PAK beat ZIM by 9 wickets | Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd ODI Match - Commentary

Let us have a look at the records then. 67 - this is the lowest total in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's lowest against Pakistan, the second lowest by any team against Pakistan and Zimbabwe's joint 5th lowest in ODIs overall. Ouch. Pakistan are in line to register their 5th 10-wicket win, second against Zimbabwe in ODIs. Will it happen? The second innings is about to resume...

Terrific bowling from Pakistan but to be honest, there was nothing in the pitch. Neither was there prolific swing, nor any prolonged seam movement or that much turn on offer. Zimbabwe, well, looked like they had come to work on a weekend, were scheduled a compensatory off today but were forced to come and well, were upset. Faheem was superb, with his 5-fer, hitting the deck and keeping the lines straight, while the others were decent as well.

Well, it was a you-blink-and-you-miss kind of an innings. What to type? Only three batsmen managed to reach double figures. They had no answer to the pace of Faheem, Junaid or Usman, or the spin of Yasir. A sorry, sorry performance from Zimbabwe who simply seem to be going down with every game.

Faheem Ashraf to Richard Ngarava. OUT! Corker of a yorker and the off stump is off the ground. Faheem has his 5th. Gets down and kisses the turf. Ngarava can barely get his bat down in time and well, Zimbabwe have just managed to scrape past the half-way mark. ALL OUT FOR 67!

Shadab Khan to Richard Ngarava. Now they run! Full and outside off, driven towards mid off and well, the batsmen run. Don't know why.

Shadab Khan to Richard Ngarava. On middle and leg, flicked towards deep mid-wicket. A single is called for but they do not run!

Richard Ngarava is the last man in.

Shadab Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. OUT! Given. That looked to be missing leg but Muzarabani has been given the marching orders. The googly, pitched around middle, Blessing looked to defend but missed. Seemed to be hit around the leg stump, with the ball sliding down, but well... no reviews in this country.

Shadab Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. FOUR! Two targets achieved. First, Muzarabani gets off the mark. Second, Zimbabwe get past the lowest total posted by any opponent in ODIs against Pakistan, surpassing New Zealand's 64 in 1986 in Sharjah. Down the leg side, Muzarabani looks to flick but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat and past the keeper to the fine leg fence! The next target - 74 by New Zealand, in Sharjah, 1990.

Shadab Khan to Wellington Masakadza. A low full toss around off, pushed towards long on for a single.

Shadab Khan to Wellington Masakadza. The googly to start, around middle and off, pushed towards point.

Here comes the fifth bowler. Shadab Khan to bowl.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Very full outside off, driven straight to mid off. Only a leg bye from the over, so technically a maiden for Ashraf, whose figures read 8-2-22-4.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Solid, tight defense. Full and straight, pushed towards mid on.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. A lovely line, on a length outside off, Blessing plays inside the line but misses.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. A bouncer outside off, Muzarabani sways away.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Pitched outside leg, Masakadza misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Full and straight, driven straight back to the bowler.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Around off, defended watchfully. Second maiden for Yasir, whose figures read 7-2-10-1.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Tossed up very slowly around off, Blessing defends.

A short extra cover coming in... on the drive.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. The googly around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. On middle and leg, flicked wide of mid on.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Very well bowled. Pitched outside leg, spinning away, Muzarabani defends.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Floated outside off, driven back to the bowler.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Landed outside off, on a length, Masakadza sways away.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Full and outside off, driven through the covers a couple. Approaching that 64 now...

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. A bouncer on middle, Masakadza ducks under it.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Around off, watchfully pushed towards mid off.

Usman Khan is warming up...

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. On a length around off, angling away, pushed towards cover.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Full and just outside off, Blessing just hangs his bat outside off and blocks.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Works it straight to short mid-wicket.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Miles outside off, left alone.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Full and on middle, pushed towards long on for a single.

