Pakistan edge Zimbabwe by five runs

Published September 18, 2011

Pakistan's Misbah ul-Haq (C) and Sohail Khan celebrate victory as Zimbabwe batsman Tatenda Taibu (R) walks off the pitch in the second and final Twenty20 international between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Harare Sports Club. -AFP Photo

HARARE: Pakistan completed a clean-sweep of Zimbabwe by winning the second and final Twenty20 international by five runs at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.

Pakistan made 141 from their 20 overs with Mohammed Hafeez top-scoring with 51 before Zimbabwe were held to 136 for seven.

Teams:

Zimbabwe: Vusi Sibanda, Chamu Chibhabha, Cephas Zhuwao, Hamilton Masakadza, Charles Coventry, Brendan Taylor, Tatenda Taibu, Elton Chigumbura, Ray Price, Prosper Utseya, Kyle Jarvis

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Rameez Raja junior, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Yasir Shah, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan

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