Embattled
Opting to bat,
Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored for
With the ball, Mohammad Irfan was the pick of
Chasing what looked like a gettable total against a Pakistani attack that struggled to contain the opposition batsmen in the tournament so far, Zimbabwe were off to a disastrous start losing both their openers with just 22 runs on the board.
Hamilton Masakadza (29) and Brendan Taylor (50) stabilised the innings with a 52-run partnership for the third wicket, before the former was snared by Irfan.
Taylor then added 54 runs for the fourth wicket with Sean Williams (33), but the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper got out at the wrong time to hand over the advantage to Pakistan.
Riaz picked up the wicket of
Skipper Elton Chigumbura tried to make a match of it, but his 35 off as many balls was not enough to take his team through.
Pakistan have two points following a win and two defeats, same as Zimbabwe, but the minnows are a place above the Asians owing to better net run-rate.
Misbah and his men had found themselves on the receiving end of intense criticism after the mauling they received from