Centuries from Craig Ervine and Joylord Gumbie helped Zimbabwe Choose thrash Pakistan Shaheens by seven wickets within the fourth one-day on Tuesday in Harare.
Whereas chasing a goal of 296 runs, Pakistan Shaheens drew first blood early as opening batter Tadiwanashe Maruman was dismissed for simply 4 runs by Shahnawaz Dahani.
After his dismissal, Joylord Gumbie and Craig Ervine took cost and shaped a match-winning partnership of 277 runs. Because the match was about to finish, Aamir Jamal got here into the assault and dismissed Ervine after his good innings of 161 runs from 144 deliveries, together with 19 fours and three sixes.
Afterward, Dahani additionally dismissed Joylord, who scored 111 from 124 deliveries, together with ten boundaries.
Shaheens’ bowlers grabbed couple of wickets on the finish, nevertheless it was too late for them to win the sport.
The 24-year-old Dahani was fairly costly in his spell, as he gave away 60 runs and claimed two wickets. Jamal additionally took the large wicket of the centurion Craig Ervine in his spell and conceded 47 runs.
Earlier, after being requested to bat first, Omair Yousuf performed a powerful innings of 153 runs, serving to Pakistan Shaheens set a formidable goal of 296 runs in opposition to Zimbabwe Choose.
With an impressive show of batting, Omair hit 14 fours and 4 sixes, taking management of the sport. He confronted 126 balls and remained on the crease for about 41 overs.
Along with Kamran Ghulam, who scored 55 runs off 79 balls, the right-hand batsman constructed a powerful partnership of 144 runs in the midst of the innings.
Zimbabwe Choose selected to bowl first and made their first breakthrough within the eighth over when quick bowler Blessing Muzarabani dismissed Mohammad Hurraira for 17 runs.
The next two wickets fell rapidly, with Haseebullah Khan (22) and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (0) departing inside 4 balls between the 13th and 14th overs.
Nevertheless, Omair and Kamran steered Pakistan Shaheens’ innings from 55/three to 194/three within the subsequent 25 overs. Sadly, the lower-order batsmen struggled, and other than Qasim Akram, who scored a modest 16 runs, none of them managed to succeed in double figures.
Brad Evan was the standout bowler for Zimbabwe Choose, taking 5 wickets for 62 runs in his 10 overs, whereas Wellington Masakadza claimed two wickets.