SHARJAH, April 4: Pakistan captain Rashid Latif said his team’s willingness to learn from their mistakes was behind their opening 68-run Sharjah Cricket Cup victory over Zimbabwe.

Pakistan endured “a miserable” Cricket World Cup in which they were knocked out in the tournment’s opening stages.

Rashid said his team had succeeded in “gelling as a unit. That’s an encouraging sign,” he said.

“But I don’t want to draw too many conclusions. One win doesn’t mean anything, we have to play well over a period of time.

“The boys are willing to learn and we are putting in extras efforts in all departments of the game, the fielding in particular.”

Man-of-the-match Abdul Razzaq said he was not used properly during Pakistan’s disappointing World Cup campaign.

“I was always under pressure there and hence couldn’t come up with a good performance,” he said.

Zimbabwe coach Geoff Marsh said Pakistan played well because they were allowed to. “We had things under control, but lost the way in last five or six overs,” he said.—PPI