Even as a whopping amount is being splurged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction, Pakistan have stunningly lost to Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the three-match series. Chasing a total of 206 runs to win the opener in Bulawayo, the visitors were reduced to 60/6 after 21 overs before rain arrived to never stop. With no floodlights at the venue, the cut-off time was less and well before the inevitable eventually happened.
Pakistan were 80 runs behind on the DLS front due to a lot of wickets lost and some poor batting led them to lose the match. On the other hand, Zimbabwe played admirable cricket especially after being reduced to 125/7 with the bat. On the back of Richard Ngarava’s 48-run knock, they posted a fighting total of 205 runs before getting skittled in the 41st over. But the score turned out to be enough with their bowlers stepping up against an inexperienced batting line-up of Pakistan.
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