Pakistan vs. Zimbabwe: Second innings – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011 - Recap
Rain restricted the Zimbabwean innings who managed to make 151 runs, as the Duckworth/Lewis system was applied after which Pakistan need 163 runs from 37 overs. Muhammad Hafeez and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Masakadza-c1517 and Ray
Price looked to get the early breakthrough for the bowling side.
The result secured Pakistan's place in the quarter-final of the tournament with a game to spare. After a maiden over, Ahmed Shehzad hit Pakistan’s first boundary after a loose delivery from Ray Price. Masakadza was on the receiving end of two boundaries
when both Hafeez and Shehzad guided the ball across the rope.
The first wicket came for Zimbabweans when Shehzad charged down the crease and swung wildly making no contact with the ball. Taibu reacted first and Shehzad was stumped for 8 in the fourth over. Hafeez punished Masakadza in the next over smashing three boundaries
off the dispirited bowler. Pakistan sent in debutant, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 to continue Pakistan’s chase.
With another bowling change later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 steadily increased their run rate to the 4.50 runs per over required by the end of the 14th over.
Utseya was replaced by Cremer as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 desperately looked for a breakthrough. Shafiq and Hafeez were solid with the bat as they kept the scoreboard ticking. One run short of his half century, Muhammad Hafeez was back in the pavilion. Caught at first slip
by Price, the Zimbabwean’s were celebrating their second wicket of the game. Utseya was credited with the wicket.
Promoting himself up the order in the hopes of finishing the match with a strong run rate, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 was the next man in as the Zimbabwean bowlers
looked to capitalise on the two quick wickets. By the end of the 25th over, Pakistan were firmly in control with the required run rate at 3.84 runs per over while Pakistan’s was at 4.52.
Asad Shafiq completed his half century in the 28th over after a strong innings by the debutant. A few over later, Lamb was on the receiving end of two consecutive boundaries in an expensive 30th over costing his side 11 runs.
With 23 balls to spare, Asad http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shafiq-c89281 scored the winning runs off a well timed shot for four. The Pakistani batsman scored 78 runs off 97 balls in a well constructed innings. Price was the pick of the Zimbabwean bowlers, claiming two wickets on a day where
Pakistan was comfortable with both the ball and the bat. Rain had a major part to play but nothing can be taken away from a solid Pakistani performance.
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