Fakar Zaman scored an inspired 180, as visiting Pakistan A hammered Zimbabwe A by 188 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match unofficial one-day international (ODI) cricket series at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
BY Munyaradzi Madzokere
Zaman’s score was the second highest in an ODI match in Zimbabwe since Charles Coventry’s 194 at Queens Sports Club in 2008. It was a hard day of toiling for the Zimbabwe bowlers, who failed to contain the visitors’ batting firepower, who posted 339 for the loss of just two wickets.
The hosts made an early mess of the chase losing out-of-sorts senior batsman, Vusi Sibanda for a duck in the second over and were soon reduced to 60 for 5 after 15 overs.
Neville Madziva top-scored for the hosts with 47 runs.
Young batsman, Tarisai Musakanda led a mini revival with Madziva, before he was run out for 40.
Captain, Malcom Waller struggled on his birthday, scoring just one run, while opener Brian Chari managed 18 runs as did Tendai Chisoro. Zaman shared a vital
206-run second wicket partnership with Umar Amin (83), who has 15 senior team caps, before he fell to Tendai Chatara in the 47th over. Seventeen-year-old slow left-arm bowler, Mohammed Asghar was the pick of the bolwers taking five for 41.
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