Zimbabwe Vs Pakistan 1St Odi
Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe - 2002 (2002/03) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 23 November 2002
Pakistan won by 7 runs
Pakistan won by 7 runs. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 141* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 23 November 2002
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 runs
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Yousuf
- Captains
- Waqar Younis (Pakistan), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Kamran Akmal (Pakistan), Stuart Matsikenyeri (Zimbabwe), Barney Rogers (Zimbabwe), Richard Sims (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and KC Barbour
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Kamran Akmal, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Barney Rogers and Richard Sims played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 302 for 4. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 141 not out off 147 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 55. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the second wicket between Saleem Elahi and Mohammad Yousuf, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 246 across 34 ODIs.
Chasing 303, Zimbabwe made 295 for 9. Andy Flower top-scored with 77 off 98 balls, and Craig Evans made 68. Waqar Younis took 3 for 50 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the fifth wicket between Craig Evans and Andy Flower, 46% of the total.
Pakistan won by 7 runs.
PAKISTAN: 302 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saleem Elahi | c Richard Sims b Grant Flower | 53 | 69 |
| Taufeeq Umar | lbw b Sean Ervine | 1 | 6 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | not out | 141 | 147 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Andy Blignaut b Henry Olonga | 55 | 58 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Craig Evans b Grant Flower | 4 | 3 |
| Younis Khan | not out | 33 | 18 |
Did not bat: Kamran Akmal, Wasim Akram, Azhar Mahmood, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 15 · Total 302 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Blignaut | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 10 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| Henry Olonga | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Richard Sims | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Barney Rogers | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Craig Evans | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Taufeeq Umar, 1.1 ov), 2-127 (Saleem Elahi, 23.6 ov), 3-236 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 42.4 ov), 4-241 (Shahid Afridi, 43.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saleem Elahi (0) and Taufeeq Umar (0) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Saleem Elahi (53) and Mohammad Yousuf (65) | 126 | 138 |
| third | Inzamam-ul-Haq (55) and Mohammad Yousuf (46) | 109 | 111 |
| fourth | Shahid Afridi (4) and Mohammad Yousuf (1) | 5 | 6 |
| fifth | Mohammad Yousuf (26) and Younis Khan (33) | 61 | 36 |
ZIMBABWE: 295 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | b Waqar Younis | 4 | 17 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Kamran Akmal b Wasim Akram | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Flower | c Taufeeq Umar b Wasim Akram | 77 | 98 |
| Grant Flower | run out (Taufeeq Umar) | 0 | – |
| Barney Rogers | b Waqar Younis | 13 | 16 |
| Craig Evans | run out (Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi) | 68 | 76 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Shahid Afridi b Shoaib Akhtar | 55 | 39 |
| Tatenda Taibu | b Waqar Younis | 35 | 41 |
| Sean Ervine | run out (Mohammad Sami) | 0 | – |
| Richard Sims | not out | 7 | 7 |
| Henry Olonga | not out | 13 | 7 |
Extras 22 · Total 295 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 57 | 2 |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Taufeeq Umar | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 2.2 ov), 2-16 (Alistair Campbell, 3.6 ov), 3-17 (Grant Flower, 4.3 ov), 4-32 (Barney Rogers, 7.3 ov), 5-167 (Craig Evans, 32.5 ov), 6-185 (Andy Flower, 36.1 ov), 7-257 (Andy Blignaut, 46.2 ov), 8-261 (Sean Ervine, 46.4 ov), 9-276 (Tatenda Taibu, 48.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (1) | 11 | 8 |
| second | Alistair Campbell (0) and Andy Flower (4) | 5 | 11 |
| third | Andy Flower (0) and Grant Flower (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (2) and Barney Rogers (13) | 15 | 18 |
| fifth | Craig Evans (68) and Andy Flower (59) | 135 | 155 |
| sixth | Andy Flower (12) and Andy Blignaut (6) | 18 | 20 |
| seventh | Andy Blignaut (49) and Tatenda Taibu (21) | 72 | 61 |
| eighth | Tatenda Taibu (4) and Sean Ervine (0) | 4 | 2 |
| ninth | Tatenda Taibu (10) and Richard Sims (2) | 15 | 10 |
| tenth | Henry Olonga (13) and Richard Sims (5) | 19 | 10 |
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