Summary Pakistan chased down the target of 269 runs with 16 balls to spare.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistan won the 2nd ODI by 6 wickets with 16 balls remaining on Friday.
Skipper Azhar Ali scored a 102 off 104 balls while chasing the target.
Pakistan has won the series by winning the 2nd match of the 3-match series.
Zimbabwe has scored 268 for the loss of 8 wickets in the first innings, requiring Pakistan to chase down 269 in 50 overs at a run-rate of 5.38.
Zimbabwean batsman Sikandar Raza top scored, hitting an unbeaten century off 84 balls.
Squads:
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Azhar Ali (c), 3 Shoaib Malik, 4 Haris Sohail, 5 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Anwar Ali, 8 Hammad Azam, 9 Mohammad Sami, 10 Wahab Riaz, 11 Yasir Shah
Zimbabwe: 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Chamu Chibhabha, 3 Hamilton Masakadza (c), 4 Charles Coventry, 5 Sikandar Raza, 6 Sean Williams, 7 Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 8 Graeme Cremer, 9 Tinashe Panyangara, 10 Tawanda Mupariwa, 11 Brian Vitori
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47 overs: 263-4
PAKISTAN WINS THE MATCH!
46.2: FOUR! Malik looking in form as he hits another four.
46.1: FOUR! Hit over the long-off boundary.
46 overs: 251-4
50 run partnership comes up.
45 overs: 246-4
44.4: SIX! Malik hits it over the boundary for a huge six.
What a SHOT! Brilliant stuff from Malik! #PakvsZim
— Umama Salman (@umama96) May 29, 2015
44 overs: 233-4
43 overs: 228 runs
42.6: FOUR! Malik hits Panyangara for a boundary.
42 overs: 221-4
41.2: FOUR! Shoaib Malik hits Vitori for boundary past point.
Azhar Ali s statistics:
Here is Kaptaan for you all! Massive average! Chaa Gay Ho! #PakvsZim #CricketComesHome pic.twitter.com/Xd3Jt3sUoK
— Mr__PATRIOT (@Mr__PATRIOT) May 29, 2015
41 overs:
40.1: OUT! Azhar Ali is caught cutting the ball at point. Soft dismissal. He goes after making 102 off 104 balls.
40 overs: 209-3
39 overs: 201-3
38.6: CENTURY! Skipper Azhar Ali hits another century. What a purple patch he s having.
38 overs: 193-3
37.4: FOUR! Haris Sohail drives Panyangara over cover for four runs.
37 overs: 189-3
36.5: FOUR! Haris Sohail hits Williams for boundary.
Another well timed and placed shot by Sohail #PAKvZIM
— Mona (@randomnessIsIs) May 29, 2015
36 overs: 179-3
Powerplay has been taken.
Tight over by Panyangara. only 5 runs taken from running between the wicket.
35 overs: 174-3
Azhar Ali rotating the strike nicely. Captain on 88.
Hopefully Azhar will get to his century tonight and also make way to win. Comeone captain.. @AzharAli_ #CricketComesHome #PakvsZim
— Hira Saeed (@HiraSaeed06) May 29, 2015
34 overs: 169-3
6 runs from singles and doubles from the over.
33 overs: 163-3
32.5: FOUR! Azhar Ali hits it over mid-wicket boundary for 4 runs.
32.1: FOUR! Haris Sohail hits ball at backward point, misfield results in four.
32 overs: 154-3
31.4: OUT! Asad Shafiq goes after a very soft dismissal. Out on 39.
Haris Sohail comes to the crease.
31 overs: 151-2
Nice rotation of strike by the batsmen at the crease. 3 runs off the over.
30 overs: 148-2
Hamilton Masakadza brings himself to the attack.
29 overs: 142-2
Only 3 runs off the over.
Yes he does. Skipper requires less than 200 runs in 2 matches to reach the record:
Azhar Ali has the chance to be the fastest to reach 1000 runs, right? #PakvsZim #PakvZim
— Umair Khalid (@tacnotalks) May 29, 2015
28 overs: 139-2
27.6: FOUR! Chase by Masakadza but in vain as Azhar Ali slogs the ball over cover region.
