Pakistan script big win

Sep 08, 2013 |

Pakistan took nine wickets in an extended morning session to beat Zimbabwe by 221 runs on the fifth day of the first Test at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.

Zimbabwe, set an unlikely 342 to win, were bowled out for 120.
Left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan made the initial breakthrough, taking two wickets in his first eight balls of the day after Zimbabwe resumed at 13/1.
Then spinners Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal took over, finishing with four wickets apiece.
Left-armer Rehman, who followed up Junaid's opening burst by taking the next three wickets, took 4/36, while Ajmal wrapped up the tail to take 4/23.
Off-spinner Ajmal finished with match figures of 11/118. It was the fourth time he had taken 10 or more wickets in a match.
Resuming at 13/1, Zimbabwe were in trouble from the sixth ball of the day when captain Hamilton Masakadza gloved a short delivery from Junaid to gully.

Scores: Pakistan 249 & 419/9 decl. bt Zimbabwe 327 & 120 in 46.4 overs (Saeed Ajmal 4/23, Abdur Rehman 4/36).
MoM: Younis Khan.

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