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Stellar performance from Mawoyo leaves Zimbabwe at 412 v Pakistan
02 Sep 2011 at 13:57hrs | Views
Opener Tino Mawoyo was stranded on 163 not out when Zimbabwe were finally bowled out for 412 by Pakistan by tea on the second day of their one-off Test on Friday.
Mawoyo continued his maiden Test century from 117 at lunch to carry his bat through the innings at Queens Sports Club.
Mawoyo patiently faced 453 balls in his second Test and hit 20 boundaries in an innings of clever running between the wickets and pure graft.
Resuming from his overnight score of 82, Mawoyo nervously reached his ton, all the while handling offspinner Saeed Ajmal better than the day before, and showing good footwork.
His fifth-wicket partnership of 94 with Craig Ervine gave Zimbabwe the foundation in good batting conditions.
Ervine was out a single run away from his maiden Test half-century, being caught and bowled by Junaid Khan off a rising delivery.
At that point, Zimbabwe needed another partnership. Mawoyo and debutant Greg Lamb then put on a crucial 95 for the sixth wicket before Lamb was trapped plum in front by Ajmal on 39.
Aizaz Cheema then cleaned up the Zimbabwe tail by removing Ray Price (6), Brian Vitori (14), Kyle Jarvis (0) and Chris Mpofu (8) with some brilliant bowling.
Mawoyo continued his maiden Test century from 117 at lunch to carry his bat through the innings at Queens Sports Club.
Mawoyo patiently faced 453 balls in his second Test and hit 20 boundaries in an innings of clever running between the wickets and pure graft.
Resuming from his overnight score of 82, Mawoyo nervously reached his ton, all the while handling offspinner Saeed Ajmal better than the day before, and showing good footwork.
Ervine was out a single run away from his maiden Test half-century, being caught and bowled by Junaid Khan off a rising delivery.
At that point, Zimbabwe needed another partnership. Mawoyo and debutant Greg Lamb then put on a crucial 95 for the sixth wicket before Lamb was trapped plum in front by Ajmal on 39.
Aizaz Cheema then cleaned up the Zimbabwe tail by removing Ray Price (6), Brian Vitori (14), Kyle Jarvis (0) and Chris Mpofu (8) with some brilliant bowling.
Source - AP
