1st Test
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 119 runs in the 1st Test
Harare Sports Club, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardZimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl. Pakistan were bowled out for 285, Taufeeq Umar 75 from 121 balls and Mohammad Yousuf 63 from 121 balls. Andy Blignaut took 5 for 79.
Zimbabwe were bowled out for 225, Tatenda Taibu 51 not out from 118 balls and Andy Blignaut 50 from 38 balls. Mohammad Sami took 4 for 53.
Pakistan were bowled out for 369, Inzamam-ul-Haq 112 from 107 balls and Taufeeq Umar 111 from 229 balls. Henry Olonga took 5 for 93.
Zimbabwe were bowled out for 310, Dion Ebrahim 69 from 116 balls and Grant Flower 69 from 113 balls. Shoaib Akhtar took 4 for 75.
Pakistan won by 119 runs.
Key performers
Pakistan 1st innings
285(89.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taufeeq Umarc A Flower b AM Blignaut | c A Flower b AM Blignaut | 75 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 61.98 |
| Saleem Elahic ADR Campbell b AM Blignaut | c ADR Campbell b AM Blignaut | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Younis Khanc DD Ebrahim b AM Blignaut | c DD Ebrahim b AM Blignaut | 40 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 51.95 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haqc sub (MA Vermeulen) b HK Olonga | c sub (MA Vermeulen) b HK Olonga | 39 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 66.10 |
| Mohammad Yousuflbw b RW Price | lbw b RW Price | 63 | 121 | 12 | 0 | 52.07 |
| Hasan Razac ADR Campbell b NB Mahwire | c ADR Campbell b NB Mahwire | 46 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 42.99 |
| Kamran Akmal †b RW Price | b RW Price | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Saqlain Mushtaqc A Flower b GJ Whittall | c A Flower b GJ Whittall | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Waqar Younis (c)lbw b AM Blignaut | lbw b AM Blignaut | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Shoaib Akhtarc GW Flower b AM Blignaut | c GW Flower b AM Blignaut | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Mohammad Saminot out | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 4, nb 9) | (lb 2, w 4, nb 9) | 15 | ||||
| Total89.5 Ov (RR 2.38) | 89.5 Ov (RR 2.38) | 285 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (Saleem Elahi, 4.1 ov), 122-2 (Younis Khan, 34.2 ov), 125-3 (Taufeeq Umar, 34.4 ov), 217-4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 56.5 ov), 246-5 (Mohammad Yousuf, 70.4 ov), 251-6 (Kamran Akmal, 74.2 ov), 262-7 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 79.5 ov), 271-8 (Waqar Younis, 84.4 ov), 274-9 (Shoaib Akhtar, 86.4 ov), 285-10 (Hasan Raza, 89.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Blignaut | 21 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 2.82 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Olonga | 16 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 2.16 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Blessing Mahwire | 14.5 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 2.97 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Ray Price | 16 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 2.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 22 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
Zimbabwe 1st innings
225(66.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahimc Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Sami | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Sami | 31 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 81.58 |
| Hamilton Masakadzac †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 28.13 |
| Alistair Campbell (c)b Shoaib Akhtar | b Shoaib Akhtar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Grant Flowerlbw b Waqar Younis | lbw b Waqar Younis | 31 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Andy Flowerc †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Guy Whittallb Shoaib Akhtar | b Shoaib Akhtar | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Tatenda Taibu †not out | not out | 51* | 118 | 3 | 0 | 43.22 |
| Andy Blignautc Hasan Raza b Mohammad Sami | c Hasan Raza b Mohammad Sami | 50 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 131.58 |
| Blessing Mahwirec Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | c Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Ray Pricec Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | c Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Henry Olongab Shoaib Akhtar | b Shoaib Akhtar | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10.71 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 2, nb 3) | (lb 1, w 2, nb 3) | 6 | ||||