27 overs: 133-2
26.4 FOUR! Hit over mid-wicket by Asad Shafiq for a boundary.
26 overs: 127-2
25.4: FOUR! Asad Shafiq hits a boundary to Cremer over mid-wicket.
25 overs: 120-2
"The crowd today brought back memories of my playing days. You can t keep cricket away from Pakistan." - Wasim Akram #PakvsZim
— Anas Ali Khan (@anasalikhan20) May 29, 2015
24 overs: 115-2
Singles and doubles by the Pakistani batsmen. 4 runs off the over.
23 overs: 111-2
22.5: DROPPED! Asad Shafiq gets a reprieve.
22 overs: 105-2
Interesting facts by a tweep:
4th 50+ score in 5 matches as captain. 10th 50+ score in 19 ODI matches. Pakistan s captain, Azhar Ali. #PakvsZim #CricketComesHome
— Raafay. (@Amazican) May 29, 2015
21 overs: 102-2
20.4: FIFTY! Asad Shafiq brings up his half century in 51 balls.
20 overs: 97-2
Defensive batting by the Pakistani batsman. 3 runs from the over.
19 overs: 93-2
18.5: FOUR! Azhar Ali hits the ball through the covers.
18 overs: 83-2
17 overs: 80-2
Only 2 runs from the over.
Meanwhile a tweep enjoys a laugh:
YES. we are best. #PakvsZim pic.twitter.com/9edbaMiiz2
— Muhammad hamza (@muhammad_hamza9) May 29, 2015
16 overs: 76-2
4 runs from the over. Cremer bowling good line and length.
15 overs: 70-2
14.3: OUT! Hafeez is gone courtesy brilliant fielding by Coventry in the deep. Hafeez departs after making 15 off 24 balls.
14 overs: 66-1
Just 3 runs off the over. Good bowling by Vitori.
13 overs: 63-1
ALI ZAFAR IN COMMENTARY BOX! #PAKvZIM #cricket #PakvsZim pic.twitter.com/h86iyr0iio
— Aleena (@AnmolAleena) May 29, 2015
12 overs: 61-1
Leg-spinner Cremer introduced to the attack.
11 overs: 54-1
11.6: FOUR! Hafeez knocks the ball on the backfoot for a boundary.
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10.0 overs: 49-1
Only 2 runs from the over. Good bowling by Vitori.
"There comes revenge of the fallen! @Chibhabha" --- And his middle name is actually Justice. How about that?
9.0 overs: 47-1
Hafeez arrives at the crease.
8.4: OUT! Sarfaraz lbw Chibhabha.
8.0 overs: 42-0
7.5: FOUR! Skipper Azhar Ali plays pull shot for a boundary.
7.0 overs: 37-0
6.6: FOUR! Azhar Ali hits Panyangara on the last ball of the over.
6.0 overs: 30-0
5.5: FOUR! Sarfaraz hits as Mupariwa bowls wide.
5.1: FOUR! Sarfaraz sweeps it towards square leg.
5.0 overs: 19-0
4.3: FOUR! Sliced through the covers.
4.0 overs: 14-0
Mupariawa keeping a tight line and length. 4 runs from the over.
3.0 overs: 10-0
Panyangara conceedes only 2 runs from the over.
Fans are jubiliant at the sight of seeing the national players in action at Gaddafi Stadium
You can take cricket out of Pakistan But u can t take Pakistan out of cricket #PakvsZim #CricketComesHome pic.twitter.com/DYfTpAp5hX
— NYCTOPHIL (@Half__Fry) May 29, 2015
2.0 overs: 8-0
Mupariyawa bowls his first over. 4 runs off the over.
1.0 overs: Pakistan 4-0
Openers Azhar Ali and wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed open the innings for Pakistan.
0.6: FOUR! Sarfaraz Ahmed hits Panyangara for four.
