KARACHI, May 20: Test discard Faisal Iqbal blasted an unbeaten 85 to help Pakistan ‘A’ crush Zimbabwe ‘A’ by six wickets in the first game of the three-match series at the Mutare Sports Club Ground the other day. Faisal, who hammered seven fours and two sixes in his 83-ball knock, dominated a match-winning partnership of 164 with skipper Misbahul Haq (63 off 85 balls with two sixes and two fours) after the tourists stumbled to 95 for four.

Earlier, Zimbabwe ‘A’ made 255 with skipper Stuart Carlisle scoring 92.

Scoreboard

ZIMBABWE ‘A’:

C.J. Chibhabha run out 8

M.A. Vermeulen b Mansoor 35

S.V. Carlisle c Misbah b Ashar 92

S.C. Williams lbw b Ashar 39

S. Matsikenyeri c Faisal b Tahir 27

K.M. Dabengwa b Asif 17

C.K. Coventry st Zulqarnain b Mansoor 6

G.M. Ewing b Mansoor 7

N.B. Mahwire run out 1

I.A. Nicolson c Tahir b Ashar 0

A.J. Ireland not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-13, W-8, NB-1) 22

TOTAL (all out, 49.2 overs) 255

FALL OF WKTS: 1-25, 2-72, 3-146, 4-202, 5-231, 6-245, 7-245, 8-246, 9-253.

BOWLING: Mohammad Asif 9-0-59-1 (3w); Mohammad Khalil 7-1-17-0 (3w); Kamran Sajid 6-0-33-0 (1w); Mansoor Amjad 8-0-43-3; Tahir Khan 10-0-50-1 (1nb, 1w); Ashar Zaidi 9.2-0-40-3.

PAKISTAN ‘A’:

Ashar Zaidi c sub b Ireland 37

Kamran Sajid c Williams b Mahwire 47

Shahzad Malik c Carlisle b Ireland 4

Misbahul Haq not out 63

Hasan Raza c Nicolson b Ireland 0

Faisal Iqbal not out 85

EXTRAS (LB-1, W-16, NB-6) 23

TOTAL (for four wkts, 42.3 overs) 259

FALL OF WKTS: 1-81, 2-90, 3-94, 4-95.

DID NOT BAT: Mansoor Amjad, Zulqarnain Haider, Mohammad Asif, Tahir Khan, Mohammad Khalil.

BOWLING: Nicolson 7-0-66-0 (5nb, 6w)); Mahwire 9-0-52-1 (1nb, 3w); Ireland 8.3-0-47-3 (1w); Ewing 10-0-43-0; Dabengwa 6-0-31-0 (2w); Matsikenyeri 2-0-19-0.

RESULT: Pakistan ‘A’ won by six wickets.