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Zimbabwe seals Pakistan test win
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Zimbabwe took two wickets in three balls to seal its first win over Pakistan in 15 years on the final day of the second test yesterday, claiming victory by a narrow 24 runs to draw the series 1-1.
Tendai Chatara finished with 5-61 as Pakistan was bowled out for 239 soon after lunch in Harare, short of the 264 it needed to sweep the series 2-0.
The Zimbabweans struck at the end as Junaid Khan was out caught off Chatara and two balls later last man Rahat Ali was run out in a mix up that sealed Pakistan’s fate. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq finished 79 not out in a losing effort.
It was Zimbabwe’s first win over Pakistan since 1998 and its first over a top test nation for over a decade.
Misbah and his players came under fire in Pakistan after losing the second test and dropping to sixth in the International Cricket Council rankings.
“Misbah has given all he could to Pakistan cricket as captain. There is now a predictability and staleness in his captaincy and our brand of cricket,” former captain Ramiz Raja said in Lahore.
“This is the right time now to have a new captain and introduce some new players. The defeat is embarrassing, frustrating and shameful. No one likes to back a losing side. We need to rethink our priorities and set a new direction.”
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