Friday, March 23, 2007

Pakistan v Zimbabwe - Game 17

Pakistan 349/10 in 49.5 overs (Imran Nazir 160, Inzamam Haq 37) beat Zimbabwe 99/10 in 19.1 overs (Afridi 20/3) by 93 runs (D/L method) at Kingston, Jamaica
Match home

Defeat to West Indies. Defeat to Ireland. The shocking demise of their coach. Fingers of suspicion for the same being pointed at them. Nothing to play for literally. Yet, Pakistan showed why they are such an unpredictable and dangerous team as they first scored their highest total in a World Cup match and then bundled Zimbabwe out for 99. Imran Nazir flayed 160, going from 100 to 150 in 21 balls. At one stage, he looked like becoming the first batsman to score 200, wouldn't that have been the perfect tribute to Bob?

This was Inzy's last ODI match, as he has announced his retirement from ODI cricket and stepped down from captaincy. 'Alloo' bowed out in some style with 37 vintage runs. Thanks Alloo for 15 years of wonderful entertainment.

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