BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: Pakistan completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 131-run win on Sunday in the fifth and final match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
On another record-setting day for the visitors, Fakhar Zaman became the fastest player in history to reach 1,000 career runs in One-Day International cricket as Pakistan amassed 364-4.
Fakhar broke the previous record of 21 innings by reaching the mark in his 17th innings in the course of a fluent half century. His opening partner Imamul Haq was also in the runs once again, the pair adding their fourth century stand of the series. They took the score to 168 in the 25th over before Fakhar was caught behind for 85.
While he missed out on what would have been his third hundred of the series, Fakhar did also claim the records for most runs in a five-match bilateral series with 515 and most runs scored between dismissals in ODIs, having scored 455 runs since he was last dismissed in the first match of the series.
On a morning for batsmen, Imam went on to reach his third century of the series, and though Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali fell cheaply, the carnage continued with Babar Azam then racing to a century of his own from 72 deliveries, his second fifty haven taken just 17 balls.
In response, Zimbabwe showed much more stickability with the bat than had been the case in the first four games of the series.
Hamilton Masakadza and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe got going with a 66-run opening stand, Zimbabwe’s best of the series, and though Zimbabwe never looked like threatening Pakistan’s total, the middle order did at least hold firm.
Prince Masvaure made 39 and Ryan Murray contributed 47 — personal bests for both players in their short careers — and Peter Moor finished off with 44 not out in a 67-run stand with Elton Chigumbura, allowing Zimbabwe to reach 233-4.
Score Board
TOSS: PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN INNINGS
Inam lbw b W Masakadza 110
Fakhar c Murray b Roche 85
Babar not out 106
Malik lbw b Chatara 18
Asif c Chatara b Mpofu 18
Sarfraz not out 6
Extras (LB-1, NB-1, W-19) 21
Total (4 wkts, 50 overs) 364
Fall of wickets: 1-168, 2-245, 3-280, 4-316.
BOWLING: Mpofu 10-0-67-1 (2w); Chatara 10-0-79-1 (1w, 1nb); Tiripano 7-0-67-0 (4w); Roche 10-1-65-1 (4w); W Masakadza 10-0-66-1 (1w); Masvaure 3-0-19-0 (1w).
ZIMBABWE INNINGS
Masakadza b H Ali 34
Kamunhukamwe c Inam b Nawaz 34
Masvaure c A Ali b H Ali 39
Murray b Nawaz 47
Moor not out 44
Chigumbura not out 25
Extras (LB-6, NB-1, W-8) 10
Total (4 wkts, 50 overs) 233
Fall of wickets: 1-66, 2-70, 3-148,
4-166.
BOWLING: Amir 8-2-19-0; J Khan 7-0-35-0; H Ali 9-0-55-2 (3w 1nb); Nawaz 10-0-47-2 (3w); S Khan 10-0-42-0; Malik 4-0-19-0 (1w); Ahmed 2-0-15-0.
Match officials: Umpires: Russell Tiffin (ZIM), Ian Gould (ENG);
TV umpire: Langton Rusere (ZIM); Match referee: Ranjan Mad-
ugalle (SRI).
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