Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan: Scorecard, Recap and More from the 1st ODI in Harare

Zimbabwe pulled off an almighty shock, beating Pakistan by seven wickets in the first match of their ODI series to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three contest.

Pakistan set 244-7 from their 50 overs, having won the toss and opted to bat first.

In response, Zimbabwe started well and were in control throughout, sealing a famous win with 10 balls to spare.

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Zimbabwe last beat Pakistan in ODI #cricket in November 1998 in Sheikhupura #ZimvPak

— ICC (@cricketicc) August 27, 2013"

Here is the story of the match as it unfolded.

Pakistan innings

The tourists began solidly enough in Harare, but without any great urgency. The opening partnership between Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad was worth 56 runs, but took the best part of 15 overs to compile.

The third-wicket stand saw Mohammad Hafeez (70) and his captain Misbah-Ul-Haq (83 not out) add 99 together, but Misbah aside there was a limp finish to the innings, with wickets falling and few telling contributions.

From 179-2 with 12.3 overs remaining, adding just 68 runs for the loss of five wickets was disappointing.

Seamers Tendai Chatara and Brian Vitori were the pick of the bowlers, with 2-32 and 2-42 respectively.

Zimbabwe innings

Zimbabwe held their nerve to make relatively simple work of Pakistan's target and reach it with seven wickets to spare.

The groundwork was laid by a composed stand of 107 for the first wicket, with Vusi Sibanda the first to fall after being trapped lbw by Saeed Ajmal for 54.

Hamilton Masakadza was the lynchpin of the innings (and eventually was awarded man of the match), his 85 including nine fours and a six until Ajmal beat him—one of ODI cricket's leading spinners eventually finishing with 2-44. 

But by the time he fell at 176-2, the momentum was firmly in the hosts' favour. Skipper Brendan Taylor (43 not out) made sure he was there at the end, while Sean Williams (39 from 23 balls) sealed victory in style.

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& they've done it!! Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the first time since Peshawar 1998. Sean Williams ends it with a six. 1-0 lead in the series

— Firdose Moonda (@FirdoseM) August 27, 2013"

Here's the full scorecard, via the BBC:

Pakistan Innings 244 for 7 (50.0 overs)

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Jamshed	c Taylor	b Chatara	27	82	53	2	0
Shehzad	st Taylor	b Utseya	24	61	47	2	0
Hafeez	c Maruma	b Chatara	70	92	71	6	3
Misbah-ul-Haq	not out		83	129	85	3	2
Amin	run out (Vitori)		1	7	1	0	0
Shahid Afridi	c Taylor	b Vitori	11	8	15	2	0
Sohail	c Utseya	b Vitori	2	7	7	0	0
Sarfraz Ahmed	run out (Waller)		7	22	18	0	0
Ajmal	not out		3	8	3	0	0
Extras		0nb 9w 0b 7lb	16
Total		for 7	244	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Panyangara	10.0	2	38	0
Vitori	10.0	0	42	2
Chatara	10.0	2	32	2
Utseya	10.0	0	60	1
Chigumbura	2.0	0	11	0
Waller	2.0	0	19	0
Williams	4.0	0	18	0
H Masakadza	2.0	0	17	0

Fall of Wicket
56	Shehzad
80	Jamshed
179	Hafeez
184	Amin
198	Shahid Afridi
202	Sohail
223	Sarfraz Ahmed

Zimbabwe Innings 246 for 3 (48.2 overs)

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
H Masakadza	c Misbah-ul-Haq	b Ajmal	85	141	104	9	1
Sibanda	lbw	b Ajmal	54	87	82	6	0
Taylor	not out		43	102	59	4	0
Maruma	c Shehzad	b Junaid Khan	18	26	22	1	1
Williams	not out		39	23	23	4	1
Extras		0nb 3w 1b 3lb	7
Total		for 3	246	(48.2 ovs)

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Irfan	9.2	1	45	0
Junaid Khan	9.0	0	55	1
Ajmal	10.0	0	44	2
Hafeez	10.0	0	40	0
Shahid Afridi	9.0	0	51	0
Amin	1.0	0	7	0

Fall of Wicket
107	Sibanda
176	H Masakadza
201	Maruma