Harare: Pakistani bowlers dominated the proceedings as they picked four Zimbabwe wickets in the opening session of Day one at Harare Sports Club.

Zimbabwe’s stand-in captain Brendan Taylor won the toss and opted to bat first but the decision was not well backed by the batters as they lost the first wicket in the second over.

Pacer Hasan Ali removed Kevin Kasuza on the score of 0 as an edge got back and hit stumps. Shaheen Shah had the better of Prince Masvaure (11) after persistent channel bowling. The edge led to the slip fielder Imran Butt who completed the catch.

Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali in the 17th over clean bowled Tarisai Musakanda (14) through the gate. Hasan in his second spell removed captain Taylor (5).

The hosts were reduced to 30/4 after Milton Shumba and Roy Kaia remained unbeaten till Lunch. The duo has added 29 runs for the fifth wicket. Zimbabwe are 59/4 in 27 overs.

Teams

Zimbabwe: Prince Masvaure, Kevin Kasuza, Tarisai Musakanda, Brendan Taylor (capt), Milton Shumba, Roy Kaia, Regis Chakabva (wk), Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chisoro, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.

Pakistan: Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (capt), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Noman Ali, Hasan Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

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