Pak start ODIs in style

Yousuf Youhana’s seventh limited overs century proved the cornerstone of Pakistan’s seven-run win over Zimbabwe in the first one-d...

Yousuf Youhana’s seventh limited overs century proved the cornerstone of Pakistan’s seven-run win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international on Saturday.

Youhana scored an unbeaten 141 off 147 balls with 13 fours and a six as Pakistan totalled 302 for four on a flat pitch after winning the toss and choosing to bat.

Zimbabwe battled to 295 for nine with Andy Flower topscoring on 77 and Craig Evans hitting 68. The second game in the five-match series is in Bulawayo on Sunday.

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Pakistan: Taufeeq Umar lbw Ervine 1; Salim Elahi c Sims b G Flower 53; Yousuf Youhana not out 141; Inzamam-ul-Haq c Blignaut b Olonga 55; Shahid Afridi c Evans b G Flower 4; Younis Khan not out 33; Extras (lb-4, nb-1, w-10) 15; Total: (for 4 wkts, 50 overs) 302; Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-127, 3-236, 4-241.
Bowling: Blignaut 10-0-52-0, Ervine 10-0-71-1, Olonga 5-0-46-1, G Flower 10-0-33-2, Sims 9-0-49-0, Rogers 4-0-30-0, Ervine 2-0-17-0.

Zimbabwe: A.Campbell b Waqar Younis 4; S.Matsikenyeri c Kamran Akmal b Wasim Akram 1; A.Flower c Taufeeq b Wasim Akram 77; G.Flower run out 0; B.Rogers b Waqar Younis 13; C.Evans run out 68; A.Blignaut c Shahid Afridi b Shoaib Akhtar 55; T.Taibu b Waqar Younis 35; S.Ervine run out 0; R.Sims not out 7; H.Olonga not out 13; Extras (lb5, nb4, w13): 22; Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs): 295
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-16, 3-17, 4-32, 5-167, 6-185, 7-257, 8-262, 9-276.
Bowling:Akram 10-0-57-2, Waqar 10-0-50-3, Azhar Mahmood 9-0-48-0, Shoaib Akhtar 10-0-57-1, Shahid Afridi 7-0-50-0, Taufeeq Umar 4-0-28-0.