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Pakistan v Zimbabwe highlights

Pakistan's Mohammad Irfan (R) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Zimbabwe's Solomon Mire for eight runs during their Cricket World Cup match at the GABBA in Brisbane March 1, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed (Reuters)

BRISBANE (Reuters) - Latest from Sunday's World Cup Pool B match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at the Gabba: Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Pakistan scored 235-7 - - Zimbabwe innings 1st over - Mohammad Irfan starts Pakistan's bowling and concedes a single from the last ball. ZIM: 1-0 2nd over - Chamu Chibhabha drives a full toss from Sohail Khan straight down the ground for a four. ZIM: 5-0 3rd over - Irfanb gets his maiden this time after a hostile over to Sikandar Raza. ZIM: 5-0 4th over - Chibhabha dances down the pitch to Sohail and lofts him for a four to wide long-off. ZIM: 14-0 5th over - Chibhabha (9) keeps his bat hanging to a rising delivery from Irfan and Haris Sohail completes a simple catch at second slip. ZIM: 15-1 7th over - Another sharp rising ball from Irfan and another easy catch for Haris at slip as Raza (8) falls. ZIM: 22-2 10th over - Hamilton Masakadza lofts Sohail striaght over his head for a four. ZIM: 28-2 11th over - Rahat Ali come on and has a strong shout for caught behind against Brendan Taylor turned down. Masakadza pulls a short one to the mid-wicket fence. ZIM: 37-2 12th over - Wahab Riaz now into the attack and concedes a four first ball to Taylor. ZIM: 44-2 16th over - Masakadza cuts Riaz for a four through point. ZIM: 53-2 19th over - Crisp drive by Masakadza off Rahat for a four. ZIM: 65-2 20th over - Taylor guides a short ball from Riaz over the head of the wicketkeeper and then drives for two runs to bring up the 50-run stand with Masakadza. ZIM: 72-2 22nd over - Irfan returns and Masakadza (29) goes for a wild shot, sending the ball in the skies and Misbah takes a brilliant catch. Wicket maiden for Irfan on return. ZIM: 74-3 23rd over - Taylor lofts Shahid Afridi to wide long-off and then straight over the bowler's head for two fours. ZIM: 83-3 24th over - Sean Williams pulls Irfan's first delivery of the over for a four. Irfan then bowls a very short bouncer which even beats the wicketkeeper to go for five wides. Irfan is then driven through covers for another boundary. ZIM: 98-3 25th over - The counter-attack continues as Taylor hits another four off Afridi to the extra cover fence and brings up the 100 for his team. ZIM: 105-3 28th over - Inside edge from Taylor off Sohail goes to fine leg for a boundary, 50-run stand comes up too. ZIM: 124-3 29th over - Taylor takes a single on the last ball off Rahat to get to his 32nd ODI fifty. 30th over - Riaz gets Taylor (50) as the batsman gets a nick down the leg side to the wicketkeeper. Wicket maiden for the bowler. ZIM: 128-4 32nd over - Williams drives Riaz through the covers and the batsmen run four. ZIM: 144-4 33rd over - Akmal drops Craig Ervine on four off Afridi. 150 comes up for Zimbabwe. ZIM: 150-4 34th over - Williams (33) falls as he cuts Rahat straight to Ahmed Shehzad at point. ZIM: 151-5 35th over - Ervine gets an edge off Afridi which goes for four. ZIM: 160-5 37th over - Misbah brings Irfan back and he delivers. Solomon Mire (8) edges him to Akmal behind the stumps for the left-arm fast bowler's fourth wicket. ZIM: 166-6 40th over - Riaz gets his second as Ervine (14) edges him behind to the wicketkeeper. Tawanda Mupariwa also gets an edge and is caught behind for a duck. ZIM: 171-8 42nd over - Chigumbura gets an edge over slip off Sohail for four. ZIM: 181-8 45th over - Second four for the Zimbabwe captain as he sweeps Afridi through mid-wicket. ZIM: 195-8 46th over - Chigumbura gets his third boundary as he punches Sohail down the ground for four. ZIM: 202-8 47th over - Afridi goes wicketless on his birthday but ends his spell with a maiden over. ZIM: 202-8 