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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2018 5th ODI Full Commentary

Result · Jul 22 2018, Sun - 12:45 PM (IST)
5th ODI, - Queens Sports Club
PAKISTAN
364/4
ZIMBABWE
233/4
Pakistan won by 131 runs
CRR:4.66
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Match
  • End of Over 50
    Over 50. 9 runs. Bowler: Sarfraz Ahmed. Zimbabwe: 233/4 (rr 4.66)
  • 49.6

    Donald Tiripano to Babar Azam. Off cutter yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chigumbura.

    Pakistan post a large total on the board yet again. The opening partnership seemed unbreakable, but eventually Fakhar Zaman perished for 85. Imam ul-Haq went to a fourth ODI century, before Babar Azam injected pace at the back end to reach a hundred of his own. Zimbabwe improved ever so slightly from the previous game, but still well behind the standards they need to compete. A miracle required for them to chase this down. Pakistan should have the whitewash in the bag.

  • 49.5

    Donald Tiripano to Babar Azam. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Masvaure.

  • 49.4

    Donald Tiripano to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Moor.

  • 49.4

    Wide Donald Tiripano to Sarfraz Ahmed. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Murray.

  • 49.3

    Donald Tiripano to Babar Azam. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.

  • 49.3

    Wide Donald Tiripano to Babar Azam. Half volley, wide outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Murray.

  • 49.2

    FOUR! Donald Tiripano to Babar Azam. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Fantastic stroke. Not a lot wrong with the ball from Tiripano, but Babar angles the bat perfectly to deflect it to the third man fence.

  • 49.1

    FOUR! Donald Tiripano to Babar Azam. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Slower ball bouncer, third man up in the circle, and Babar dabs it fine of the fielder to pick up the boundary. 100 in super quick time. A brilliant knock, that has boosted Pakistan up to another big total.

  • End of Over 49
    Over 49. 3 runs. Bowler: Shadab Khan. Zimbabwe: 224/4 (rr 4.57)
  • 48.6

    Christopher Mpofu to Babar Azam. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Masvaure.

  • 48.5

    FOUR! Christopher Mpofu to Babar Azam. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs. Flaps at the short ball, but gets away with it. Top edge over short fine leg, and the ball rolls away for another four.

  • 48.4

    FOUR! Christopher Mpofu to Babar Azam. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Babar goes deep in the crease, makes the yorker into a juicy half volley, and belts this through the covers for four.

  • 48.3

    Christopher Mpofu to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.

  • 48.2

    Christopher Mpofu to Babar Azam. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.

  • 48.1

    Christopher Mpofu to Sarfraz Ahmed. Short, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Tiripano.

  • End of Over 48
    Over 48. 6 runs. Bowler: Sarfraz Ahmed. Zimbabwe: 221/4 (rr 4.60)
  • 47.6

    Tendai Chatara to Sarfraz Ahmed. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.

  • 47.5

    Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to third man for 3 runs, fielded by Chigumbura.

  • 47.4

    FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs. Terrible bowling. Knee high full toss, and Babar just whips the wrists to send it flying away to the square leg boundary.

  • 47.3

    SIX! Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Proper late order bashing now. Babar sets himself early, fetches it from outside off, and clobbers it for six more.

  • 47.2

    FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Babar loves it there. Elevates his cover drive to clear the infield, and the timing is first class.

  • 47.1

    Tendai Chatara to Sarfraz Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.

  • End of Over 47
    Over 47. 5 runs. Bowler: Shadab Khan. Zimbabwe: 215/4 (rr 4.57)
  • 46.6

    Christopher Mpofu to Babar Azam. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Masakadza.

  • 46.5

    Christopher Mpofu to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Tiripano.

  • 46.4

    Christopher Mpofu to Babar Azam. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.

  • 46.3

    OUT! Caught. Christopher Mpofu to Asif Ali. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, by Chatara. Zimbabwe restricting Pakistan well here. Not letting them get away like they did in the last game. Asif Ali throws the bat at an extremely wide delivery, and gets a massive edge that carries into the hands of third man.

  • 46.2

    Christopher Mpofu to Asif Ali. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Murray.

  • 46.1

    Christopher Mpofu to Asif Ali. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mpofu.

  • End of Over 46
    Over 46. 9 runs. Bowler: Hasan Ali. Zimbabwe: 210/4 (rr 4.57)
  • 45.6

    Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.

  • 45.5

    Tendai Chatara to Asif Ali. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.

  • 45.4

    Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point for 3 runs, run save by Chigumbura, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.

  • 45.3

    FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Babar Azam. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Stand and deliver. Hits through the line, and sends the ball sailing over the offside for another boundary.

  • End of Over 50
    Over 50. 9 runs. Bowler: Sarfraz Ahmed. Zimbabwe: 233/4 (rr 4.66)
  • 49.6

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break yorker, wide down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Amir.

    Pakistan dominate yet again. Far too many runs on the board for Zimbabwe to consider chasing down, and they end up well short. Still some signs of improvement, as they have got through their fifty overs, and put together some decent partnerships. The bowling still way off the mark, as well as the fielding. Imam ul-Haq and Babar Azam the standout performances today. Pakistan's ability is just much better in all three departments, and they cruise to a 5-0 whitewash.

  • 49.5

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 49.4

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.

  • 49.3

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Amir.

  • 49.2

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Zaman.

  • 49.1

    SIX! Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Long hop, and Moor has all the time in the world here. Sits back, and plants it over cow corner for six.

  • End of Over 49
    Over 49. 3 runs. Bowler: Shadab Khan. Zimbabwe: 224/4 (rr 4.57)
  • 48.6

    Shadab Khan to Peter Moor. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 48.5

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Amir.

  • 48.4

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Azam.

  • 48.3

    Shadab Khan to Peter Moor. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 48.2

    Shadab Khan to Peter Moor. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 48.1

    Shadab Khan to Peter Moor. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • End of Over 48
    Over 48. 6 runs. Bowler: Sarfraz Ahmed. Zimbabwe: 221/4 (rr 4.60)
  • 47.6

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nawaz.

    What a sight that was. Sarfraz decided to take off the gloves, and have a bowl himself. Not the best, as you can imagine, but he will be desperate to get a wicket.

  • 47.5

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Elton Chigumbura. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nawaz.

  • 47.4

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Elton Chigumbura. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.

  • 47.3

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by ul-Haq.

  • 47.2

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Moor. Off break short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed to long on for 2 runs, run save by Khan.

  • 47.1

    Sarfraz Ahmed to Elton Chigumbura. Off break short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Amir.

  • End of Over 47
    Over 47. 5 runs. Bowler: Shadab Khan. Zimbabwe: 215/4 (rr 4.57)
  • 46.6

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Khan, fielded by ul-Haq.

  • 46.5

    Shadab Khan to Peter Moor. Slider back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Amir.

  • 46.4

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Amir.

  • 46.3

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 46.2

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Azam, fielded by Amir.

  • 46.1

    Shadab Khan to Elton Chigumbura. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • End of Over 46
    Over 46. 9 runs. Bowler: Hasan Ali. Zimbabwe: 210/4 (rr 4.57)
  • 45.6

    Hasan Ali to Peter Moor. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Zaman.

  • 45.5

    SIX! Hasan Ali to Peter Moor. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Sees the change in pace earlier, has time to pick his spot, then Moor powers it over the legside boundary for six.

  • 45.4

    Hasan Ali to Peter Moor. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 45.3

    Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Khan.

  • 45.2

    Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.

  • 45.1

    Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Azam.