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Razzaq's century sinks Zimbabwe MULTAN, Thrusday (AFP) Allrounder Abdul Razzaq cracked an aggressive unbeaten hundred and Shahid Afridi a fiery fifty to help Pakistan down Zimbabwe by 144 runs in the opening tri-series match at the Multan cricket stadium Thursday. Razzaq smashed 107 off just 114 balls while Afridi blasted 58 off 26 deliveries to lift their team from 146-6 to 292-7 in the allotted 50 overs after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat. Zimbabwe could manage 148 in 38.3 overs with Vusimuzi Sibanda top scoring with 57. Zimbabwe, weakened following a strike by 15 white players over allegations of racism in selection six months ago, suffered their 11th consecutive defeat. Dion Ebrahim with 29 was the other notable contributor as the tourists found Pakistan bowling hard to cope in a match Zimbabwe started well before being blown away by Razzaq and Afridi. The Razzaq-Afridi pair punished the tourist's bowling with their ruthless batting, adding 107 off just 46 balls for the seventh wicket to throw inexperienced Zimbabwe out of the driving seat. Razzaq's second one-day hundred was studded with five towering sixes and as many boundaries while Afridi's had four sixes and five boundaries. Pakistan added 145 runs in the last 10 overs. Razzaq first added 95 runs for the fifth wicket with captain Inzamam-ul Haq who initiated his team's fightback with a laboured 73 after Pakistan were reeling at 36-4. |
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