48th over - Chigumbura slaps Riaz for a four through extra cover. ZIM: 208-8 50 over - Zimbabwe need 24 in the last over off Riaz. Chigumbura (35) is caught behind after Tinashe Panyangara (10) is run out. ZIM: 215 all out - - Pakistan innings 1st over - Tinashe Panyangara opens the bowling for Zimbabwe and sends down a tight over, conceding just a single to Nasir Jamshed. PAK: 1-0 2nd over - Tendai Chatara takes the second new ball and gets Jamshed (1) out off his last ball for a wicket maiden. The batsman went for a pull shot but hit it straight to Sikandar Raza at square leg. PAK: 1-1 4th opener - Chatara strikes again as Ahmed Shehzad is out for a duck, edging a sharp rising delivery to wicketkeeper Brendan Taylor. Second straight wicket maiden for the bowler. PAK: 4-2 6th over - Haris Sohail hits a sublime straight drive for four as Chatara concedes his first runs. PAK: 10-2 7th over - First bowling change as Tawanda Mupariwa replaces Panyangara. PAK: 11-2 10th over - Pakistan struggling for runs as they amass the lowest tally for any team in the first 10 overs at this World Cup. PAK: 14-2 12th over - Panyangara comes back, replacing Chatara, and beats Haris three times for a maiden over. PAK: 17-2 13th over - Haris dances down the pitch to Mupariwa and slogs him to the leg side and the batsmen run four. PAK: 24-2 15th over - First sign of spin as Sean Williams comes on to bowl his left-armers. Misbah hits a powerful off-drive for a four. PAK: 33-2 18th over - Misbah pulls Hamilton Masakadza for a pull through mid-wicket. PAK: 44-2 19th over - Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura comes on to bowl his medium pace and bowls four wides. Misbah picks a single to take Pakistan to 50. PAK: 51-2 20th over - Haris glances Masakadza to beat the fine leg fielder in the 30-yard circle for his second four. PAK: 58-2 21st over - Raza come on to bowl his part-time off-spin and strikes first ball as Haris (27) pulls a short delivery straight to short mid-wicket. PAK: 62-3 24th over - Misbah hits Mupariwa for a four as Chigumbura injures himself while chasing the ball. The Zimbabwe captain leaves the field. PAK: 73-3 26th over - First four for Umar Akmal as he pulls Williams to mid-wicket. PAK: 84-3 28th over - Another pull for Akmal off Williams for a boundary. PAK: 97-3 29th over - Solomon Mire comes on to bowl and Akmal glances him fine for his third four. PAK: 106-3 32nd over - Fifty for Misbah in 91 balls and he brings it up with a swept single off Williams. PAK: 121-3 34th over - Williams gets his quicker left-armers to straighten and clean bowls Akmal (33) and birthday man Shahid Afridi (0) in the space of three deliveries. PAK: 127-5 38th over - Sohaib Maqsood dropped on eight by Craig Ervine at cover, the batsman then hits an inside out lofted shot for four. Pakistan's 150 comes up. PAK: 151-5 39th over - Sohaib (21) hits Mupariwa for a four to the point boundary but then hits one straight back to bowler for a simple catch. PAK: 158-6 41st over - Wahab Riaz gets an edge to third man for a boundary off Chatara. PAK: 171-6 44th over - Williams comes back to bowl his final over and gets a maiden. PAK: 183-6 45th over - Riaz flicks Mupariwa to the square leg boundary for his second four. PAK: 192-6 46th over - Riaz guides a short delivery from Panyangara to fine leg for four and then gets another one with a slog to wide long on. PAK: 202-6 47th over - Third wicket for Chatara as Misbah holes out at long on after a patient 73. PAK: 206-7 48th over - Riaz hits Panyangara for a straight six over long on. PAK: 216-7 49th over - Substitute Stuart Matsikenyeri drops Riaz on 41 at deep square leg. PAK: 222-7 50th over - Another drop when Solomin Mire spills a simple catch offered up by Sohail Khan off Panyangara at square leg. Riaz gets a four and then takes a two for his first fifty in ODIs. Riaz finishes off with a boundary off the last ball. PAK: 235-7 (Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by John O'Brien and Toby Davis)