The rain started when Pakistan batted 21 overs in Bulawayo. Then they did not get a chance to bat. As a result, Pakistan, which was in a batting disaster at the beginning, did not get a chance to fight in the end. They lost to Zimbabwe by 80 runs in the first ODI of the series under the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method. The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
Zimbabwe could not take advantage of being invited to bat first after losing the toss. They scored 205 runs in 40.2 overs courtesy of two effective innings by Sikandar Raja (39) and tailender Richard Ngaravar (48). Pakistan's two spinners Faisal Akram and Salman Ali Agha took 3 wickets each.
Chasing the target of 206 runs, Pakistan's knees began to tremble. The guests lost 6 wickets for 58 runs. Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah are not in this series. Without them, in the last one-day series, Pakistan, who blew the world champions Australia in their own field, lost. Captain Mohammad Rizwan was unbeaten on 19 until the rain.
Aamir Jamal was waiting to open the account of runs with Rizwan. The rain added to Pakistan's woes amid the team's dire situation. The rain started when the visitors' score was 60 for 21 overs. Bulawayo Stadium also lacks floodlights. Even if the rain stopped, it was important that the sky remained clear. If the game was not played at the end, Pakistan's loss was certain. That's what happened.
According to the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method, if Pakistan had scored 141 before rain, they would have won. But Pakistan's score was not even half of that. This is Zimbabwe's fifth win in the ODI edition against Pakistan.
