Sports Bulletin Report
Harare (Zimbabwe):-Zimbabwe Select defeated Pakistan Shaheens by 7 wickets in the fourth contest of the 6-match Series at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, as hosts have earned the 4-0 unconquerable lead in the One Day Internationals tie.
Hosts reached on target of 296 runs in 47.3 overs, as the Pakistani bowlers could not create any difficulty for Ervine and Gumbie, who aggregated 277 runs for the second-wicket stand of 277. Ervine scored 161 off 144 including 19 fours and three sixes, as his partner Gumbie made 111 off 124 with the help of 10 fours. Craig Ervine declared man of the match.
That Pakistan Shaheens posted a target of 296 was because of Omair’s 153 off 126. The right-handed batter struck 14 fours and four sixes and provided stability in the middle order after his side had lost three wickets for 55. The 24-year-old Karachi-born stitched a 139-run partnership with Kamran Ghulam, who made 55 off 79, for the fourth wicket.
Once the partnership was broken in the 39th over, fast bowler Brad Evans made the most of the opening and recorded a five-wicket haul with five for 62 in 10 overs. The two teams will meet on Thursday at the same venue for the fifth one-day with the scoreline reading 3-1.
Scores in brief:
Pakistan Shaheens (Batting) 295-9, 50 overs:
Omair Bin Yousuf 153, Kamran Ghulam 55, Haseebullah 22
(Brad Evans 5-62, Wellington Masakadza 2-45)
Zimbabwe Select (Batting) 299-3, 47.3 overs:
Craig Ervine 161, Joylord Gumbie 111
Shahnawaz Dahani (2-60)
