Date-stamped : 02 Nov96 - 14:12
Report- SL Daily News

Pakistan by 9 wickets

Pakistan on Friday won the second one-day international against
Zimbabwe by nine wickets to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the
series with one match to play.

Zimbabwe, elected to bat first, were all out for 195 in 49.1
overs and Pakistan easily achieved the target in just 28.4
overs.

Teenager Shahid Afridi, who scored a breezy 66 in 37 balls, with
four towering sixes among his eight boundaries, was declared man
of the match.

Saeed Anwar was unbeaten on 84 and Ijaz Ahmed remained not out
on 32.

The Zimbabwe batsmen had no answer to the Pakistan pace and spin
attack and were 27 for two after 10 overs.

The only sign of resistance came from Guy Whittal and Andy
Flower who contributed 40 in the fifth wicket stand of which
Whittal, the junior partner, contributed nine.

Flower who made a defiant 51, was given wonderful ovation by the
sizeable Lahore crowd when he completed his 11th half century.

John Rennie, who made 27, was Zimbabwe's second highest scorer,
while David Houghton who gave debutant Abdul Razzaq his first
wicket, made 25.

Razzaq also took the valuable wicket of Andy Flower before
leaving the field with a thigh injury.

The last match in the series will be played at Peshawar on
Sunday.

Source :: Daily News (http://www.lanka.net)

Report- Electronic Telegraph

Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar scored sparkling half-centuries as 
Pakistan destroyed Zimbabwe by nine wickets in Lahore yesterday to take 
an unbeatable 2-0 lead in their three-match limited overs series.

Afridi, who holds the record for the fastest one-day century, blasted a 
typically aggressive 66 and Anwar made an unbeaten 84 as Pakistan romped
home in 28.1 overs after Zimbabwe had been bundled out for 195.

Afridi set the match alight with his electrifying innings, striking 
eight fours and four sixes in only 36 balls, with the two openers 
bringing up the 100 in only 10.2 overs.

After Afridi had been bowled attempting another big drive, Anwar and 
Ijaz Ahmed steered Pakistan to a comfortable win with a second-wicket 
stand of 96. 

Only Andy Flower offered any resistance during Zimbabwe's innings with a
half-century, while the off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq took three for 46.

Source :: Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)

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