Pakistan Seals Whitewash

Pakistan has completed a 5-0 series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the final one-day international at the Sheikhupura Stadium.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, the tourists were dismissed for just 181 inside 46 overs.

Abdur Rauf claimed three wickets and there were two apiece for fellow debutant Wahab Riaz and captain Shoaib Malik, while Brendan Taylor (48) top scored.

Pakistan went about their response in efficient manner and reached 3-187 with 19 overs to spare.

Younis Khan struck 63 from 51 balls while debutant Khurram Manzoor struck a half-century to help ease the home team towards their victory target.

Nasir Jamshed was the first Pakistan wicket to fall when he was caught at mid-off by Keith Dabengwa off the bowling of Elton Chigumbura for 19.

Man of the match Younus and Manzoor then put on 97 for the second wicket before the former chipped to Hamilton Masakadza at mid-on off Ray Price.

Manzoor became Price's second victim when he was bowled between bat and pad, but not before he had reached his maiden 50.

Fawad Alam (14 not out) then joined Misbah-ul-Haq (31 not out) in the middle and the pair finished the job with the minimum of fuss to seal Pakistan's fourth-ever 5-0 whitewash in ODIs.

Earlier, the Zimbabwe total of 181 represented something of a recovery after the Africans slipped to 5-67.

Rauf was first to strike with a catch off his own bowling to dismiss Masakadza (six) before Vusi Sibanda was run out for 18.

Riaz removed Tatenda Taibu (six) and Sean Williams (19) and when Justice Chibhabha was trapped leg before wicket by Malik for one, Zimbabwe were reeling.

A gritty partnership of 83 between Taylor and Chigumbura (34) added a measure of competitiveness to their total.

However, Chigumbura was stumped by young wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed as he came down the track to Fawad and Taylor was bowled by Malik inside four balls, after which there was little resistance from the Zimbabweans.

Gary Brent was run out for four, before Rauf bowled both Price (eight) and Christopher Mpofu (nought), beating the pair for pace to leave Dabengwa unbeaten on 16.

Zimbabwe innings
Sibanda run out (Rizwan Ahmed / Sarfraz Ahmed) 18 (36)
Masakadza c & b Abdur Rauf 5 (13)
Williams c Khurram Manzoor b Wahab Riaz 19 (42)
Taibu c Rizwan Ahmed b Wahab Riaz 6 (11)
Taylor b Shoaib Malik 49 (78)
Chibhabha lbw b Shoaib Malik 1 (2)
Chigumbura st Sarfraz Ahmed b Fawad Alam 34 (58)
Dabengwa not out 16 (20)
Brent run out (Sarfraz Ahmed / Shoaib Malik) 4 (5)
Price b Abdur Rauf 7 (14)
Mpofu b Abdur Rauf 0 (1)
Extras 22 (b 1, lb 3, w 11, nb 7)
Total 181 (all out; 45.4 overs)

FoW: 1-23 (Masakadza, 5.5 ov), 2-35 (Sibanda, 10.3 ov), 3-48 (Taibu, 13.3 ov), 4-64 (Williams, 17.4 ov), 5-67 (Chibhabha, 18.4 ov), 6-151 (Chigumbura, 38.6 ov), 7-152 (Taylor, 39.3 ov), 8-158 (Brent, 41.1 ov), 9-181 (Price, 45.3 ov), 10-181 (Mpofu, 45.4 ov)

Bowling
Sohail Tanvir 7-1-24-0 (5w)
Abdur Rauf 8.4-0-45-3 (6nb)
Wahab Riaz 8-3-19-2
Shoaib Malik 10-1-35-2 (4w)
Rizwan Ahmed 4-0-26-0 (2w)
Fawad Alam 8-0-28-1

Pakistan innings
Nasir Jamshed c Dabengwa b Chigumbura 19 (18)
Khurram Manzoor b Price 50 (73)
Younis Khan c Masakadza b Price 63 (51)
Misbah-ul-Haq not out 31 (32)
Fawad Alam not out 14 (12)
Extras 10 (w 9, nb 1)
Total 187 (3 wickets; 31 overs)

FoW: 1-40 (Nasir Jamshed, 6.1 ov), 2-137 (Younis Khan, 22.5 ov), 3-145 (Khurram Manzoor, 24.4 ov)

Bowling
Chigumbura 6-0-37-1 (1nb, 2w)
Mpofu 3-0-23-0
Brent 6-0-35-0 (2w)
Price 10-1-38-2 (1w)
Dabengwa 6-0-54-0

Player of the match – Younis Khan
Player of the series – Shoaib Malik

Source: CricketAustralia