Zimbabwe 246 for 3 (Masakadza 85, Sibanda 54, Taylor 43*) beat Pakistan
244 for 7 (Misbah 83*, Hafeez 70) by 7 wickets
A strong opening stand of 107
between Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza was the bedrock in their chase of
245. Having dealt with the seamers with ease during the T20s, Zimbabwe's
chances of victory hung on how they would perform outside their comfort zone.
They looked ill at ease against the spin trio in the T20s but crucially, this
time, they didn't let the spinners run away with the advantage. Saeed Ajmal managed
to strike, but the long interval between breakthroughs meant that Pakistan were
always playing catch-up. In the closing stages, Pakistan had created enough
pressure to bring the equation down to a run-a-ball, but a combination of poor
fielding and freakish luck meant that it was Zimbabwe's day.
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