Pakistan beat Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP):

Pakistan completed a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe just before lunch yesterday, on the final day of their one-off Test.

After Pakistan totalled 466 runs in their first innings in reply to the host's 412, Zimbabwe delayed defeat after Tatenda Taibu hit an undefeated 58 on the fourth day and shared an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 66 with Kyle Jarvis to finish on 135-8 at stumps in the second innings, a lead of 81 runs.

Taibu did not add a single run on the final day, nicking a wide Aizaz Cheema delivery to wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal on the last ball of the day's first over. Last man Chris Mpofu also succumbed to the Akmal-Cheema combination to leave Jarvis stranded on 25 as Zimbabwe were bundled out for 141.

Chasing a modest total of 88 runs for victory, Pakistan were led by man-of-the-match Mohammad Hafeez, who scored 38 runs before he was clean bowled by spinner Ray Price around his legs. Hafeez scored 119 runs in the first innings, his third Test century, and took 4-31 with his accurate off spin in Zimbabwe's second innings.