-----End of Zimbabwe Innings-----
50 overs: 268-8
49.4: CENTURY! Sikandar Raza hits his first 100 against Zimbabwe.
Wahab Riaz yet again this series, too quick for the batsman. #PakvsZim
— Ansarim (@ansarim) May 29, 2015
49 overs: 260-8
48.4: OUT! Cremer gets out miscuing a Wahab Riaz bouncer.
48 overs: 256-6
Expensive over by Sami.
47.4: SIX! Sami getting smashed by Sikandar Raza now.
47.2: FOUR!
47.1: FOUR! Boundary on the first ball.
47 overs:
43.5: OUT! Caught behind by keper Sarfaraz Ahmed.
46.2: SIX! Wahab Riaz is bludgeoned over mid-wicket region.
46 overs: 230-5
45.3: FOUR! Raza runs down the ball to third man for four.
Charles Coventry arrives at the crease:
Only few people know that Zimbabwe s Coventry has equalled record of saeed anwer s 194 few years back #PakvsZim
— Man in Green™ (@AwallRaza) May 29, 2015
45 overs: 222-5
44.3: SIX! Batsman capitalizes on the free hit. Hit over leg-side boundary.
44.3: Wahab Riaz gets the batsman out, on a no-ball! Shakes head on his way back to run-up.
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44 overs: 209-5
43.6: OUT! Mutumbami falls for the slower delivery, miscues the ball to cover. Anwar Ali gets a wicket.
43 overs: 200-4
200 up for Zimbabwe. Sikandar Raza reaches his 50 as well.
42 overs: 197-4
41.3: FOUR! Anwar Ali strays on pad, full toss, dispatched for four by Sikandar Raza
41 overs: 190-4
Economical over by professor, 3 runs from it.
40 overs: 187-4
39.3: FOUR! Sikandar Raza hits Wahab Riaz over midwicket boundary.
39 overs: 180-4
38.5: FOUR! Sikandar Raza hits the Pakistani skipper for a boundary past covers.
Wasim Akram joins Rameez Raja in the commentary box.
38 overs: 173-4
37 overs: 171-4
36.2: SIX! Raza hits Malik over long-off.
36 overs: 161-4
Hammad Azam bowling stump to stump. Economical over.
A unique record albeit an unwanted one now held by Chamu Chibhabha. He sits in the company of Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers, Gayle and many others:
Chibhabha 25th batsman to be dismissed for 99 in ODIs and first from Zimbabwe! @mohanstatsman#PakvsZim
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 29, 2015
35 overs: 156-4
34.3: OUT! Malik gets Chamu Chibhabha out on 99! Hard luck for the Zimbabwean batsman
34 overs: 155-3
Hammad Azam bowling economically. Only 4 runs from the over.
33 overs: 151-3
32 overs: 147-3
Hammad Azam introduced into the attack.
31 overs: 142-3
Chamu Chibhabha in nervour ninties. 94 off 92.
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#Chibhabha is like a surprise package whom Pak were not expecting to play and didn t do their homework against him #PakvsZim
— saad arif (@saad_arif929) May 29, 2015
30 overs: 140-3
6 runs from Sami s over.
29 overs: 134-3
28.3: FOUR! Batsman glances Yasir Shah down to third man for four.
28 overs: 127-3
Sami comes back for another spell. Started off with a wide. Better over as it progressed. 5 runs in the over.
Sikander Raza the Pakistani comes to bat against Pakistan #PAKvsZIM
— Arfan. (@Im__Arfan) May 29, 2015
27 overs: 122-3
26.4: OUT! Caught and bowled Yasir Shah. Sean William departs, 5 off 7 balls. Zimbabwe losing wickets to regular intervals.
26 overs: 121-2
Wahab Riaz bowling tight line and length. Run-rate drops as Sean Williams comes to crease.
Pakistani fans after slow Vusi Sibanda departs:
Becharay Vusi SIbanda ko waisay he out kar diya acha bhala Pakistan ki taraf se khel kar dot balls khel raha tha. #PakvsZim
— Ahsan Masood Tanoli (@AhsanTanoli) May 29, 2015
25 overs: 118-2
24.2: OUT! Hamilton Masakadza caught at slips, bowled Yasir Shah.
