Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe Final
Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup Kenya, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 2003 (2002/03) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 10 April 2003
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 88 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 88 balls remaining). Taufeeq Umar top-scored with 81* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 10 April 2003
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 88 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Taufeeq Umar
- Captains
- Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Rashid Latif (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 168 all out. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 74 not out off 113 balls. Shoaib Malik took 3 for 29 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 169, Pakistan made 172 for 2. Taufeeq Umar top-scored with 81 not out off 124 balls, and Mohammad Yousuf made 61. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Taufeeq Umar, 84% of the total.
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 88 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 168 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Wishart | c Rashid Latif b Mohammad Sami | 0 | 3 |
| Dougie Marillier | b Mohammad Sami | 14 | 26 |
| Gavin Rennie | c Rashid Latif b Mohammad Sami | 6 | 20 |
| Grant Flower | c Younis Khan b Shoaib Malik | 7 | 14 |
| Tatenda Taibu | not out | 74 | 113 |
| Sean Ervine | c Rashid Latif b Shoaib Malik | 25 | 33 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Shoaib Malik b Danish Kaneria | 13 | 29 |
| Heath Streak | lbw b Mohammad Hafeez | 0 | 5 |
| Andy Blignaut | c & b Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Price | lbw b Danish Kaneria | 1 | 16 |
| Douglas Hondo | c Mohammad Yousuf b Shoaib Malik | 9 | 36 |
Extras 16 · Total 168 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Sami | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Umar Gul | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik | 9.1 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Danish Kaneria | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Craig Wishart, 0.3 ov), 2-19 (Gavin Rennie, 6.5 ov), 3-22 (Dougie Marillier, 8.3 ov), 4-36 (Grant Flower, 12.5 ov), 5-82 (Sean Ervine, 22.3 ov), 6-122 (Dion Ebrahim, 33.5 ov), 7-123 (Heath Streak, 34.5 ov), 8-127 (Andy Blignaut, 36.2 ov), 9-133 (Ray Price, 39.6 ov), 10-168 (Douglas Hondo, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Craig Wishart (0) and Dougie Marillier (0) | 0 | 3 |
| second | Gavin Rennie (5) and Dougie Marillier (11) | 19 | 33 |
| third | Grant Flower (0) and Dougie Marillier (3) | 3 | 10 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (7) and Tatenda Taibu (1) | 14 | 26 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (19) and Sean Ervine (25) | 46 | 59 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (26) and Dion Ebrahim (13) | 40 | 69 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (0) and Tatenda Taibu (1) | 1 | 6 |
| eighth | Andy Blignaut (3) and Tatenda Taibu (1) | 4 | 9 |
| ninth | Ray Price (1) and Tatenda Taibu (4) | 6 | 22 |
| tenth | Tatenda Taibu (22) and Douglas Hondo (9) | 35 | 57 |
PAKISTAN: 172 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taufeeq Umar | not out | 81 | 124 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Craig Wishart b Heath Streak | 2 | 9 |
| Faisal Iqbal | c Gavin Rennie b Heath Streak | 6 | 11 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | not out | 61 | 69 |
Did not bat: Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Rashid Latif, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Sami, Danish Kaneria, Umar Gul
Extras 22 · Total 172 for 2
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Andy Blignaut | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dougie Marillier | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dion Ebrahim | 0.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Mohammad Hafeez, 2.4 ov), 2-28 (Faisal Iqbal, 6.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Taufeeq Umar (5) and Mohammad Hafeez (0) | 10 | 10 |
| second | Faisal Iqbal (6) and Taufeeq Umar (4) | 18 | 24 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (61) and Taufeeq Umar (72) | 144 | 173 |
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