Pakistan won the series 1-2 by defeating Zimbabwe in the third ODI.
In the series’ third and decisive one-day match, the Pakistan team defeated Zimbabwe by 99 runs after a one-sided match and won the series by 1-2 despite the failure in the first match.
In this match played in Bulawayo, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Zimbabwe.
Saeem Ayub and Abdullah Shafiq opened the innings on behalf of Pakistan in Bulawayo and batted responsibly to reach 58 runs, where Saeem Ayub was caught out after scoring 31 runs.
After that, Kamran Ghulam formed a partnership with Abdullah Shafiq and took the team’s score to 100 runs in 22 overs, and the second wicket of the national team fell to 112 runs in the 23rd over when Abdullah Shafiq was dismissed LBW for 50 runs.
Pakistan’s third wicket fell for 201 runs in 39.2 overs; Mohammad Rizwan was caught out for 37 runs.
The fourth wicket of the national team fell for 232 runs in 44.3 overs; Kamran Ghulam was dismissed for 103 runs. He scored a century with the help of 4 sixes and 10 fours
Pakistan’s fifth wicket fell for 273 runs in 47.3 overs; Salman Agha was dismissed for 30 runs, while the sixth wicket fell for 283 runs in 48.4 overs; Irfan Khan was dismissed for 3 runs.
In pursuit of the target, the Zimbabwean team could not perform well, and the entire team was bowled out for 204 runs in the 41st over.
Craig Irvine and Brian Bent scored 51 and 37 runs for Zimbabwe, while Adivanashe Murumani and Shaun Williamson played an innings of 24 and 24 runs, respectively. Apart from him, no player of the home team could show sufficient performance.
On behalf of Pakistan, Saeem Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, and Aamir Jamal got two each, while Faisal Akram and Kamran Ghulam dismissed one player each.
Remember that the first match of the three-match series was won by Zimbabwe; in this rain-affected match, Zimbabwe won by 80 runs under the DL method, and in the second ODI, Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets after a one-sided match. The series was tied at one by one by easily defeating
