{"id":458,"date":"2015-05-28T01:14:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T01:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=458"},"modified":"2015-05-27T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T15:00:08","slug":"pakistan-to-victory-malik-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to victory: Malik leads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shoaib Malik’s swashbuckling innings steered Pakistan to a 41-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first one-day international in the country in six years.<\/h2>\n
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Shoaib Malik’s swashbuckling innings steered Pakistan to a 41-run victory over Zimbabwe in their first one-day international in the country in six years.<\/p>\n

Malik struck 112 off 76 balls and shared a 199-run partnership with Haris Sohail (89 not out) as Pakistan set a target of 375 in Lahore.<\/p>\n

Elton Chigumbura hit his maiden one-day international century with 117 from 95 balls and Hamilton Masakadza a run-a-ball 73 in reply, but Zimbabwe were always too far adrift in the chase.<\/p>\n

The hosts won the toss and Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali built on a conservative start to build a partnership of 170.<\/p>\n

Hafeez brought up Pakistan’s three figures with a boundary in the 19th over before Zimbabawe missed a chance to end the partnership when Azhar, on 52, was dropped by Chris Mpofu off the bowling of Prosper Utseya.<\/p>\n

The visitors finally made the breakthrough when Azhar top edged to Tinashe Panyangara off the bowling of Utseya.<\/p>\n

He had made 79 from 76 balls, featuring nine fours and two sixes.<\/p>\n

It came with the last ball of the 26th over and Utseya claimed wickets with consecutive deliveries when he bowled Hafeez for 86.<\/p>\n

That prompted a hat-trick ball which Sohail survived before, with Malik, building a formidable total.<\/p>\n

Malik increased the rate as the pair piled on the runs with Sohail ending the innings unbeaten on 89 from 66 balls with four fours and two sixes.<\/p>\n

Malik was bowled by Panyangara with the last ball of the innings after hitting 12 fours and two sixes in his century.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe made a solid start in reply, reaching 56 before Sikandar Raza (36) was caught by Hafeez off the bowling of Anwar Ali.<\/p>\n

Sibanda was next to go for 23 after he was caught and bowled by Wahab Riaz as Zimbabwe slipped to 65 for two.<\/p>\n

Tight bowling meant Zimbabwe were unable to cut loose and boundaries were in short supply.<\/p>\n

Masakadza hit a six in the 32nd over off Hafeez before Chigumbura was dropped with the last ball of the over by Shafiq.<\/p>\n

Masakadza struck another maximum in the next over but fell two balls later, caught on inside the boundary rope by Hammad Azam off the bowling of Shoaib.<\/p>\n

That left the visitors 187 in arrears with 17 overs and a ball remaining.<\/p>\n

Chigumbura, on 66, was dropped again and built a good partnership with Sean Williams, even though the required rate seemed beyond them.<\/p>\n

Williams had reached 36 off 28 balls when he found a top edge and was caught by Sarfraz Ahmed off Wahab Riaz.<\/p>\n

Chigumbura was on 95 and brought up his ton in style with a six before striking 16 more runs in the 44th over.<\/p>\n

That moved Chigumbura to 117 and Zimbabwe needed a highly unlikely 84 from 36.<\/p>\n

Their chances lessened when Chigumbura was bowled by Wahab Riaz in the next over and Pakistan sealed victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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