24 overs: 113-1
23.5: FOUR! Masakdza hits it down to third man for four.
23 overs: 108-1
22.5: FOUR! Masakdza hits Hafeez for a boundary.
A tweep tweets as weather in Lahore goes up to 40 degrees.
#PakvsZim cricket in extreme heat, is a test of fitness.
— Sher A Khan (@sher_CCP) May 29, 2015
22 overs: 99-1
Yasir Shah giving the ball flight now.
21 overs: 96-1
5 singles from the over. Professor looking in rhythm after picking up a wicket.
20 overs: 89-1
Yasir Shah bowls a tight over as new batsman, Hamilton Masakadza comes to the crease.
19 overs: 85-1
18.3: OUT! Professor gets Sibanda out as the ball drifts in slightly to the right-handed batsman.
Zimbabwe will be happier of two sides with that wicket. #PakvsZim
— Muhammad Bilal (@beckh_23) May 29, 2015
18 overs: 82-0
17.5: SIX! Yasir Shah gets hit over deep mid-wicket for maximum
17 overs: 74-0
Off-spinner Muhammad Hafeez introduced to the attack.
16.2: FOUR! Sibanda hits the bowler for a boundary.
4th consecutive 50+ partnership for Zimbabwe this tour.
Without Irfan, the upfront bowling attack of Pakistan doesn t seem threatening to pick up early wickets. #PakvsZim
— Shariq Khan (@shariq8419) May 29, 2015
16 overs: 66-0
15.2: FOUR! Yasir Shah gets hit down the ground for a boundary.
15 overs: 61-0
14.1: FOUR! Wahab Riaz strays over pad, gets hit for boundary.
14 overs: 54-0
2 runs from the over.
13 overs: 52-0
3 runs from the over, Wahab Riaz keeping it tight.
12 overs: 49-0
Yasir Shah, right-arm legspinner introduced to the attack. Comes over round the wicket.
11 overs: 46-0
Wahab introduces pace to the attack. Averaging above 140 kph. 3 runs from the over.
Vusi Sibanda playing at a very slow pace while his partner is accelerating. Wahab Riaz introduced to the attack.
10.0 overs: 43-0
9.4: FOUR! Anwar Ali gets cut over point by Chibhabha.
9.3: FOUR! Wristy shot by the batsman to score a boundary.
Tweep prays to heavens above for divine intervention as Anwar Ali gets expensive by the over:
Anwar Ali aapko Allah ka waasta hai. #PakvsZim
— Fahhad (@LahoriPainda) May 29, 2015
9.0 overs: 32-0
8.6: FOUR! Sami bowls short and wide, batsman cuts the ball at point.
An interesting banner in the crowd reads:
8.0 overs: 26-0
7.4: FOUR! Again Chibhabha hits it behind square leg.
7.1: FOUR! Anwar Ali gets shot over covers as Chamu Chibhabha goes on the back foot to drive.
7.0 overs: 17-0
Maiden over. Good bowling by Muhammad Sami, an anomally in an otherwise expensive spell.
6.0 overs: 17-0
5.0 overs: 15-0
4.0 overs: 14-0
Tidy over by Anwar Ali, just 2 runs off the over.
3.0 overs: 8-0
2.4: FOUR! Sami shot for four runs by Zimbabwean opener Chamu Chibhabha. Sami is at it again. Tweep hope Sami will not be introduced after the 30th over.
The way #Zimbabwe had played in the past matches and today too, they look to keep wickets upto the 30th over then comes aggression #PakvsZim
— Imad Rahim (@ImadRahim) May 29, 2015
2.0 overs: 4-0
Anwar Ali, right-arm fast medium to bowl over the wicket.
1.0 overs: Pakistan 3-0
Muhammad Sami to start the proceedings for Pakistan.
15:35 Pakistan win toss, choose to field first