| Total66.5 Ov (RR 2.53) | 66.5 Ov (RR 2.53) | 225 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (H Masakadza, 10.5 ov), 41-2 (ADR Campbell, 11.5 ov), 43-3 (DD Ebrahim, 12.3 ov), 76-4 (A Flower, 20.2 ov), 93-5 (GJ Whittall, 25.5 ov), 136-6 (GW Flower, 43.6 ov), 199-7 (AM Blignaut, 54.5 ov), 203-8 (NB Mahwire, 55.2 ov), 209-9 (RW Price, 57.5 ov), 225-10 (HK Olonga, 66.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 14 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 3.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 14.5 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 2.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | 19 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 2.09 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 19 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
Pakistan 2nd innings
369(89.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taufeeq Umarc †T Taibu b AM Blignaut | c †T Taibu b AM Blignaut | 111 | 229 | 13 | 0 | 48.47 |
| Saleem Elahic ADR Campbell b HK Olonga | c ADR Campbell b HK Olonga | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Younis Khanc ADR Campbell b HK Olonga | c ADR Campbell b HK Olonga | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haqc GW Flower b HK Olonga | c GW Flower b HK Olonga | 112 | 107 | 20 | 0 | 104.67 |
| Mohammad Yousufc †T Taibu b AM Blignaut | c †T Taibu b AM Blignaut | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hasan Razac AM Blignaut b RW Price | c AM Blignaut b RW Price | 11 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 23.91 |
| Kamran Akmal †b RW Price | b RW Price | 38 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 77.55 |
| Saqlain Mushtaqnot out | not out | 29* | 69 | 3 | 1 | 42.03 |
| Waqar Younis (c)b AM Blignaut | b AM Blignaut | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shoaib Akhtarc †T Taibu b HK Olonga | c †T Taibu b HK Olonga | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Mohammad Samic GW Flower b HK Olonga | c GW Flower b HK Olonga | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 3, w 11, nb 9) | (b 4, lb 3, w 11, nb 9) | 27 | ||||
| Total89.5 Ov (RR 3.09) | 89.5 Ov (RR 3.09) | 369 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (Saleem Elahi, 1.6 ov), 25-2 (Younis Khan, 5.5 ov), 205-3 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 37.4 ov), 207-4 (Mohammad Yousuf, 38.5 ov), 238-5 (Hasan Raza, 55.2 ov), 292-6 (Kamran Akmal, 69.2 ov), 318-7 (Taufeeq Umar, 82.2 ov), 318-8 (Waqar Younis, 82.4 ov), 339-9 (Shoaib Akhtar, 85.6 ov), 369-10 (Mohammad Sami, 89.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Blignaut | 20 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 3.04 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Henry Olonga | 17.5 | 1 | 93 | 5 | 3.96 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Blessing Mahwire | 14 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 3.21 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Whittall | 14 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 3.32 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 24 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 2.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Zimbabwe 2nd innings
310(81.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahimb Shoaib Akhtar | b Shoaib Akhtar | 69 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 59.48 |
| Hamilton Masakadzac Saleem Elahi b Shoaib Akhtar | c Saleem Elahi b Shoaib Akhtar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alistair Campbell (c)c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Sami | 30 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Grant Flowerc †Kamran Akmal b Saqlain Mushtaq | c †Kamran Akmal b Saqlain Mushtaq | 69 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 61.06 |
| Andy Flowerc & b Shoaib Akhtar | c & b Shoaib Akhtar | 67 | 101 | 10 | 0 | 66.34 |
| Guy Whittallc Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | c Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Tatenda Taibu †lbw b Waqar Younis | lbw b Waqar Younis | 28 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Andy Blignautc Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | c Younis Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Blessing Mahwirelbw b Waqar Younis | lbw b Waqar Younis | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Ray Pricenot out | not out | 5* | 33 | 1 | 0 | 15.15 |
| Henry Olongab Shoaib Akhtar | b Shoaib Akhtar | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Extras(b 8, lb 6, w 1, nb 5) | (b 8, lb 6, w 1, nb 5) | 20 | ||||
| Total81.3 Ov (RR 2.86) | 81.3 Ov (RR 2.86) · Target 430 | 310 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (H Masakadza, 1.3 ov), 51-2 (ADR Campbell, 12.2 ov), 162-3 (DD Ebrahim, 41.2 ov), 201-4 (GW Flower, 50.1 ov), 203-5 (GJ Whittall, 52.3 ov), 256-6 (T Taibu, 65.5 ov), 280-7 (AM Blignaut, 68.5 ov), 291-8 (NB Mahwire, 71.2 ov), 301-9 (A Flower, 77.4 ov), 310-10 (HK Olonga, 81.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 16 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 3.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 18.3 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 3.06 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | 15 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 2.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 31 | 5 | 98 | 3 | 2.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| Taufeeq Umar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |

