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Pakistan bags 'record' T20 series win in Zim

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Pakistan have beaten Zimbabwe by 19 runs in the second and last T20 match between the two countries at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday to win the bilateral series 2-0.

According to Sport24, the Asian nation had won the first match on Friday by 25 runs.

This is the nation's 13th bilateral Twenty20 series win, which is the most by any country, ahead of South Africa's 12.

Pakistan batted first and made 179 for one wicket and in reply, Zimbabwe made 160 for six, the report said.

Ahmed Shehzad made a career best 98 runs off 64 balls and got both the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series trophies.

 

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First Published: Aug 25 2013 | 9:43 AM IST

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