Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2018

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Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2018
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  Zimbabwe Pakistan
Dates 13 – 22 July 2018
Captains Hamilton Masakadza Sarfaraz Ahmed
One Day International series
Results Pakistan won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Hamilton Masakadza (132) Fakhar Zaman (515)
Most wickets Tendai Chatara (3)
Wellington Masakadza (3)
Faheem Ashraf (9)
Usman Khan (9)
Shadab Khan (9)
Player of the series Fakhar Zaman (Pak)

The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe to play five match odi series. Biggest Rivalry ever in cricket and is widely regarded as Ashes 2.0 among passionate Global fans.

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in July 2018 which consisted of five One Day Internationalin July 2018 which consisted of five One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] All the fixtures were played at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.[2] Originally, the tour was scheduled to have two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). (ODI) matches. [1]  All the fixtures were played at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. [2]  Originally, the tour was scheduled to have two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). [3]  [4] 

In the fourth match of the series, Fakhar Zaman became the first batsman for Pakistan to score a double century in ODIs. [5] His score of 210 not out broke the previous highest individual total for a Pakistan of 194 runs, scored by Saeed Anwar during the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup. [6] Zaman, along with Imam-ul-Haq, also made the highest opening partnership in ODIs, scoring 304 runs for the first wicket. [7] This led to Pakistan scoring their highest score in ODIs, finishing their innings at 399/1. [5] [7]

In the fifth match, Zaman became the fastest player to score 1,000 runs in ODIs. [8] He reached the milestone in 18 innings, beating the previous record of 21 innings, held by five other batsmen. [9] Zaman went on to score 85 runs in the match, bringing his total to 515 runs in the series, the most by a Pakistan batsman in a bilateral ODI series. [10] Zaman and Imam had scored 705 runs together across the series, the most by a pair in a bilateral ODI series. [10] Zaman also recorded the most runs scored by a batsman between two dismissals in ODIs, with 455. [11] Pakistan went on to win the series 5–0. [12]

Squads

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [13] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [14]

Ahead of the second ODI, Malcolm Waller withdrew himself from Zimbabwe's squad, citing labour-practice concerns. [15] Ahead of the third ODI, Haris Sohail withdrew himself from Pakistan's squad for the remainder of the tour, due to his daughter's illness. [16]

ODI series

1st ODI

13 July 2018
09:15
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
308/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
107 (35 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 128 (134)
Tendai Chatara 2/50 (10 overs)
Ryan Murray 32* (48)
Shadab Khan 4/32 (9 overs)
Pakistan won by 201 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Imam-ul-Haq (Pak)

2nd ODI

16 July 2018
09:15
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
194 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
195/1 (36 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 59 (75)
Usman Khan 4/36 (10 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 117* (129)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Pak)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

18 July 2018
09:15
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
67 (25.1 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
69/1 (9.5 overs)
Chamu Chibhabha 16 (28)
Faheem Ashraf 5/22 (8.1 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 43* (24)
Blessing Muzarabani 1/43 (5 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Pak)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Prince Masvaure (Zim) made his ODI debut.
  • Faheem Ashraf (Pak) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs. [17]
  • In terms of balls remaining, this was Pakistan's biggest win in ODIs. [18]

4th ODI

20 July 2018
09:15
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
399/1 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
155 (42.4 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 210* (156)
Wellington Masakadza 1/78 (10 overs)
Donald Tiripano 44 (71)
Shadab Khan 4/28 (8.4 overs)
Pakistan won by 244 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Pak)

5th ODI

22 July 2018
09:15
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
364/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
233/4 (50 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 110 (105)
Liam Roche 1/65 (10 overs)
Ryan Murray 47 (70)
Mohammad Nawaz 2/47 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 131 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Babar Azam (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Fakhar Zaman (Pak) became the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs (18 innings). [8]
  • Shoaib Malik (Pak) became the seventh cricketer to score 7,000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs. [23]

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