39.0 overs (T Taibu 64, BRM Taylor 13)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 40.6 overs (251 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (T Taibu 23, BRM Taylor 23, Ex 4)
- Zimbabwe Innings: 1x5 ball over (43rd over, Shoaib Malik, called by Umpire Nadeem Ghauri)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 238/8 in 50.0 overs (P Utseya 6, GB Brent 13)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 0
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Nasir Jamshed: 50 off 42 balls (11 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (Nasir Jamshed 34, Younis Khan 17, Ex 1)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Pakistan - 106/1 in 17.0 overs (Nasir Jamshed 64, Younis Khan 24)
- Power Play 3: Overs 21.1 - 26.0
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 30.4 overs (186 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Pakistan - 161/4 in 33.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 13, Misbah-ul-Haq 14)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 41.3 overs (253 balls), Extras 7
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (Mohammad Yousuf 16, Shahid Afridi 37, Ex 0)
- Match Scorer: Binoy George
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