Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2015

Scorecard - 1st ODI, Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (01 Oct 2015)

Pakistan

259/6 (50) RR:5.18

Pakistan won by 131 runs

MOM: Yasir Shah

Zimbabwe

128/10 (37) RR:3.46

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49.4 - Panyangara to Rizwan, FOUR, low full toss outside off, Rizwan has manhandled it over a leaping mid-on. Was deceived by the lack of pace as it looked like a slower delivery but still went through with the slog, his bottom hand came off as well but the muscle was enough to beat the fielder

49.3 - Panyangara to Rizwan, leg byes, FOUR, lucky, lucky but Pakistan will grab whatever they can get their hands on. Panyangara is so unlucky. What can you do more than this? Found the yorker outside off, Rizwan moves across looking to slog it on-side but misses and the ball runs away off the boot fine of third man

49.1 - Panyangara to Imad Wasim, FOUR, fraction fuller than a good length outside off, Wasim moves across and laps it over short fine leg. Nearly cleared the ropes as well, such was the timing

47.5 - Panyangara to Imad Wasim, FOUR, well played sir. The percentage of improvisations coming off for this duo has been very impressive. Low full toss outside off, Wasim gets in position early and just helps the reverse dab fine of short third man

47.1 - Panyangara to Imad Wasim, FOUR, dear me. You've got to lift yourselves here Zimbabwe. They are allowing the game to drift in these final stages. This time a dolly goes down. Wasim was surprised by the short delivery and top edges his rushed pull. The ball lobs wide of long-on, the fielder covers the ground and gets to it with both hands but just cannot hold on

45.4 - Panyangara to Rizwan, FOUR, Rizwan can do no wrong at the moment. Just picking his spots nicely. Moved into position early for the lap, gets it on a good length and just helps it over short fine

43.0 - Luke Jongwe to Imad Wasim, FOUR, some really useful improvisation this. Moves across to off stump, premeditates the sweep and gets the perfect ball to play the shot. Slightly fuller and angling across off, connects nicely with it and sends the ball behind square. A desperate dive in the deep also cannot prevent the boundary

37.0 - John Nyumbu to Rizwan, FOUR, quicker and just outside off, Rizwan waits for it and guides it to third man. The fielder from short third man gives the chase and puts in the dive, but to no avail. Rizwan collects another four

35.4 - Cremer to Rizwan, FOUR, googly from Cremer, Rizwan takes it from outside the off-stump and brings out the sweep shot. He bisects the two fielders in the deep to perfection

33.4 - Cremer to Imad Wasim, FOUR, poor delivery from Cremer and pays the price for it. Cremer tries the googly, but plenty of width on offer, Wasim cuts it past the sweeper cover for a boundary. No need to run for those

29.3 - Sean Williams to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, nice hit! Flighted delivery on the off stump, Sarfraz advances down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and flicks it nonchalantly over mid-wicket

26.1 - John Nyumbu to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, width on offer outside off stump, Sarfraz camps on the back foot, gives himself a bit of room and cuts it through point, puts it in the gap and it runs away for four

22.2 - Chibhabha to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, on a good length and just outside off, Malik gets forward, uses the bottom hand and shovels it past mid-wicket for a boundary. That should relieve some pressure off him

19.4 - Cremer to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, that's powerfully swept by Sarfraz, gets down low, rolls his wrists over and picks the gap past square leg, Cremer had given plenty of air on that delivery

15.1 - Cremer to Shoaib Malik, no ball, FOUR, Oh dear! A loosener from Cremer, filthy full toss that has been swatted away over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes. Called as a no-ball for height, a free-hit coming up for Malik

9.2 - Luke Jongwe to Hafeez, FOUR, too straight from Jongwe, ends up drifting onto Hafeez's pads, he closes the face of the bat and clips it past the square leg umpire, beats the man getting across from long leg

7.2 - Luke Jongwe to Hafeez, FOUR, that's a nice way to get going, too much width from Jongwe, Hafeez gets a big stride forward, presents the full face of the bat and caresses it past cover-point for a boundary

