Pakistan complete series sweep
Pakistan were able to hold off a determined Zimbabwe and complete a 3-0 sweep of the one-day series
14/09Result
3rd ODI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Sep 14 2011
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
270/5 -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
242/9 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
14/09Result
3rd ODI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Sep 14 2011
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
270/5 -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
242/9 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Younis Khan
81(90) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 19 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
CJ Chibhabha
62(88) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 16 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Pakistan won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
14 September 2011 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
PAKISTAN 270/5 (50 OVERS)
- Younis Khan81 (90)
- Asad Shafiq51 (72)
- Elton Chigumbura2/36 (9)
- Ray Price1/48 (10)
ZIMBABWE 242/9 (50 OVERS)
- Chamu Chibhabha62 (88)
- Vusi Sibanda59 (76)
- Aizaz Cheema4/43 (10)
- Yasir Shah2/51 (10)
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Nitin Sundar
END OF OVER:50 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 242/9 (29 runs required, RR: 4.84)
- Brian Vitori3 (3b)
- Prosper Utseya15 (14b)
- Mohammad Hafeez9-0-37-1
- Sohail Khan9-0-36-1
Misbah and the boys look a genuinely happy bunch as they come along to pose with the trophy. Well played Pakistan! Firdose's report has all the ebbs and flows of today's game. That winds up our coverage for the ODIs, but the T20s are round the corner. Do join us for them. On behalf of the gang at ESPNcricinfo, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. So long.
Younis, however, wins the Man of the Series award. "We had a tough series, the Zimbabweans gave us a tough time and I believe they will have a good team in the future. Before the series, the seniors sat together and hoped to deliver and show the way for the youngsters, and I am happy we could do that." He laughs when the T20s are mentioned! "If I am given the chance I will contribute again for my country," he says.
Cheema pips Younis Khan to pick up Man of the Match Award. Cheema thanks his family for his success in this series. "All the hard work I did in the last 10 years have borne fruit. The coach, captain and team have stood by me and I am thankful. I just tried to hit the right lengths, and it worked."
Misbah; "Good to see new boys coming in and performing. The main idea was to give a couple of youngsters chances, and win the series. We achieved that well. We were around 25-30 runs short, they bowled well in the last 7-8 overs. But happy with the way we bowled and fielded. There might be one-two changes to ensure we have the right balance for the Twenty20s."
Taylor: "There were too many dot-balls at the start which made it tough for people coming in. Good teams make it tough for you to build on a platform, and Pakistan played the better cricket today. Our bowlers showed good heart in the middle and end overs, but they came out and made it difficult for us."
Handshakes all around. Zimbabwe will look back at this game, and in fact this series, as an opportunity missed. The should have won the first game, and they were in a really solid position in this one when Taibu and Masakadza were going. Pakistan did their bit to bring the pressure on, credit to them.
49.6
0
Mohammad Hafeez to Vitori, no run, the last ball hurries through and Vitori can't connect with the pull. Pakistan take the series 3-0 and that's a well-deserved clean sweep.
49.5
2
Mohammad Hafeez to Vitori, 2 runs, Vitori launches a full ball high over deep square leg and Shoaib Malik drops the tumbling catch. No harm done, a couple of runs taken.
49.4
1
Mohammad Hafeez to Utseya, 1 run, flat ball on middle and leg, worked through the leg side.
49.3
1
Mohammad Hafeez to Vitori, 1 run, tossed up to Vitori who lashes it to long-off for a single.
49.2
W
Mohammad Hafeez to Jarvis, OUT, Hafeez has the plot safely in his briefcase though. Flat ball aimed at the stumps, Jarvis misses the cut and timber meets leather.
KM Jarvis b Mohammad Hafeez 6 (11m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
49.1
2
Mohammad Hafeez to Jarvis, 2 runs, flat outside off, cut away through point for a couple. The game is officially out of Zim's reach unless Hafeez loses the plot in compelling manner.
Hafeez comes on for the final over.
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Pakistan were able to hold off a determined Zimbabwe and complete a 3-0 sweep of the one-day series
