Hafeez stars in Pak win

Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM
Last update on: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM

Afp, Harare

Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM Last update on: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM

Pakistan stamped their authority over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday, winning the first of two Twenty20 matches by a huge 85 runs.
Mohammad Hafeez was the star of the show, scoring 71 before taking four wickets.
Pakistan raced to 198 for four -- a record against Zimbabwe -- with the highest previously set by South Africa with 194-6 at Kimberley last year.
Then they bundled out Zimbabwe for 113 in the 16th over, condemning the home side to a fifth successive loss to the tourists, who also won the one-off Test as well as three one-day internationals.
SCORES IN BRIEF
PAKISTAN: 198 for 4 (Hafeez 71, Shafiq 38, Raja 23, Akmal 22 not out, Tanveer 17 not out; Jarvis 1-30, Price 1-35, Chibhabha 1-17)
ZIMBABWE: 113 (Chibhabha 28, Taylor 10, Masakadza 12, Coventry 30; Hafeez 4-10)
Result: Pakistan won by 85 runs.
Man-of-the-match: Mohammad Hafeez.