Zaman century spearheads Pakistan victory

Pakistan have taken a 2-0 lead in their five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe following a nine-wicket win highlighted by an unbeaten century from Fakhar Zaman.

Opener Fakhar Zaman has struck a fluent century as Pakistan demolished Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the second one-day international.

Zaman smashed 16 fours in scoring an unbeaten 117 off 129 balls and sprinted Pakistan to 1-195 in 36 overs.

The left-hander survived two close chances when he could have been run out in the second over and then was dropped soon after completing his century.

Earlier, fast bowlers Usman Khan (4-36) and Hasan Ali (3-32) took the bulk of the wickets and dismissed Zimbabwe for 194 in 49.2 overs.

Captain Hamilton Masakadza (59), who won the toss and elected to bat, and Peter Moor (50) gave the total some respectability as the rest of the batsmen struggled against Pakistan's seamers under overcast conditions.

"If you are in form, and you are giving your 100 per cent, then the runs will come," Zaman said. "Today I was trying to go till the end. I tried with Imam (ul-Haw, 44), he was unlucky, but I wanted to stay till the end."

Pakistan won the first match by 201 runs on Friday and lead the five-match series 2-0.


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