End of the innings for Zimbabwe. Oh sorry... I thought it was a T20I. Been woken up from my slumber. The so-called ODI resumes. Zimbabwe have completed one target - getting their 50. Then achieved their second, playing out 20 overs. Now moving towards their third - the lowest ODI total by any team against Pakistan is 64 by New Zealand in Sharjah (1986).

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Full and outside off, driven back to the bowler again.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Full and straight, driven nicely back to the bowler.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a single. He wants the second but Muzarabani is not interested.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Similar ball outside off, Wellington flays at it but misses.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. A touch short outside off, Masakadza leaps and punches it towards cover.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Hits the deck hard, bowls it on a length outside off, pushed towards point.

Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Floated generously outside off, Wellington stays back and blocks.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Much fuller, closer to the off stump, Masakadza flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Spinning in from well outside off, WM stays back and pushes it towards cover.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Full and around off, Wellington stretches to defend.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. WIDE. Down the leg side, Masakadza looks to flick but misses.

A bit of a check on Muzarabani. He shows a thumbs up, indicating he is fine. Just a look at his helmet and everyone is ready.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. ON THE HELMET! He is not a short guy by any means but Faheem still pings him on the grille. A short ball, a very good bouncer around off, Blessing takes his eyes off the ball and is hit on the helmet. All the Pakistan players surround him, asking whether he is fine but the tall lad is hardly perturbed.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Around off, well blocked out.

Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. A length ball around off, watchfully defended.

Who is next? Blessing Muzarabani walks in to bat.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. OUT! Four for Ashraf, 8 for Pakistan. A length ball, straight, coming in with the angle, Murray looks to defend but the ball stays low a touch, hits the bottom half of the bat and cannons into the off stump, uprooting it. They check for the no ball but replays show that Ashraf is fine. Best figures for Faheem in ODIs.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. A short ball around off, fended back to the bowler.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. FOUR! AWESOME! A rare, rare adjective used today. But this one deserves it. Tossed up wide outside off, Masakadza reaches out and drives it wide of mid off for a boundary! The stand moves to 11 from 15 balls.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Looped up around off, Masakadza pushes it back to the bowler.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Dropped short, heaved straight to square leg.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Full on middle, pushed towards the bowler.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. The googly around off, well blocked out.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Tossed up outside off, watchfully defended.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. The umpire signals a leg bye. 50 UP FOR ZIMBABWE! An achievement.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. WIDE. A bouncer, wided for height.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. On a length outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. FOUR! That helps to give some work to the scorers. The scoreboard moves a bit. On middle and leg, flicked towards square leg. Not a soul there and the ball meets the fence.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. On middle and leg, worked to the leg side. First wicket for Yasir - his figures read 3-1-3-1.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Yasir Shah to Wellington Masakadza. Full and around off, watchfully blocked out.

Wellington Masakadza comes in now.

Yasir Shah to Tendai Chisoro. OUT! Bowled around his legs! Oh dear... it is becoming a morning to forget for Zimbabwe, let alone a day not worth remembering. They are falling like ninepins. It is a googly outside leg, Chisoro looks to sweep but misses. The leg stump is out of the ground.

Yasir Shah to Ryan Murray. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Yasir Shah to Ryan Murray. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Faheem Ashraf to Tendai Chisoro. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. A wicket in each over for Ashraf in his 18 balls so far...

Into the bowlers now. Tendai Chisoro is the first of them.

Faheem Ashraf to Elton Chigumbura. OUT! Sorry, sorry state for Zimbabwe now. The lack of feet movement eventually costs Chigumbura. He was literally not interested in moving his feet at all. Ashraf bowls this slightly wider than the previous one, Elton pushes at it without moving his feet and nicks it behind. 6 down are Zimbabwe.

Faheem Ashraf to Elton Chigumbura. Tighter from the bowler. Elton defends.

