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Mehluli Sibanda, Senior Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE A’s batting spectacularly crumbled after lunch to hand Pakistan A an eight-wicket victory on the last day of the second unofficial Test cricket match at Queens Sports Club yesterday.

The victory gave Pakistan A the series after the first four-day contest ended in a stalemate at the same venue last week.

Zimbabwe A were reduced from 145 for four to be wiped out for 202 runs after the lunch interval in their second innings, with the best score coming from Tarisai Musakanda’s knock of 87 batting at number three.

Sean Williams contributed 42 coming in at number four.

Leg break bowler Shadab Khan picked up five wickets for 82 runs in 20 overs, with left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar weighing in with three for 61 in 28.2 overs.

Prince Masvaure’s removal in the second over after lunch sparked the batting crumble, with Elton Chigumbura, Musakanda, Carl Mumba, Regis Chakabva, John Nyumbu and Brian Vitori’s wickets going with only 57 runs added to the Zimbabwe A score.

Nyumbu showed some resistance with 17 runs off 23 deliveries at number nine.

With 37 required, Pakistan A cruised to victory at the cost of two wickets in seven overs, scoring at 5.42 runs per over.

Left-arm pace bowler Vitori picked up two wickets with successive deliveries in his fourth over.

With Pakistan A requiring three runs to win, Vitori knocked over Zain Abbas’ stumps and then got Umar Amin caught by Mumba.

Saad Ali, however, thumped the last ball of the over for four to seal the win.

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