BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe set a below-par 206-run target for Pakistan in the first ODI at Bulawayo on Sunday.
After being put in to bat first by Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan, Joylord Gumbie (15) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (29) provided the host a solid start with a 40-run opening partnership.
After Joylord Gumbie’s run out, Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals and was all out at 205 in 40.2 overs. Lower-order batter Richard Ngarva was the top scorer with 48 runs, followed by Sikandar Raza who made 39. Sean Williams made 23 runs while Brian Bennett contributed 20. No other batter could enter the double figures.
Salman Agha and Faisal Akram bagged three wickets each while Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain and Aamer Jamal took one wicket each.