6.4 - Panyangara to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, this is excellent batting from Shehzad, comes down the track, makes sure that he isn't close to the ball, uses the width and drills it past extra cover for a boundary

6.2 - Panyangara to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, cracking shot, overpitched and well outside off, Shehzad gets a big stride forward and laces it through extra cover, no need to run for those

5.2 - Luke Jongwe to Azhar Ali, FOUR, Azhar relieves the pressure, comes down the track, makes room as he did so and throws his bat at the length delivery, gets enough to clear the in-field, the ball bounced just in front of the ropes at deep cover

4.3 - Panyangara to Azhar Ali, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Azhar leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and caresses it past extra cover for the first boundary of the day

50.0 - Panyangara to Rizwan, SIX, what a way to finish! Rizwan, you beauty. He is down the track in a flash, gets a nice juicy full toss and clubs it down the ground. Mid-on was up in the ring but wouldn't have mattered as he cleared the ropes

30.1 - John Nyumbu to Rizwan, SIX, excellent shot from Rizwan. Flighted delivery from Nyumbu, Rizwan dances down the track and lofts it handsomely over long-on, the followthrough of the bat was so good to watch and the bat made a sweet sound as it made contact with the ball

15.1 - Cremer to Shoaib Malik, SIX, Malik takes full toll of the free-hit, this was tossed up and just outside off, Malik clears his left leg and heaves it back over the bowler's head, that has sailed all the way over the ground

49.5 - Panyangara to Rizwan, wide, out Imad Wasim Run Out!! Massive comedy of errors. Wide yorker outside off, Rizwan misses and the umpire signals a wide. The keeper under-arms it at the striker's end but misses the stumps. The ball stops after hitting Rizwan's foot. Then the non-striker calls through for the single, the keeper hurtles towards the ball and kicks it back on to the stumps. Wasim is caught short of the crease. Imad Wasim run out (Mutumbami) 61(61) [4s-5]

31.1 - Cremer to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Sean Williams!! Oh dear! Sarfraz Ahmed has given it away. The Zimbabweans are elated as they know that this is a big wicket. Sarfraz hits his pad with the bat in anger as he makes a slow walk back to the dressing room. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Sarfraz advances and plays a big shot, times it well but it doesn't have the height and the distance, deep mid-wicket moves a few steps back to take an easy catch. Sarfraz got too close to the pitch of the ball on that occasion, so he couldn't find the sweet spot of the bat. Sarfraz Ahmed c Sean Williams b Cremer 44(59) [4s-3]

24.3 - John Nyumbu to Shoaib Malik, out Bowled!! John Nyumbu strikes in his very first over and he gets the well set Shoaib Malik. Flighted delivery from Nyumbu, Malik races down the track and tries to play a big shot back over the bowler's head, but he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and misses it completely. The ball sneaks through and knocks over the middle stump. That ends a fine 65-run stand. Shoaib Malik b John Nyumbu 31(49) [4s-2 6s-1]

9.5 - Luke Jongwe to Hafeez, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Sharp catch from Masakadza at short extra cover. This was full and wide from Jongwe, Hafeez's eyes lit up as he saw the width, went hard on the drive but failed to keep it along the ground. Masakadza does well to clutch onto the head high catch, not much celebrations from him, but Zimbabwe have a third wicket now. Hafeez c H Masakadza b Luke Jongwe 10(19) [4s-2]

6.5 - Panyangara to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Chigumbura!! That's a soft, soft dismissal for Shehzad. This was pitched up outside off, Shehzad gets well forward and times the drive sweetly, he didn't bother to keep it along the carpet though, ends up hitting it straight to Chigumbura at mid-off. Pakistan have now lost both openers and are in a spot of bother. Ahmed Shehzad c Chigumbura b Panyangara 12(16) [4s-2]

