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PAK win 2 - 0 PAK gains 9 points; ZIM loses 9 points
Draw 1 - 1 ZIM gains 6 points; PAK loses 6 points
ZIM win 2 - 0 ZIM gains 21 points; PAK loses 21 points
Harare
09 - 11 November 2002
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first. Zimbabwe struck early and dismissed Elahi (2) at 1 for 7. However, Pakistan then consolidated and finished the session holding the advantage at 1 for 99. Zimbabwe dismissed Younis (40) at 2 for 122 soon after play resumed and Taufeeq Umar (75) fell three runs later. Pakistan then consolidated and took the score to 217 before Inzamam (39) was out at tea. The Zimbabwean bowling tightened up during the evening session with the result that Youhana (63) fell at 5 for 246 and a collapse followed. In the space of 39 more runs Akmal (0), Saqlain Mushtaq (2), Waqar Younis (2), Shoaib Akhtar (1) and Hasan Raza (46) were all out and Pakistan was dismissed in the final over of the day for 285 runs. Blignaut was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 79 off 21 overs.
Zimbabwe started the second day confidently and took the total to 36 before suffering a mini collapse. Masakadza (9) was first out and within a further seven runs, Campbell (2) and Ebrahim (31) were also back in the pavilion. Shortly before lunch, Pakistan dismissed Andy Flower (29) and at the break, Zimbabwe was precariously placed at 4 for 91. Zimbabwe had a better afternoon session and added another 90 runs for the loss of only Whittall (7) and Grant Flower (31) to be 6 for 181 at tea. Pakistan reasserted control after tea, and dismissed Blignaut (50) at 7 for 199. Thereafter, the tail dwindled with Mahwire (4), Price (2) and Olonga (3) departing while leaving Taibu stranded on 51 not out. Mohammad Sami was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 53 off 19 overs. Pakistan had four overs to face before stumps and lost Saleem Elahi (0) before finishing the day in the better position at 1 for 14.
Pakistan resumed on the third morning and lost Younis Kahn during the third over of play at 2 for 25. Following that, Pakistan went about batting Zimbabwe out of the contest. Zimbabwe was unable to take any more wickets before lunch while Pakistan piled on the runs. Inzamam (112) eventually fell at 3 for 205 and Youhana (0) followed two runs later giving Zimbabwe a glimpse of hope. However, as the afternoon continued, Pakistan became more relentless and the victory target went beyond anything Zimbabwe could hope to achieve. Zimbabwe went on to capture the wickets of Hasan Raza (11), Kamran Akmal (38), Taufeeq Umar (111), Waqar Younis (0), Shoaib Akhtar (16) and Mohammad Sami (17) and Pakistan was all out for 369 with Saqlain Mushtaq not out on 29. Olonga was the most successful bowler with 5 for 93 off 7.5 overs. Zimbabwe was left with at best an improbable 430 run chase for victory. At stumps, Zimbabwe was 1 for 19 having lost Masakadza (0).
From Pakistan's perspective on the fourth morning, the result was inevitable and it was only a matter of time. Zimbabwe battled away and took the score to 51 before Campbell (30) was caught behind shortly before drinks. Pakistan, however, needed to hold their catches and dropped Ebrahim when he was on 24. Soon afterwards, Zimbabwe lifted the run rate to almost five per over and they did not lose another wicket before lunch. Ebrahim (69) was eventually bowled during the afternoon session at 3 for 162. Zimbabwe lost two quick wickets after passing 200 runs when Grant Flower (69) and Guy Whittall (2) were dismissed and their resistance was beginning to crumble at 5 for 203. Taibu (28) was dismissed at 6 for 256 and Andy Flower was starting to run out of partners. Within another 54 runs, Blignaut (12), Mahwire (3), Andy Flower (67) and Olonga (5) were all dismissed and Zimbabwe was all out for 310, which gave Pakistan victory by 119 runs. Shoaib Akhtar was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 75 off 18.3 overs.
Second Test
Bulawayo
16 - 19 November 2002
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan made immediate inroads and within 25 balls, Zimbabwe had lost Vermeulen (2) and Ebrahim (5) to be 2 for 8. Consolidation followed for the home side and when lunch was called, Zimbabwe had taken the score to 2 for 52 off 25 overs. Zimbabwe took the score to 94 before Pakistan dismissed Campbell (46). Zimbabwe allowed Pakistan to continue to dominate when Grant Flower (54) and Masakadza (0) fell at 5 for 119. At tea, Zimbabwe were 5 for 135 and in deep trouble. The final five wickets fell for the addition of 43 more runs after Taibu (15), Blignaut (0), Andy Flower (30), Price (1) and Olonga (8) were out. Zimbabwe was again all out before the end of the first day, this time for 178 runs. Saqlain Mushtaq was the best of the bowlers with 7 for 66 off 25.5 overs. Pakistan then batted for almost an hour and was 0 for 29 at stumps.
Zimbabwe dismissed Saleem Elahi (27) and Taufeeq Umar (34) halfway though the second morning to have Pakistan 2 for 64. Inzamam (7) followed 18 runs later and by lunch, Pakistan was still in the better position at 3 for 103. Zimbabwe missed various chances throughout the afternoon as Pakistan batted through to tea without losing another wicket to be 3 for 182, with a lead of four runs. Despite missing more and more chances during the evening session, Zimbabwe dismissed Younis Khan (52) at 4 for 209 and soon afterwards Hasan Raza (4) was bowled. Yousuf Youhana posted his tenth Test century before Pakistan ended the day at 5 for 295 with a lead of 117 runs.
Zimbabwe dismissed Kamran Akmal (56) at 6 for 346 on the third morning, but then let Youhana off the hook again. Finally, Youhana (159) was bowled at 7 for 374. Saqlain Mushtaq (14), Mohammad Sami (1) and Waqar Younis (6) were dismissed and the Pakistan innings ended on 403 runs, giving them a first innings lead of 231 runs. Price was the most successful bowler with 4 for 116 off 51.3 overs. Zimbabwe batted the remaining 2 overs before going lunch at 0 for 5. Pakistan dismissed Ebrahim (7) and Vermeulen (26) to have Zimbabwe 2 for 37 soon after play resumed. However, the home side then recovered to bat through to be 2 for 96 at tea, still needing another 135 runs to force Pakistan to bat again. Zimbabwe took the total to 125 before Grant Flower (43) fell. Pakistan then dismissed Campbell (62) at 4 for 146 and then Masakadza (16) off the last ball of the day to have Zimbabwe 5 for 171, still 55 runs short of forcing Pakistan to bat again.
Pakistan took a stranglehold on the Test on the final morning. Zimbabwe battled through the session, trying to force Pakistan to bat again while losing Andy Flower (13), Blignaut (41) Nkala (14), Price (12). At lunch, Zimbabwe was 9 for 278 with a slender lead of 53 runs. After lunch, Zimbabwe took their lead to 57 before Taibu (37) was caught. Zimbabwe was all out for 281 while Waqar Younis was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 78 off 21.2 overs. Pakistan went on to complete a ten wicket victory with Taufeeq Umar (21*) and Saleem Elahi (30*) making the required runs.
