Defeat in the third ODI  at the hands of Zimbabwe, Pakistan could  not make a clean sweep  in the series




زمبابوے نے  تی سرے اور  آخری ون ڈے  میچ میں  دلچسپ مقابلے  کے بعد میزبان پاکستان  کو شکست  دے دی۔

Zimbabwe defeated hosts, Pakistan  in the third and final ODI, after an interesting contest.

The last match of the  three-match, series played in Rawalpindi, was decided, in the Super  Over. In the Super Over, Pakistan, managed to give the visitin,g team a target of only 3 runs which, was easily achieved by Zimbabwe.

The three-match ODI series ,ended with a 1-2 lead for Pakistan, with the victory, of the visiting team.

Earlier, in the third ,and final ODI, the visitors won the toss and elected to bat and scored 278 runs  for the, loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.

Zimbabwe's Sean Williams, played the best  performance, in an unbeaten innings of 118 runs.

For the national team, Mohammad Hasnain  bowled brilliantly of his career and took 5 wickets for 26 runs in 10 overs.

In pursuit of the 278-run target, of the visiting team, the national team faced difficulties, from the beginning and opener, Imam-ul-Haq was already, dismissed  for 4 runs, in the over while other opener Fakhr Zaman, was also  dismissed, in the second over.

Young batsman  Haider Ali, could not stay on the wicket, for long and returned to the  pavilion, after scoring 13 runs.

Meanwhile, the wickets of  the national, team kept falling from time to time, but captain  Babar Azam, remained on the wicket and he played a brilliant, innings  of 125 runs.

The team needed 8 runs in the  last, over when the match entered, an interesting phase when 5 run,s  were needed to win the last ball, such fast bowler, Musa Khan  equalized the match, by hitting a four on the last, ball of  the match.

A super over was played to decide the match, in which Pakistan scored only 2 runs, while playing  first which was easily completed by Zimbabwe.

For Zimbabwe, Blessing, Mazarbani  took the most 5 wickets,


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