5.3 - Luke Jongwe to Azhar Ali, out Azhar Ali Run Out!! Nyumbu has made up for dropping the dolly! Pakistan's captain departs, this was a back of a length delivery and just outside off, Azhar dropped it in front of backward point and set-off for a quick single, Shehzad wasn't interested one bit, sends his charging partner back. Nyumbu was quick to get across from second slip, aims at the base of off-stump and nails the target. Azhar was scrambling back, but he's well short when the stumps are broken. Celebrations in the Zimbabwe camp. Azhar Ali run out (John Nyumbu) 11(22) [4s-2]

48.4 - Luke Jongwe to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, that would go down as 4 runs saved, rather than a dropped catch. Bouncer around off, Wasim miscues his pull shot off the top half of the bat, Cremer moves back at deep mid-wicket, catches it comfortably but realizes that the momentum was taking him over the rope. He releases the ball but he went too far back and could not recover in time to take it on the second attempt

2.0 - Luke Jongwe to Azhar Ali, no run, that's a dolly and Nyumbu has dropped it, this was pitched up and held its line outside off, Azhar took a step down the track and aimed an expansive drive, the outside edge is found and it goes at a comfortable height to Nyumbu at second slip, in and out, that should have been taken, it was a sitter

45.1 - Panyangara to Rizwan, 2 runs, Panyangara rolled his fingers across the ball this time, the off-cutter was delivered on a good length and angling in on middle, Rizwan waits on the flick and finds the gap through mid-wicket. Also brings up his 3rd ODI half-century. Superbly timed knock with Pakistan in a sticky spot

36.0 - Shoaib Malik to Panyangara, FOUR, gets this one away. Well done, Panyangara. Another very straightish delivery and on a sweeping length, he gets it away behind square along the carpet

34.2 - Yasir Shah to Chigumbura, FOUR, make that two pearls now. Well flighted delivery turning away on a length across off, Chigumbura might have just opened the face of the bat and guided it wide of slip, at least that's what he'll say. The ball runs away to the ad cushions

34.1 - Yasir Shah to Chigumbura, FOUR, like a pearl in the ocean, Chigumbura finds the fence. Loopy delivery which was very full just outside off, Chigumbura moves his front leg out of the way and creams the extra-cover drive

23.5 - Shoaib Malik to S Raza, FOUR, Shoaib Malik bowls a long hop, Raza takes a heavy toll of it by pulling it in front of square on the on-side, the fielder in the deep runs to his right, puts in the dive, but to no avail

16.3 - Riaz to H Masakadza, FOUR, good length delivery and bowled in the channel outside off, Masakadza pushes at it, gets a thick outside edge as his bottom hand came off the bat handle and it runs away to third man for a four. The fielder in the deep had no chance there

7.4 - Aamer Yamin to Chari, FOUR, ahh, shot!! That's an amazing strike, sitting up to be hit outside off, he goes back and punches it wide of point, that simply raced across the turf

5.5 - Aamer Yamin to Chibhabha, FOUR, lovely shot! Yamin bowls a full delivery but offers enough width to Chibhabha to latch onto it. He plants his front foot across and drives it sweetly through the extra cover region for a boundary

2.5 - Irfan to Chibhabha, FOUR, in the air and safe! This was banged in short and outside off, Chibhabha goes for the pull, but was slightly late on the shot. Ends up getting a top-edge that balloons over the slip cordon and bounces right in front of the third man fence. Lucky boundary for Chibhabha, but he won't mind it one bit

22.4 - Imad Wasim to Sean Williams, SIX, tossed up delivery, Williams gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over long-off for a sumptuous six. Williams is one of the better players of spin in Zimbabwe's set-up

37.0 - Yasir Shah to Panyangara, out Caught by Imad Wasim!! That wraps up the misery for Zimbabwe. Yasir Shah finishes with six. An ordinary delivery to cap off an ordinary show with the bat. Dragged down short, slowish as well. Begging to be carted away but such has been the day for the home team. Panyangara only gets some glove on the attempted pull and the ball pops up straight to second slip off his pads. Panyangara c Imad Wasim b Yasir Shah 4(6) [4s-1]

