Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2018

The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in July 2018 to play 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).[3][4]

Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2018
 
  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)

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

 Zimbabwe[13]  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 
308/7 (50 overs)
v
 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 
194 (49.2 overs)
v
 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 
67 (25.1 overs)
v
 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 
399/1 (50 overs)
v
 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 
364/4 (50 overs)
v
 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]

References

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  9. "Fakhar Zaman is the quickest to 1000 runs in ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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  15. "Malcolm Waller pulls out of Zimbabwe's ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  16. "Haris Sohail drops out of Zimbabwe series due to daughter's illness". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  17. "Faheem Ashraf skittles Zimbabwe for 67 as Pakistan seal ODI series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  18. "Pakistan clinches series after Faheem Ashraf blistering bowling spell". Pro Pakistani. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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  20. "Fakhar Zaman becomes first Pakistani to score a double ton in ODIs". The Kashmir Walla. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  21. "Records galore as Pakistan rewrite history in Bulawayo". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  22. "Rampant Pakistan make a mockery of Chevrons". The Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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