Published by the government of Zimbabwe
Paul Munyuki
17 January 2008
Harare — Zimbabwe were facing defeat on the penultimate day of their four-day match against the Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI in Karachi yesterday.
Needing 270 to make the hosts bat again, Zimbabwe were wobbling at 111/6 at stumps - a deficit of 159 with just four wickets in hand in their second innings.
Fast bowlers Samiullah Khan and Sohail Khan left the Zimbabweans staring an innings defeat. In the first innings, Zimbabwe were all out for 209 and while the hosts made 479-6 declared with left-arm spinner Raymond Price the pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers with 4-130. Yesterday, stand-in captain Hamilton Masakadza (44) and Tatenda Taibu (30) helped Zimbabwe move from 36/2 to 99/3 with a fighting 63-run stand for the third wicket in an otherwise unimpressive batting display.
New-ball bowlers Niazi (3-15) and Khan (3-30) bowled lively spells to put the match beyond the reach of the tourists.
Scorecard
Zimbabwe first innings: 209
Zimbabweans 2nd innings
Sibanda lbw b Samiullah Khan 23
Masakadza lbw b Sohail Khan 44
Taylor lbw b Samiullah Khan 4
Taibu c Afaq Raheem b Samiullah Khan 30
Williams c Naumanullah b Sohail Khan 4
Chigumbura not out 2
Dabengwa lbw b Sohail Khan 0
Brent not out 0
Extras (lb 3, nb 1) 4
Total (6 wickets; 65 overs) 111
Did not bat: Maruma, Price, Mpofu
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Sibanda), 2-36 (Taylor), 3-99 (Masakadza), 4-103 (Taibu), 5-109 (Williams), 6-109 (Dabengwa).
Bowling: Sohail Khan 13-2-30-3; Samiullah Khan 10-6-15-3 (1nb); Hussain 4-0-20-0; Shah 19 12-21-0; Afridi 17-9-16-0; Alam 2-1-6-0.
Toss: Zimbabweans, who chose to bat first.
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