Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat on a slow pitch.
The top 3 scored at a decent rate, but were out after making starts, and it took half centuries by Javed Miandad and Zaheer Abbas to ensure a solid platform.
With keeper Ashraf Ali and the lower order hitting out well in the later overs, Pakistan achieved a healthy total off 235/8 off their allotted 50 overs.
Zimbabwean left arm seamer David Brain took 4-46, but the home team's attack generally struggled to contain the run rate, especially in the later overs.
Kevin Arnott and Ali Shah added 62 for the 1st wicket when the Zimbabweans began their chase, but struggled to score at the required rate, and this put pressure on the later batsmen.
Houghton scored a typically hard hitting 46, but wickets fell steadily, and with all the bowlers hard to score off, the match was over as a contest long before the end.
Legspinner Abdul Qadir claimed 4-34 and the Man of the Match award, as Pakistan ran out comfortable winners by 72 runs, to take a 1-0 lead in the 5 match ODI series.
Pitch: 1B
Weather: 2
Toss: Pakistan
Pakistan won by 72 runs
Man of the Match: Abdul Qadir
Pakistan 1st Innings 235/8 Closed (Overs 50)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs | Min | Bls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c A Flower | b EA Brandes | 10 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohsin Khan | c WR James | b DH Brain | 24 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Rameez Raja | c IP Butchart | b A Shah | 33 | 64 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
| Javed Miandad* | st WR James | b IP Butchart | 56 | 94 | 79 | 8 | 0 |
| Zaheer Abbas | c AC Waller | b DH Brain | 55 | 81 | 66 | 5 | 1 |
| Saleem Malik | lbw | b AJ Traicos | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashraf Ali+ | not out | 24 | 48 | 32 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tahir Naqqash | lbw | b DH Brain | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Abdul Qadir | c WR James | b DH Brain | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Zakir Khan | not out | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohsin Kamal | dnb | ||||||
| extras | (b0 lb0 w0 nb4) | 4 | |||||
| TOTAL | 8 wickets for | 235 |
| FOW |
|---|
| 1-16(Mudassar Nazar) 2-45(Mohsin Khan) 3-88(Rameez Raja) 4-147(Javed Miandad) |
| 5-167(Saleem Malik) 6-186(Zaheer Abbas) 7-206(Tahir Naqqash) 8-230(Abdul Qadir) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maid | Runs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA Brandes | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| DH Brain | 10 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| IP Butchart | 7 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| A Shah | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| AJ Traicos | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| GA Hick | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Zimbabwe 1st Innings 163/9 Closed (Overs 50)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs | Min | Bls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Arnott | c Ashraf Ali | b Mohsin Kamal | 20 | 74 | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| A Shah | b Tahir Naqqash | 40 | 80 | 68 | 6 | 0 | |
| GA Hick | st Ashraf Ali | b Mudassar Nazar | 11 | 39 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| DL Houghton* | c Ashraf Ali | b Abdul Qadir | 46 | 71 | 68 | 7 | 0 |
| AC Waller | lbw | b Abdul Qadir | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| A Flower | lbw | b Mudassar Nazar | 14 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| IP Butchart | not out | 12 | 53 | 33 | 2 | 0 | |
| WR James+ | c Abdul Qadir | b Tahir Naqqash | 2 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Brandes | b Abdul Qadir | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| DH Brain | c Zaheer Abbas | b Abdul Qadir | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Traicos | not out | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| extras | (b0 lb0 w0 nb2) | 2 | |||||
| TOTAL | 9 wickets for | 163 |
| FOW |
|---|
| 1-62(KJ Arnott) 2-62(A Shah) 3-94(GA Hick) 4-99(AC Waller) 5-133(DL Houghton) |
| 6-133(A Flower) 7-143(WR James) 8-153(EA Brandes) 9-153(DH Brain) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maid | Runs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohsin Kamal | 10 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Zakir Khan | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 10 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Abdul Qadir | 10 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
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