Pakistan secure a record-breaking 244 runs victory against Zimbabwe in the fourth ODI on Friday as Fakhar Zaman became Pakistan’s first double centurion in one-day international cricket.
This became Pakistan’s second biggest ODI win, behind the 255-run win over Ireland in 2015. The hosts were all out on 155 runs in 42.4 overs, whuile chasing 400 runs.
Legspinner Shadab Khan took four wickets, while Faheem Ashraf and Usman Khan Shinwari took two wickets each, Shoaib Malik and fast bowler Junaid Khan bagged one wicket respectively.
Openers Zaman and Haq shared the highest opening partnership in ODI history, beating the 286-run partnership between Sri Lanka’s Jayasuriya and Tharanga against England in Leeds in 2006. With this feat, Zaman also became the country’s highest scorer in any ODI, surpassing Saeed Anwar’s 21-year old record of 194.
The 28-year old left-handed batsman, who rose to fame with a match-winning ton in Champions Trophy 2017 final against India, is the sixth batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs.
The Pakistani batsman needs to score just 20 more runs to smash Sir Viv Richards’ record of the fastest batsman to reach 1000 ODI runs. He has three more innings to achieve this feat.
With the series secured, Pakistan had the opportunity to experiment with their playing XI, but opted to go unchanged into the fourth match.
