Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe 33Rd Match Group A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 14 March 2011
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) (D/L method). Asad Shafiq top-scored with 78* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Date
- 14 March 2011
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Umar Gul
- Captains
- Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- NJ Llong and AL Hill
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 151 for 7. Craig Ervine top-scored with 52 off 82 balls, and Elton Chigumbura made 32. Umar Gul took 3 for 36 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 246 across 24 ODIs.
Pakistan replied with 164 for 3. Asad Shafiq top-scored with 78 not out off 97 balls, and Mohammad Hafeez made 49. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the second wicket between Mohammad Hafeez and Asad Shafiq, 50% of the total.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) (D/L method).
ZIMBABWE: 151 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Taylor | c Kamran Akmal b Abdul Razzaq | 4 | 5 |
| Regis Chakabva | lbw b Umar Gul | 0 | 6 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Shahid Afridi b Wahab Riaz | 19 | 29 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul | 5 | 11 |
| Craig Ervine | b Mohammad Hafeez | 52 | 82 |
| Greg Lamb | c & b Shahid Afridi | 16 | 28 |
| Elton Chigumbura | not out | 32 | 46 |
| Prosper Utseya | c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul | 18 | 32 |
| Graeme Cremer | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Shingi Masakadza, Ray Price
Extras 5 · Total 151 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Razzaq | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Umar Gul | 7.4 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Wahab Riaz | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Abdur Rehman | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Brendan Taylor, 0.5 ov), 2-5 (Regis Chakabva, 1.6 ov), 3-13 (Vusi Sibanda, 5.2 ov), 4-43 (Tatenda Taibu, 12.4 ov), 5-84 (Greg Lamb, 23.5 ov), 6-103 (Craig Ervine, 29.3 ov), 7-151 (Prosper Utseya, 39.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendan Taylor (4) and Regis Chakabva (0) | 5 | 5 |
| second | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Regis Chakabva (0) | 0 | 7 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (3) and Vusi Sibanda (5) | 8 | 20 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (16) and Craig Ervine (14) | 30 | 44 |
| fifth | Greg Lamb (16) and Craig Ervine (25) | 41 | 67 |
| sixth | Elton Chigumbura (6) and Craig Ervine (13) | 19 | 34 |
| seventh | Elton Chigumbura (26) and Prosper Utseya (18) | 48 | 62 |
| eighth | Elton Chigumbura (6) and Graeme Cremer (8) | 0 | – |
PAKISTAN: 164 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Hafeez | c Ray Price b Prosper Utseya | 49 | 65 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | st Tatenda Taibu b Ray Price | 8 | 11 |
| Asad Shafiq | not out | 78 | 97 |
| Shahid Afridi | b Ray Price | 3 | 4 |
| Younis Khan | not out | 13 | 28 |
Did not bat: Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz
Extras 13 · Total 164 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingi Masakadza | 6 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 8 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Prosper Utseya | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Greg Lamb | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 6.1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Ahmed Shehzad, 3.4 ov), 2-99 (Mohammad Hafeez, 22.2 ov), 3-110 (Shahid Afridi, 23.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Hafeez (6) and Ahmed Shehzad (8) | 17 | 22 |
| second | Mohammad Hafeez (43) and Asad Shafiq (35) | 82 | 112 |
| third | Shahid Afridi (3) and Asad Shafiq (8) | 11 | 7 |
| fourth | Younis Khan (13) and Asad Shafiq (35) | 54 | 64 |
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