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 | |||
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| 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
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Pakistan[14] |
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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
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Murray, Liam Roche (Zim) and Asif Ali (Pak) all made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- 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
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Zim) made his ODI debut.
- Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman (Pak) made the highest opening partnership in ODIs (304).[19]
- Fakhar Zaman became the first batsman for Pakistan to score a double century in ODIs.[20]
- Pakistan's total of 399/1 was their highest score in ODIs.[21]
- Junaid Khan (Pak) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[22]
5th ODI
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- 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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- "Zimbabwe Cricket announce T20I tri-series against Australia, Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Zimbabwe terminate contracts of Streak, Klusener & Co". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq smash records in Bulawayo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Records galore for Pakistan in ODI at Bulawayo". The News International. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Zaman hits unbeaten double-century as Pakistan crush Zimbabwe again". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Zaman breaks 38-year-old record". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Fakhar Zaman is the quickest to 1000 runs in ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq march into the record books". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Fakhar Zaman: All the records broken by Pakistan's star opener during 5th ODI against Zimbabwe". Times Now. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Pakistan complete series whitewash over Zimbabwe". The News International. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Major blow for Zim as Mire ruled out of Pakistan ODI series". Cricket365. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- "Pakistan call up uncapped Sahibzada Farhan for T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- "Malcolm Waller pulls out of Zimbabwe's ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- "Haris Sohail drops out of Zimbabwe series due to daughter's illness". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Faheem Ashraf skittles Zimbabwe for 67 as Pakistan seal ODI series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Pakistan clinches series after Faheem Ashraf blistering bowling spell". Pro Pakistani. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Fakhar Zaman, Imam-Ul-Haq Break All-Time Opening Partnership Record In ODIs". NDTV. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Fakhar Zaman becomes first Pakistani to score a double ton in ODIs". The Kashmir Walla. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Records galore as Pakistan rewrite history in Bulawayo". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Rampant Pakistan make a mockery of Chevrons". The Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Shoaib Malik achieves rare ODI 'double'". Cricket Country. Retrieved 22 July 2018.