Younis and Malik lead Pakistan to narrow victory

Younis Khan produced a fine all-round performance to guide Pakistan to a battling three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second match of a tr...

Younis Khan produced a fine all-round performance to guide Pakistan to a battling three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second match of a triangular one-day tournament on Sunday.

He followed a decent display as stand-in wicketkeeper for flu-victim Moin Khan with 77 from 86 balls to set up a second win for the hosts in a tournament also involving Sri Lanka.

Younis shared a fifth-wicket stand of 114 from 128 balls with Shoaib Malik (80) to rescue his team from a precarious position of 89-4 chasing a target of 253.

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Zimbabwe did well to stretch the Pakistan innings to 48.1 overs and take three more wickets before flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi finished the match with two huge sixes in six balls.

It was Zimbabwe’s 12th straight defeat since 15 White players rebelled against the Zimbabwe Cricket Union in April accusing it of racism.

The hosts beat Zimbabwe by 144 runs in the tournament’s opening match on Thursday.

Brief scores

Zimbabwe: 252-4 in 50 overs (B Taylor 73, D Ebrahim 71 n.o, T Taibu 46 n.o, S Matsikenyeri 41; Naveed 2/82) lost to Pakistan: 258-7 in 48.1 overs (S Malik 80, Y Khan 77)

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