Faheem Ashraf to Elton Chigumbura. FOUR! HAMMERED! He has hit that through the line. Full and wide outside off, Chigumbura reaches out, does not bother moving his feet and blasts it through the covers. Sarfraz is not happy with the width given by the bowler.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. Full and straight, Murray plays all around it, looking to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. An LBW appeal ensues but that was going down leg. A leg bye taken.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. On a length outside off, punched straight to point.

Yasir Shah to Elton Chigumbura. Landed around off, pushed towards cover. Second maiden of the innings.

Yasir Shah to Elton Chigumbura. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

Yasir Shah to Elton Chigumbura. The quicker one, outside off, the googly, pushed towards the bowler.

Yasir Shah to Elton Chigumbura. Superb bowling. The leg spin now, Elton just about picks it at the last moment and thrusts his bat in front of his pad.

Yasir Shah to Elton Chigumbura. Looks to drive now but gets an inside edge off the googly towards the leg side.

Yasir Shah to Elton Chigumbura. Tossed up outside off, Chigumbura looks to punch but gets a bottom edge to the off side.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Faheem Ashraf to Elton Chigumbura. Back of a length on off, Chigumbura pushes it through third man for a run.

Faheem Ashraf to Elton Chigumbura. FOUR! Off the mark in style! Full and outside off, Chigumbura strokes it through cover-point. No man in the deep and a boundary results.

Elton Chigumbura strides out to the middle.

Faheem Ashraf to Chamu Chibhabha. OUT! Half the side back in the hut and Pakistan have not even bowled 15 overs. Ashraf gets his second in 4 balls. He spears in a full ball which comes back in late, Chibhabha plants his front foot way too across and misses the flick. It hits his pads, the players appeal and even before the bowler could complete his appeal, the umpire raises his finger. That is how plumb it was.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. Fuller in length on off, Murray strokes it through covers and takes a run.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. Back of a length on middle, Murray works it to mid-wicket.

Yasir Shah to Ryan Murray. Punches it down to long off and gets to the other end. 2 from the leg spinner's first over.

Yasir Shah to Ryan Murray. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Yasir Shah to Chamu Chibhabha. This time finds the gap on the leg side. Slightly shorter on middle, Chibhabha nudges it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Yasir Shah to Chamu Chibhabha. Works it with the angle but finds the man at square leg.

Yasir Shah to Chamu Chibhabha. Floats it up on middle, Chibhabha defends it onto the ground.

Yasir Shah to Chamu Chibhabha. The slider first up on middle, Chibhabha works it to mid-wicket.

Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over, if the innings last till then. Also spin for the first time today as Yasir Shah is into the attack.

Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Murray. Back of a length on off, it is pushed to covers. End of Powerplay 1 and it is a brilliant one for Pakistan. Zimbabwe are 30 for 4 after it.

Ryan Murray walks in at no. 6.

Faheem Ashraf to Peter Moor. OUT! Another one bites the dust! Ashraf strikes in his first over. He comes running in and lands it on a length just outside off. Moor maybe could have left that but he goes fishing after it. The ball takes the outside edge and flies towards Azam at widish first slip. He stretches his hands out towards his right and takes a very good catch.

Faheem Ashraf to Chamu Chibhabha. Good fielding! Full and on off, the batsman drives it towards covers. Zaman there runs to his right, dives and makes a good stop. He can't stop the single but saves at least two more for his side. Made up for the misfield earlier.

Faheem Ashraf to Chamu Chibhabha. The batsman works it down the leg side.

Faheem Ashraf to Peter Moor. Back of a length on off, the batsman guides it down to third man for a run.

Faheem Ashraf to Chamu Chibhabha. Good length on middle, Chibhabha defends it towards mid-wicket for a quick run.

Faheem Ashraf is the new bowler.

Junaid Khan to Peter Moor. Fuller in length on off, the batsman strokes it to mid off. A run a wicket from the over, Junaid Khan's figures read 5-1-7-2.

Junaid Khan to Peter Moor. On a length again outside off, the batsman need not play at those.

Junaid Khan to Peter Moor. On a length around off, the batsman makes a leave.

