
Karachi: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 206 runs in the second ODI to take a 2-0 lead in the 3-match series.
Chasing 344 runs, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 137 runs in 39 overs.
Ranieraro Pacifanotya remained unbeaten on 33 off 62 balls with 5 fours, while opener Kelis Nathlov scored 32 off 51 balls with 6 fours.
Beloved Pisa scored 29 runs off 51 balls including 4 fours while Lindokuhle Mabero added 20 runs.
Fatima Sana led the Pakistan bowling, finishing with figures of 3/15 from eight overs. Syeda Aroop Shah, Ramin Shamim and Momina Riyasad took 2 wickets each and Diana Baig took one wicket.
Batting first, the Women in Green posted a huge score in 50 overs thanks to excellent centuries from openers Shatab Shamas and Gul Beroza.
The opening pair set the tone from the start, piling on the runs with an aggressive and controlled approach to push Pakistan to a massive score.
The two bats crossed the 150-run partnership mark, with Gul Beroza bringing up his maiden ODI century while Sadaf Shams recorded a well-crafted century in the 50-over format.
An opening stand of 189 was eventually broken when Lindokuhle Mabero dismissed Berosa for his 100 in an innings that included 13 boundaries off 95 balls. The partnership also marked the second highest opening stand in Pakistan Women’s ODI history.
Shamas reached his first ODI century, scoring 101 off 112 balls in no time, hitting 10 fours and a six.
Chitra Amin and captain Fatima Sana combined to stabilize the innings.
Amin scored his 15th ODI half-century and remained unbeaten on 59 off 58 balls including 6 fours. Fatima scored 25 off 13 balls with a four and two sixes before being dismissed by Nomwelo Sibanda.
Alia Riaz added a blistering 27 off 14 balls, hitting five fours before being dismissed by Christine Mutasa, while Ayesha Zafar finished unbeaten on 18 off eight balls, hitting three fours.
Nomwelo Sibanda, Lindokuhle Mapero, Christine Mutasa and Olinder Sare took one wicket each for Zimbabwe.