Good session for Zimbabwe and nice partnership between Ewing and Williams. Pakistan should take early wickets in the next session.Nice partnership graph and great presentation
It seems Zimbabwe are back like how they used to be before i.e during Flower brothers period. They are putting a equal contest which happened in first test as well as happening now.
Great presentation Rameez bhai. Just collapse a bit there the Zimbabweans but Streak and Blignaut are playing cautiously. Great works Rameez bhai. Great story.
3rd Session of Day 1 starts off with Zimbabwe at 180 for 6, Streak and Blignaut at crease and Shoaib Malik to open the sessions bowling for Pakistan.
Shoaib Malik gets hit for 2 fours in his second over by Blignaut.
Another very good parntership of 75 comes to an end after the fall of Heath Streak for 35 off 80 balls, caught by Imran Nazir and bowled by Umar Gul.
Chibhabha comes in next.
Another wicket gone. Chibhabha caught by Sohail Tanvir, bowled by Shoaib Malik for 0 off 10 balls.
Rainsford comes in next.
A very big blow for Zimbabwe! Andy Blignaut gone for 47 off 131 balls, bowled by Shoaib Malik.
Mupariwa comes in to bat next.
Umpires offer the new ball after the 80th over and Shoaib Malik decides to take the new ball.
End of the inning with a wicket by Shoaib Malik. Rainsford LBW by Shoaib Malik for 5 off 26 balls.
Zimbabwe were looking good with a partnership between Heath Streak and Andy Blignaut. But soon after the wicket of Heath Streak, 3 more wickets fell for 20 runs. At the end of the First inning, Zimbabawe score 223 all out.
Zimbabwe 223/10
Ewing 57
Williams 47
Umar Gul 4-58 off 23 overs
Shoaib Malik 3-19 off 10.5 overs.
Pakistan start their inning with only 27 minutes left in the session. Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir to open for Pakistan and Rainsford to open the bowling for Zimbabwe. Imran Nazir opens up in the first over itself after a great cover drive for four. End of day one.
Pakistan 36 for 0
shahid Afridi 17(26)*
Imran Nazir 15(22)*
Rainsford 4 overs 0 for 17.
Heath Streak 4 overs 0 for 15.
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