Junaid Khan to Peter Moor. WIDE! Goes for another bumper but this time it is a little too high. Wide signaled.

Peter Moor walks in next. He got a half century in the last game and Zimbabwe would love it if he could get another here.

Junaid Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. OUT! Wicket no. 99 for Junaid Khan! The short ball does the trick for him. It is a well-directed one and Musakanda goes for the hook. He only manages to get a glove to it and Sarfraz behind the stumps completes his second catch. JK is all pumped up and Zimbabwe slip further.

Junaid Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. Fuller in length on off, the batsman drives it back to the bowler.

Junaid Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. Tight line and length by Khan! On off and on a length. The batsman defends it solidly.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Back of a length on off, the batsman blocks it. This is what the Zimbabwe batsmen are not able to do. After getting a boundary of the last ball, they should be looking to rotate strike.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. FOUR! A much-needed one! Short and on the body. Chibhabha picks it early and pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Back of a length on off, Chibhabha defends it onto the ground.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Shorter in length, Chibhabha pulls it through mid-wicket. There is a man in the deep who runs to his right and keeps it down to two.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Good length again on off, guided to point.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Length ball, this one skids off the surface. Chibhabha tries to block it but the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards cover-point.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Wide outside off, the umpire signals it a wide.

Junaid Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. A dot end another successful over for Pakistan. 2 runs and a wicket. On a length around off, kept out.

Tarisai Musakanda walks out to the middle.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. OUT! In the air... this time it carries! The big fish, if there is any in this Zimbabwe team is walking back. A well-deserved wicket for Junaid Khan. He lands this just ahead of a length on off. Hamilton tries to clear mid off but gets it nowhere off the middle. It lobs towards Yasir Shah there who runs in and takes a good tumbling catch. Zimbabwe lose their second within Powerplay 1 and are in trouble.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Length again on off, Masakadza tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Fuller in length on middle, it is stroked to mid on.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. In the air... and again it goes on the bounce to the man at third man. Chibhabha uses his feet and tries to go over mid off. A shot in anger you can say. He though gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies towards third man. He comes running in but the ball does not carry. He collects it on the bounce and the batsmen take one.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Good length on off, Masakadza tries to defend but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg for a single.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Just ahead of a length on off, Chibhabha defends it towards mid off. Good over for the hosts, six from it.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. On a length around off, guided down to third man for a run.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. In the air... and on the bounce to third man! Short and outside off, Chibhabha goes for the cut but the ball takes the top edge, bounces in front of third man who collects it and throws it to the keeper as the batsmen complete one.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. OOOO! The bowler did not like being hit for a boundary there. He bends his back on this delivery and bowls a bumper. Chibhabha goes for the pull but is beaten by pace.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. FOUR! Nicely played! On a length around off, Chibhabha plants his front foot forward and strokes it through covers for a boundary. His first.

Usman Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. A little too wide outside off, the batsman is in no mood to go after it.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Good delivery! On a length around off, this one moves away. HM tries to drive it but the ball goes off the outer half through point for a couple.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. A bouncer on middle, evaded.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. On the off stump, kept out.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Attacks the off stump, the batsman defends it onto the ground.

Junaid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Good length outside off, left alone.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Chibhabha gets off the mark, courtesy a misfield. On a length around off, it is pushed towards Zaman at covers. He misfields and concedes a run. Sarfraz is not happy with the effort.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. NOPE! Khan errs in line and bowls it on the pads, Masakadza works it through square leg and runs two.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Fuller in length on off, the batsman strokes it towards covers who makes a good stop. 11 dots in a row, can this be the second consecutive maiden?

