Zimbabwe cricket team celebrate a wicket during the first of the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
All-rounder Sikandar Raza inspired Zimbabwe to a stunning 80-run win on the DLS method in the rain-affected first one-day international against a new-look Pakistan white-ball team on Sunday (November 24, 2024). Raza made a crucial 39 runs and lifted Zimbabwe from a precarious 125-7 to 205 all out by sharing a 62-run eighth wicket stand with No. 9 batter Richard Ngarava, who top-scored with 48. Under overcast conditions, Raza (2-7) picked up two wickets in one over as Pakistan limped to 60-6 in 21 overs before it rained and denied further play as Zimbabwe took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Zimbabwe cricket team celebrate a wicket during the first of the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Pakistan's Saim Ayub, plays a ball during the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a ball on the first day of the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Pakistan's, Kamran Ghulan, right, plays a stroke, in front of Zimbabwe's wicketkeeper Tadiwanashe Marumani, left, on the first day of the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe,
Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique signs an autograph for a young spectator during the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe's Richard Ngarava plays a ball on the first day of the ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe's Sikandar plays a ball during the first ODI cricket match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.()