Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI Live Score

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Short and on off, Raza punches it past cover and crosses over.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Tossed up, full and on leg, Raza sweeps but straight to square leg.

Aamer Jamal to Brian Bennett, A wicket maiden for Aamer Jamal. He is bowling really well here. Hard length outside off, shapes away a little bit, Brian Bennett misses it in trying to cut it away. 

Brian Bennett is the new man in for Zimbabwe.

Aamer Jamal to Craig Ervine, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Tayyab Tahir will be the most relieved man in Bulawayo right now! The dropped catch of Ervine costs nothing to Pakistan. Slower and it is dug in short by Jamal, around off. Craig Ervine goes for the pull but he is through his shot very early. The ball catches the under edge of the bat and crashes into the stumps. Ervine goes for 51(63). Zimbabwe have now lost half their side.

Aamer Jamal to Craig Ervine, On a back of a length, on off, Ervine punches it to cover.

Aamer Jamal to Craig Ervine, Hard length on top of off, Craig Ervine tucks it to square leg. 

Aamer Jamal to Craig Ervine, Good length outside off, Craig Ervine pats it to point. 

Aamer Jamal to Craig Ervine, DROPPED! PUT DOWN by Tayyab Tahir! Aamer Jamal comes in from around the wicket and bowls it on hard length, shapes in nicely, on middle, Craig Ervine goes for a pull shot and hits it hard. The ball goes straight to the mid-wicket fielder, Tayyab Tahir who tries to take it around his chest and stays slightly sideways of the ball. He tries to take it with his fingers pointing upwards. The ball bursts through his hands and goes down.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Fuller and on middle, Ervine pushes it to long on for a run.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Top edge again and it falls safely for Ervine again, allowing him to get to his FIFTY! Floated up, full and on leg, Ervine brings out the sweep but does not roll his wrists on the ball. Gets a top edge that lands well wide to the left of the short fine leg fielder. Abrar Ahmed fails to pick the spin and it spins past him for a couple of runs. Ervine leading from the front for the home side.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Tossed up, full and on off, Ervine defends it out off the front foot.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Oh, it almost went to hand! Turning away, fuller and on the pads, Craig Ervine goes for the sweep but fails to control the sweep. Gets a top edge that falls in front of the short fine leg fielder.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, FOUR! Cheeky! Loopy delivery, on middle, Ervine gets inside the line and paddles it past short fine leg for a boundary.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Nicely tossed up, full and on off, Craig Ervine gets forward to smother the spin.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, Ends with a dot delivery. Hard length on top of off, Sikandar Raza pushes it to cover from the back foot.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, Pitched on a length in the stumps, Sikandar Raza blocks it out with the full face of the bat.

Haris Rauf to Craig Ervine, Goes fuller this time, outside off, Craig Ervine drives it wide of cover for a single.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, Short of length outside off, Sikandar Raza pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! CRASHED! Haris Rauf comes from the over the wicket and bowls on a short of length outside off, Sikandar Raza goes deep inside the crease and pulls it out to deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. First one for him.

Haris Rauf to Craig Ervine, At the hips, on a back of a length, Ervine glances it down to deep fine leg for a run.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Nicely tossed up, full and around off, Raza lunges to defend.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Full and drifting in, on middle and leg, Ervine knocks it down to long on for one more.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Fuller and quicker, on off, Craig Ervine reverse sweeps it straight to backward point.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Floated up, full and on off, Ervine taps it to mid off the front foot.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Oh, that could have trickled back onto the stumps! Very slow, full and on leg, Craig Ervine gets inside the line to sweep it fine. The ball brushes his glove and rolls behind to the keeper.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Looped up, full and around off, Raza sweeps it firmly to deep square leg for a run.

Haris Rauf to Craig Ervine, Ends with a good-length delivery around off, Craig Ervine drives off to cover from the front foot.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, Short of a length outside off, Sikandar Raza rides the bounce and pulls it out to mid on for a quick single.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, Back of a length at the stumps, Sikandar Raza blocks it out with the full face of the bat.

Haris Rauf to Sikandar Raza, Hard length outside off, Sikandar Raza drives it off to cover.

Haris Rauf to Craig Ervine, Short of length just outside off, Craig Ervine tucks it for a single at deep square leg. 

Haris Rauf to Craig Ervine, On a nagging length, angling in, on middle, Craig Ervine pushes it to mid on.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Shortish outside off, Sikandar Raza pats it to mid off. 

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Too straight, full and down leg, Craig Ervine gets inside the line and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one.

Faisal Akram to Craig Ervine, Flighted full and around middle, Craig Ervine wants to block it out but gets an inside edge onto the pad.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Flatter and shorter, turning in, on off, Raza rises and punches it to the left of cover for a single.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, So nearly chopped it back on! Drops in short from over the wicket outside off, Sikandar Raza gets an inside edge in trying to cut away. The ball sneaks past the stumps and the batters take a couple of runs.

Faisal Akram to Sikandar Raza, Starts with a loopy delivery, full and around, Raza eases the drive to extra cover.

Drinks break! There was a forecast for rain around this time of the day, but thankfully, it hasn’t arrived yet. Let’s hope it stays that way. In any case, with 20 overs completed, we are guaranteed a result one way or the other. The required run rate isn’t an issue for the hosts at the moment, but it’s the wickets column that will be causing concern. With not much experience left in the shed, a lot will rest on the shoulders of this pair to take Zimbabwe anywhere close to the target. Faisal Akram to bowl after the break.

Abrar Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Just short on the stumps. Sikandar Raza flicks it from the crease to long on for a run to end the over.

Abrar Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Flighted ball on the off stump. Sikandar Raza drives it straight to covers.

Abrar Ahmed to Craig Ervine, Much fuller on the stumps. Craig Ervine drives the ball to long on for a run.

Abrar Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Another ball from a nagging length to the right-hander. Sikandar Raza pulls it away to long on for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Craig Ervine, Ervine hangs back to the short ball and flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Just short outsdie off. Sikandar Raza taps it to sweeper covers for a single.

Salman Agha to Craig Ervine, Drops the length back on the stumps and Craig Ervine pulls the ball in the air, to the left of long on and runs a couple off the misfield.

Salman Agha to Craig Ervine, Floats the ball up slow on the off stump. Craig Ervine tucks the ball straight to covers off the front foot.

Salman Agha to Sikandar Raza, Tosses the ball up, fuller on the leg stump to the right-hander. Sikandar Raza drives it hard to the left of long on and gets a run.

Salman Agha to Craig Ervine, Just short on the off stump. Craig Ervine stays back and flicks the ball to long on for a single.