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Shorter in length on middle, Masakadza defends it back to the bowler.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Make that 8! Length ball outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Fuller on middle, Hamilton works it to mid-wicket. 7 dots in a row after the boundary.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Dot to end! A maiden for Junaid. He has been really good with his line and length till now. On off, Chibhabha keeps it out.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Good change in length by Khan! Bowls a bouncer and a well-directed one. Chibhabha does well to duck under it.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Hits the length hard on middle, the batsman defends it back to the bowler.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Almost! The sucker ball outside off, Chibhabha goes after it but misses.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Pulls his length back a little on off, CC tries to drive but gets it off the inner half towards mid on.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. Fuller in length on off, no swing on offer for Khan. Chibhabha eases it to mid off.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! A good end to the over for Zimbabwe! First boundary for them today. Full and on off, Masakadza strokes it past the bowler and it races to the fence.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Very wide outside off, the batsman makes a leave. Not signaled wide by the umpire as he might have felt it was inside the tramline.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Good delivery! Good use of the angle I should say! On a length around off, this one angles away from the batsman after pitching. Hamilton tries to defend but is beaten.

Usman Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Hits the length around off, Masakadza defends it onto the ground.

Hamilton Masakadza is the new man in.

Usman Khan to Prince Masvaure. OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Usman Khan draws first blood. Not a great delivery but a poor shot by Masvaure. He was watchful till now but he ran out of patience. This is slightly short and outside off. Masvaure tries to force it through the off side, without moving his feet. That proves to be his undoing as the ball takes the outside edge and settles into the mitts of Sarfraz Ahmed. He takes it, appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Early breakthrough for Pakistan and a poor debut for Masvaure.

Usman Khan to Prince Masvaure. Wide outside off, a loosener to begin. The batsman need not play at those.

Usman Khan will bowl from the other end with the second new ball. A slip in place for him.

Junaid Khan to Chamu Chibhabha. A good delivery to end a tight first over by Junaid Khan. On a length around off, it slants across the batsman. Chibhabha leaves it alone.

Junaid Khan to Prince Masvaure. Zimbabwe are underway, not in a convincing manner though. On a length outside off, this one shapes away a touch. Masvaure tries to block it off the back foot but the ball takes the outside edge, goes past the second slip fielder and down to third man for a run.

Junaid Khan to Prince Masvaure. On a length outside off, Masvaure covers his off stump and shoulders arms to it.

Junaid Khan to Prince Masvaure. Bowls it on the stumps this time. PM walks across and works it to the man at mid-wicket.

Junaid Khan to Prince Masvaure. Another length ball outside off, no swing on offer this time. Masvaure makes another leave.

Junaid Khan to Prince Masvaure. A little shape for Khan and a good start by the bowler! He lands it on a length around off, this one shapes away. Masvaure first thinks of playing at it but then pulls out of the shot.

We are all set for the action to begin. The umpires make their way out to the middle along with the Pakistan players. Chamu Chibhabha and Prince Masvaure are the openers for Zimbabwe. The latter will be on strike and he will face Junaid Khan. Here we go...

TEAM CHANGES - Plenty for the home side. 4 to be precise. Prince Masvaure (when did he get added to the squad?), Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro and Richard Ngarava get a chance to play today. Let me check who all miss out. Brian Chari is the first, then Donald Tiripano, Liam Roche and finally Tendai Chatara! Yes, first rank in byhearting!!! Pakistan have easier changes to remember - Yasir Shah gets a chance today. The last time he played an ODI was against England in Nottingham on August 30, 2016. Junaid Khan makes a comeback too, after featuring last against Sri Lanka in an ODI in Sharjah on 20th October, 2017.

TOSS TIME - Zimbabwe win another toss. Again, they elect to bat first. Can they put up a decent total today?

WEATHER - It is another cold morning in Bulawayo and conditions certainly will not be helpful to the fielding side.

Another day, another game. How it came? That is all Zimbabwe have been thinking from the time they have started playing the tri-series. Did not win a single match against Australia or Pakistan and have not won any here. They have lost the first set if you consider it as a tennis game - 6-0, you see. Hello and a warm welcome - oops, COLD welcome to the third ODI between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Bulawayo. A must-win game for Zimbabwe not only as far as the series is concerned - but for their own growth and future.