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There is no extra benefit for the bowlers even on the third day. But looking at the bowling of Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and the batting of Zimbabwe, there is no way to understand that. The batsmen seemed to go and come. In the second Test in a row, the hosts lost by an innings.
Pakistan had hoped to end the match on Sunday, the day of the 15-wicket fall. However, the last wicket pair of Zimbabwe is waiting for them.
The hosts, who were bowled out for 132 in the first innings, could not turn around again. He finished the day with 220 runs for 9 wickets. They still need 156 runs to avoid an innings gap rate.
Zimbabwe lost 9 wickets and the time was extended by half an hour. But after four overs, the umpires ended the day with a lack of light. The visitors failed to break the resistance of Luke Jangue and Blessing Muzarabani. These two spent 5 overs.
In the first innings, Hasan took 5 wickets for 26 runs. The right-arm pacer set a career-best bowling record with 5 for 36 in the previous Test.
In left-arm spin, Numan Ali has so far taken 5 wickets for 6 runs in the second innings. At the end of the day, Afridi got four wickets in a fireball.
Zimbabwe's first innings, which started on Sunday with 52 for four at the Harare Sports Club ground, ended in the first session. They lost the last 6 wickets just to add 60 runs. The team does not have any fifty-plus pair in the innings.
Hasan returned Tendai Chisoro in the fourth ball of the day. Regis Chakava, the undefeated batsman of the previous day, could not pull the team too far. Hasan was caught in the first slip while driving with extra bounce.
The hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals in Hasan's cannon. He completed five wickets by returning Roy Kaya.
Pakistan sent Zimbabwe back to bat after falling behind by 36 runs. The hosts pushed at the beginning of the innings. Afridi caught Tarisai Musakanda behind.
Chakava took the helm of the team again. Kevin Kasuza resisted. Numan's spin broke the 50-run partnership when Kasuja was bowled.
Brendon Taylor opened the scoring with two fours in a row to Numan. Aggressive batting continues to increase runs. Afridi stopped the acting captain of Zimbabwe, who scored 49 off 31 balls in 10 overs. The pair of 69 runs broke.
At one point Zimbabwe were 142 for two. The team hoped for a fight. But after Taylor's dismissal, they could not form a pair.
Numan stops with a wheel at one end. Chakavar, who made his only fifty for Zimbabwe in the match, hit two sixes with 13 fours in his 60-run innings.
Numan later took five wickets with Milton Shumba, Tiripano and Kayar. Afridi was on fire at the end. Chisoro and Richard Engarava were bowled by two consecutive balls.
Babar Azam wanted to end the match on the same day with spin on both ends as the light was dimming. But the resistance of the last pair could not be broken.
Short Score:
Pakistan 1st innings: 510/6 innings declared.
Zimbabwe 1st innings: 132 in 60.4 overs (52/4 the day before) (Chakava 33, Chisoro 1, Jangue 19, Tiripano 23, Kaya 11, Engarava 15 *, Muzarabani 6; Afridi 14-4-34-1 -8-22-1, Hasan 13-4-28-5, Numan 6-3-3-0, Sajid 12.4-6-39-2).
Zimbabwe 2nd innings: 220/9 in 63 overs (Kasuja 22, Musakanda 6, Chakava 60, Taylor 49, Shumba 18, Jangue 31 *, Tiripano 0, Kaya 0, Chisoro 6, Engarava 0, Mujarabani 0-; 45-4, Tabish 9-2-42-0, Hasan 10-6-9-0, Sajid 6-1-32-0, Numan 21-3-7-5).
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