KANDY – Pakistan overcome the Pallekele fear beating Zimbabwe by 7 wickets in a rain-effected match.
Pakistan had to chase 162 in 38 overs, an adjusted target according to Duckworth-Lewis method due to unexpected stoppages caused by heavy rain.
Asad Shafiq, replacing injured Umar Akmal, played beautifully and calmly for his masterly crafted unbeaten 78 to led Pakistan to an easy victory with almost 4 overs to spare. Muhammad Hafeez also played a handy knock of 49 runs.
Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. Pakistani pacers extracted help from early moisture from the pitch and never let Zimbabwe batsmen to get in control. Umar Gul, especially, bowled brilliantly and picked up three important wickets in quite quick succession.
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