Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan, 2nd ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Pakistan will look to continue their fine form when they meet Zimbabwe in their second one-day international on Saturday, October 3 in Harare. Ten Sports will provide TV coverage for viewers from India and Pakistan through their channel Ten Cricket, with live streams available online by clicking here.

The visitors didn't look particularly impressive in two close Twenty20 wins over Zimbabwe, starting their trip to Africa on the wrong foot, but a big 131-run win on Thursday will have the side buzzing ahead of the second of three ODIs.

Here's all you need to know about the upcoming match.

Date: Saturday, October 3

Time: 8:30 a.m. BST/9:30 a.m. CAT

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe

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Thursday's 131-run win didn't come as easily as you may have thought for Pakistan, who had to scramble after Zimbabwe managed to do plenty of damage early on. Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez combined for just 33 runs on 57 deliveries, before the visitors finally started to build a comfortable lead.

The pitch in Harare favoured the spinners, Pakistan are better equipped to deal with the conditions, as Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura told ESPN Cricinfo: “They are using these conditions better than us. Especially with the spinners, the majority of the wickets were to their spinners. Just have to make sure, the next game is very important to bounce back and stay in this series.”

The partnership of Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik got things started for Pakistan, and Mohammad Rizwan and Imad Wasim stole the show late, adding some insurance runs. The latter managed 61 from 61, while the former added 75 not out from 74 balls.

PakPassion.net's Saj Sadiq thinks the two will solidify the middle order of Pakistan in the shorter formats for years to come:

With the ball in hand, Pakistan dominated the hosts. None of the Zimbabwe batsmen managed more than 26 runs, and the last five all scored in single digits. ESPN Cricinfo shared Pakistan's incredible performance in the last 20 overs:

Spin was the name of the game:

Yasir Shah stole the show with six wickets, giving up just 26 runs in nine overs, but all of Pakistan's spinners impressed on Thursday. Malik's economy rate of 4.28 was the worst of the bunch―Zimbabwe had just two bowlers who managed to duck under that rating.

Heading into Saturday's second ODI, Zimbabwe will be determined to avoid another blowout, but with the way Pakistan are taking advantage of the conditions in the country, it's difficult to see how the hosts will come away with the win.

The hosts did a solid job with the ball in the two T20 matches, but with Pakistan fielding a host of explosive batsmen, it's almost impossible to keep them from putting up some serious runs in 50 overs. Even when the likes of Shehzad and Hafeez aren't clicking, the guys in the middle order have the ability to pick up the slack, as they showed on Thursday.

Zimbabwe don't have that kind of luxury in depth, and with the way Pakistan are bowling, another lopsided win should be in store. It may not be a trashing of the level we saw on Thursday, but don't expect the hosts to come within 50 runs of Pakistan when the two teams meet for their second ODI.

All statistics used are courtesy of ESPN Cricinfo. 

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