35.2 - Shoaib Malik to Cremer, out Lbw!! "Howzaaaaaaaaaat (more like an Aaaaaaaaaaa)", is the cry from the bowler and the umpire raises the finger. The shot really was a tame attempt at a reverse-sweep. He flashed his cards too early and Malik bowls it very slow on the stumps, Cremer is ages early into the shot and is through with it before the ball arrives, wears it on the thigh pad. Might have just about clipped the leg stump. Cremer lbw b Shoaib Malik 2(4)

34.5 - Yasir Shah to Chigumbura, out Caught by Rizwan!! Can this guy stop taking five-fors? What a bowler he is turning out to be. Not that Zimbabwe are making it very difficult for him. A lot of air given on this delivery which drifts in around off stump before turning away, Chigumbura was looking to work it through the on-side but closes the bat face too early. The leading edge goes straight into the lap of Rizwan at cover. Chigumbura c Rizwan b Yasir Shah 22(30) [4s-2]

33.2 - Shoaib Malik to Luke Jongwe, out Lbw!! The wheels are coming off. Just no breaking the cobwebs which the spinners have put on. A bit slower this time from Malik, pitched around off stump from round the wicket and spun back in sharply, Jongwe was playing for the angle and is beaten on the inside edge. The height was fine, so was the line. End result: You are on your way son. Luke Jongwe lbw b Shoaib Malik 0(5)

32.2 - Yasir Shah to Mutumbami, out Caught by Hafeez!! Mohammad Hafeez, Sir, take a bow! The ball was dying and travelling low to his right, he sticks out his right hand on the dive and when he gets up, he is amazed to find the ball in the middle of his palm. Yasir Shah is crippling Zimbabwe. Well flighted leg break around off stump, Mutumbami just looks to poke at it with an open face, a very tame attempt. The ball turns and takes the outside edge. The rest is history. Mutumbami c Hafeez b Yasir Shah 3(5)

30.2 - Yasir Shah to S Raza, out Caught by Shoaib Malik!! All downhill for the men in Red. Yasir Shah continues to bamboozle batsmen. Well tossed up leg-break which was above the batsman's eye-line, Raza just can't resist the temptation. He is down the track in a flash, nearly swings off his feet in looking for a wild slog (turned a full 360 degree as well), the ball grips and takes a thick outside edge. Spoons up to short third man. Malik won't drop that even if you wake him up at 3 am. S Raza c Shoaib Malik b Yasir Shah 19(40) [4s-1]

25.3 - Shoaib Malik to Sean Williams, out Bowled!! Oh no, no, no. Huge, this is a huge moment in the match. Williams is absolutely disgusted with himself. Swings the bat hard through the air in frustration. It was a nicely flighted delivery perhaps a bit too full to be sweeping. Williams goes through with it anyway and tries to connect it hard. The ball drifts in with the angle, grips the pitch beating the outside edge and clips the top of middle and off. Actually the length was there to be sweeping, just got deceived by the turn. Sean Williams b Shoaib Malik 26(31) [6s-1]

17.1 - Yasir Shah to H Masakadza, out Bowled!! Well, the hosts are in some trouble now. The quicker one from Yasir Shah that was bowled from front of the hand, Masakadza tries to drive off the back foot, misses and it goes on to hit middle and off. It kept a touch low as well. H Masakadza b Yasir Shah 15(34) [4s-1]

13.5 - Yasir Shah to Chari, out Bowled!! Like Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah strikes in his very first over. It was the googly from Yasir, it dipped on the batsman, who comes forward to defend. The ball though zipped off the surface, beat him on the inside edge and crashed into the top of middle stump. Zimbabwe are in a bit of bother here. Chari b Yasir Shah 16(36) [4s-1]

8.1 - Imad Wasim to Chibhabha, out Lbw!! And do we need to take another look at that? That's a quicker one from the left-armer, back of a length and hurries onto the right hander who plays back to it, misses the line and perhaps that was clipping the leg stump, never a great idea to be rooted to the crease and he pays for the price for it, Imad draws first blood. Chibhabha lbw b Imad Wasim 12(27) [4s-2]