On 1st May 5,2021
Zimbabwe were bowled out for 134 in
the second innings.
Photo: AFP
Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by an
innings and 116 runs in the first Test of the series.
In the first
innings of the first Test of the series being played in Harare, the national
team scored 426 runs and took a 250-run lead. came.
In the
second innings, Zimbabwe's Trisai Masakanda (43), Kevin Kasuza (28), skipper
Brendon Taylor (29) and wicketkeeper-batsman Regis Chakboa (14) remained
prominent while other Zimbabwean players could not enter the double-figure.
For the
national team, Hassan Ali bowled brilliantly in the second innings and took 5
wickets while Noman Ali took 2 wickets and Faheem Ashraf took 1 wicket.
Earlier, on the first day of the Test, the Zimbabwean
batsmen looked helpless in front of the Pakistani bowlers and the entire team
was bowled out for 176 runs. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Hassan Ali took
4, 4 while Noman Ali took one wicket.
On the second day of the Test match, the national team
dominated the game. Opening batsmen Abid Ali scored 60, Imran Butt 91 and Azhar
Ali 36 while Fawad Alam's brilliant century helped the national team to 6
wickets at the end of the second day. He scored 374 runs at a loss and took a
198-run lead over the visitors.
When the game started on the third day, the national team
added 52 runs to the score and all the players were out. Fawad Alam played an
innings of 140 runs which gave the national team a 250-run lead against
Zimbabwe in the first innings.
