Hafeez propels Pak victory

A commanding century by Mohammad Hafeez and a four-wicket haul from left-arm seamer Junaid Khan led Pakistan to a series-levelling victory over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Thursday.
After Hafeez had carried Pakistan to an imposing total of 299 for four with an unbeaten 136, Junaid stubbed out a promising run chase by the Zimbabweans to secure a a 90-run win and set up a series decider on Saturday.
Captain Brendan Taylor led Zimbabwe's reply from the front with an assured 79, but his dismissal saw the hosts collapse from 200 for four in the 39th over to 209 all out in the 43rd as Junaid finished with figures of 4 for 15.
Taylor had shared partnerships with Hamilton Masakadza, Sean Williams and Malcolm Waller as Zimbabwe laid a platform for what would have been the highest successful run chase at Harare Sports Club, only for Junaid and Saeed Ajmal to snuff it out.
SCORES IN BRIEF
PAKISTAN: 299 for 4 in 50 overs (Jamshed 32, Hafeez 136 not out, Amin 59, Afridi 39 not out; Vitori 2-68)
ZIMBABWE: 209 all out in 42.4 overs (Masakadza 24, Taylor 79, Williams 37, Waller 40; Junaid 4-15, Rehman 2-36, Ajmal 2-40)
Result: Pakistan won by 90 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Mohammad Hafeez.