ZIM vs PAK, 1st ODI: After Australia high, Pakistan slump to shocking ...

Zimbabwe (ZIM) vs Pakistan (PAK), 1st ODI: Pakistan slumped to a shock loss in a rain-affected match in Bulawayo on Sunday. It has come after their historic series win in Australia earlier in November.

Mohammad Rizwan's Pakistan suffered a shock defeat in Bulawayo (AP Photo)

Pakistan suffered a shock defeat in the first of a three-match ODI series in Bulawayo on Sunday, November 24. After the highs of beating Australia in Australia earlier in the month, a second-string Pakistan unit slumped to a limp defeat in the series opener in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe won the rain-affected by 80 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Stern Method (DLS). It was their first win over Pakistan at homs since 2015. They had beaten Pakistan in Rawalpindi in a Super Over in November, 2020. Zimbabwe have managed to win only six of their 63 meetings against Pakistan.

Chasing 206 in a match that was impacted by rain throughout, Pakistan were reeling at 60 for 6 in 21 overs before rain came down hard. Pakistan were well behind the rate before the interruption and they had only themselves to blame after the defeat.

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Captain Mohammad Rizwan remained unbeaten on 19, but there was no support from the rest of the batting unit that floundered.

Blessing Muzarabani was on fire with the new ball, getting the two Pakistan openers.

Openers Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique were dismissed inside the fifth over as Pakistan slipped to 17 for 2. Kamran Ghulam and Rizwan added 23 runs, but Sean Williams removed the former.

Rizwan looked to consolidate things, but Agha Salman, Haseebullah Khan and Irfan Khan fell in quick success, leaving Pakistan reeling at 58 for 6.

Pakistan were without their key players, including Babar Azam, Shaheen Afidi and Naseem Shah, as they were rested for the big-ticket clash.

Earlier in the day, Agha Salman and Faisal Akram shone with the ball for Pakistan, picking up three wickets each.

Zimbabwe had starts from their openers Joylord Gumbie (15) and Marumani (29), but Dion Mayers and Craig Ervine failed in the middle-order.

Their seasoned pro Sikandar Raza hit 39, but it was Richard Ngavara's knock of 48 that propelled them past 200.

Zimbabwe were in a spot of bother at 125 for 7 Ngavara and Raza stitched a crucial 62-run stand that proved decisive in the end.

Pakistan will look to bounce back in the second ODI in Bulawaywo on Tuesday, November 26.