Source: All Africa

Paul Munyuki Harare

Zimbabwe were facing defeat on the penultimate day of their four-day match against the Pakistan Cricket Board Patron’s XI in Karachi yesterday.

Needing 270 to make the hosts bat again, Zimbabwe were wobbling at 111/6 at stumps - a deficit of 159 with just four wickets in hand in their second innings.

Fast bowlers Samiullah Khan and Sohail Khan left the Zimbabweans staring an innings defeat. In the first innings, Zimbabwe were all out for 209 and while the hosts made 479-6 declared with left-arm spinner Raymond Price the pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers with 4-130. Yesterday, stand-in captain Hamilton Masakadza (44) and Tatenda Taibu (30) helped Zimbabwe move from 36/2 to 99/3 with a fighting 63-run stand for the third wicket in an otherwise unimpressive batting display.

New-ball bowlers Niazi (3-15) and Khan (3-30) bowled lively spells to put the match beyond the reach of the tourists.

Scorecard

Zimbabwe first innings: 209

Zimbabweans 2nd innings

Sibanda lbw b Samiullah Khan 23

Masakadza lbw b Sohail Khan 44

Taylor lbw b Samiullah Khan 4

Taibu c Afaq Raheem b Samiullah Khan 30

Williams c Naumanullah b Sohail Khan 4

Chigumbura not out 2

Dabengwa lbw b Sohail Khan 0

Brent not out 0

Extras (lb 3, nb 1) 4

Total (6 wickets; 65 overs) 111

Did not bat: Maruma, Price, Mpofu

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Sibanda), 2-36 (Taylor), 3-99 (Masakadza), 4-103 (Taibu), 5-109 (Williams), 6-109 (Dabengwa).

Bowling: Sohail Khan 13-2-30-3; Samiullah Khan 10-6-15-3 (1nb); Hussain 4-0-20-0; Shah 19 12-21-0; Afridi 17-9-16-0; Alam 2-1-6-0.

Toss: Zimbabweans, who chose to bat first.

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