First One day game – Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Lahore on 26.05.15 – Pakistan won by 41 runs
First ODI – Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at Lahore on 26.05.15 – Pakistan won by 41 runs
This game witnessed the first four Pakistan batsmen – Mohd Hafeez {86}, Azhar Ali {79}, Shoaib Malik {112} and Haris Sohail {89} – scoring fifties to provide the 13th occasion of first four batsman scoring fifties in the annals of one day games. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsmen in one day games.
This game witnessed both the teams posting 300 plus runs – Pakistan {375-3} and Zimbabwe {334-5} to provide the 83rd occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in the annals of one day games.
Pakistan posted 375 for 3 in this game to provide the 61st occasion of it posting 300 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the eighth occasion of Pakistan posting 300 plus runs against Zimbabwe in one day games.
Pakistan’s 375 for 3 in this game represent its highest team total against Zimbabwe in one day games. Its previous best was 349 all out at Kingston on 21.03.07
Pakistan’s 375 for 3 in this game represent its second highest team total in one day games. Its highest is 387 for 7 against Bangladesh at Dambulla on 21.06.10. These are the only two occasions of Pakistan posting a total in excess of 375 runs in one day games.
Zimbabwe posted 334 for 5 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Zimbabwe posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. It also represents its first total of 300 plus runs against Pakistan in one day games and hence its highest team total. Its previous best was 295 for 9 at Bulawayo on 23.11.02.
Zimbabwe’s 334 for 5 in this game represent its highest total against a test playing nation. Its previous best was 329 for 9 against New Zealand at Bulawayo in 25.10.11
Zimbabwe posted 334 for 5 in this game and lost the match to provide the 85th occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs in the annals of one day games. It also provides the fifth occasion of Zimbabwe losing a game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the third occasion of Zimbabwe losing a game posting 300 plus runs while chasing.
Mohammad Hafeez-Azhar Ali added 170 runs for the first wicket and Shoaib Malik-Harris Sohali added 201 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 242nd and 243rd occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games.
Mohammad Hafeez-Azhar Ali added 170 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.
Shoaib Malik-Harris Sohali added 201 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 55th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.
Mohammad Hafeez-Azhar Ali added 170 runs for the first wicket and Shoaib Malik-Harris Sohali added 201 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a team posting two partnerships of 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day games.
Shoaib Malik-Harris Sohali added 201 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 106th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 27th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership third wicket in one day games.
Shoaib Malik-Harris Sohali added 201 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 16th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in the annals of one day games. It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in one day games.
Shoaib Malik scored 112 in this game to provide the 169th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 18th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe in one day games.
Shaib Malik’s 112 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe on home soil. It also represents the 52nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred on home soil. The previous hundred by a Pakistan batsman on home soil was by Salman Butt who had scored 100 not out against Sri Lanka at Karachi on 20.06.09.
Three Zimbabwe bowlers conceded 70 plus runs in this game – T Payangara {1-75}, BV Vitori {0-77} and CB Mpofu {0-70} to provide the 22nd occasion of three or more bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day games.
Two Zimbabwe bowlers conceded 70 plus runs without a wicket n this game –BV Vitori {0-77} and CB Mpofu {0-70} to provide the 15th occasion of two bowlers conceding 70 plus runs without a wicket in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the third occasion of two Zimbabwe bowlers conceding 70 plus runs without a wicket in one day games. The other two occasions were against Pakistan at Bulawayo on 24.11.02 {ML Nkala – none for 76 and W Mwayenga – none for 74} and against South Africa at Centurion on 10.11.09 {CB Mpofu – none of 75 and KM Jarvis – none for 76}
Shoiab Malik’s 112 in this game represent his eighth one day hundred and also provide his first one day hundred against Zimbabwe. His previous best against Zimbabwe was 88 at Faisalabad on 30.01.08
E Chigumbara scored 117 in this game to provide the 50th occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games.
E Chigumbara scored 117 in this game to provides the highest individual score by a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games. The previous best was 103 not out by GW Flower at Harare on 30.11.02. NC Johnson’s 103 at Sheikupura on 22.11.98 represent the highest individual score by Zimbabwe batsman against Pakistan in Pakistan.
E Chigumbara’s 117 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 32nd occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. It also provides the second occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred going in vain against Pakistan in one day games. The other occasion was GW Flower;s 103 not out at Harare on 30.11.02
E Chigumbara scored 117 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of Zimbabwe captain scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of Zimbabwe captain scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games. The previous best was 84 by BRM Taylor at Bulawayo on 08.09.11.
E Chigumbara’s 117 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred going in vain against Pakistan in one day games.
All the eight hundreds by Zimbabwe captains are in a losing cause – a strange statistical trivia.
Azhar Ali {79} and E Chigumbara {117} scored fifties in this game to provide the 144th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in one day game. It also provides the second such occasion in Pakistan-Zimbabwe one day series. The first such occasion was at Bulawayo on 08.09.11. In this game Misba-ul-Haq scored 54 for Pakistan while BRM Taylor came up with 84 for Zimbabwe
Anwar Ali returned with figures of one for 81 to provide the 157th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 13th occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 80 plus runs against Zimbabwe in one day games – the first occasion being Naved-ul-Hassan’s 2 for 82 at Peshawar on 03.10.04
The head to head summary between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at the end of this game read thus
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| Pakistan | 1992-2015 | 49 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1992-2015 | 49 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 |