The first match of the ODI series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan was played on November 24 (Sunday) at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. In this match, Zimbabwe won by 80 runs under the DLS rule. With this victory, host Zimbabwe took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second ODI will be played at this ground on November 26.
Shameful performance by Pakistani batsmen
In this match, Zimbabwe had given a target of 206 runs to Pakistan to win. In response, when Pakistan had scored 60 runs for 6 wickets in 21 overs, the rain came. After that you couldn’t play anymore. At that time Zimbabwe were ahead by 80 runs. In such a situation, Zimbabwe was declared the winner by the DL rule.
39 with the bat 🏏
2/7 with the ball ☝️@SRazaB24 is the Player of the Match for his excellent performance in #ZIMvPAK pic.twitter.com/1LwxfEorzH– Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) November 24, 2024
For Zimbabwe, Richard Ngarwa scored the highest score of 48 runs off 52 balls, which included five fours and a six. Sikandar Raza scored 39 runs with the help of six fours. Tadivanashe Marumani played a useful innings of 29 runs and Sean Williams played a useful innings of 23 runs. Agha Salman and Faisal Akram took three wickets each for Pakistan.
The Pakistani team lost wickets continuously during the chase. In such a situation, when the rain came, she had fallen behind in the competition. Captain Mohammad Rizwan played 43 balls to score 19 runs. Apart from this, only Kamran Ghulam (17) and Sam Ayub (11) could reach double digits. Blessing Muzarabani, Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams took two wickets each for Zimbabwe. Sikandar Raza was named player of the match for his all-round performance.
Zimbabwe plays eleven: Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Joylord Gambi, Dion Myers, Craig Irvine (captain), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu.
Pakistan plays eleven: Sam Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (goalkeeper/captain), Hasibullah Khan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Faisal Akram.
