Pakistan v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 win by 7 wickets
Pakistan overcame Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the only Test of the series at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe on Monday, September 5, 2011.
The tourists required 88 runs for victory on the final day’s play and achieved it easily, losing three batsmen in the process. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 was the top scorer of the innings with 38 runs.
Pakistan would have liked to keep all wickets in tact until the end of the innings, but still would have been pleased with the result.
Left-handed opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 missed out in the match, as he failed to perform in both innings. He scored four runs in his first outing and managed eight this time around.
Umar has been doing well in the longest version of the game, but things did not work out well for him in Zimbabwe. He became a victim of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Malcolm-Jarvis-c71974 in both his outings.
Hafeez batted aggressively in order to wrap things up in quick time. He played some solid strokes, but was being troubled by veteran Zimbabwean spinner Ray Price.
The flamboyant right-handed opener was bowled round his legs while trying to sweep the ball. He collected 38 runs off 44 balls with the help of six fours and one massive six.
Pakistan’s first-drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 batted steadily at the start of his innings, but started playing attacking cricket once the required runs came under 40. He managed to hit a few boundaries, but failed to bat until the end, getting out for 22 with the help of four boundaries.
However, veteran players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 made sure that the team does not lose any more wickets. They remained unbeaten on 14 and 6 respectively, guiding the team to a seven wicket win.
The hosts’ spinner Price troubled the batsmen in the final innings, but did not have enough runs to defend. He picked up two wickets in the innings.
This victory for Pakistan saw the team win two consecutive Tests since 2005. The team had struggled in the longest version of the game, but have been doing well since Misbah’s appointment as skipper.
Pakistan’s coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 will also be pleased with the outcome, as this will be his last assignment with the team.
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