Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Bulawayo, , Sep 08 2011 - Match Result

Thank you everybody for joining us. The mathematicians, the brothers living in England and El Salvador, the Pashto speakers, the Punjabis, the Ndebele speakers, and everybody else, it was a superb game of cricket. This Sidharth Monga singing off. So long, and thanks for all the fish

Time for presentation. The Man of the Match is Younis Khan. He says, "At that time we had lost a quick wicket, suddenly me and Hafeez said we needed to bat till 20 overs at least. I was lucky I got early boundaries. It was a misjudgement to get out. The pitch was quite good, it slowed down later. I told Hafeez, 'You are playing like me and I am playing like you.'"

Misbah-ul-Haq says, "We were 20-30 runs short. On crucial stages, we kept losing wickets. That's why they restricted us. Ajmal is our main weapon, especially on the slow tracks, but the pacers did a great job. Tanvir with the new ball, Cheema in the middle overs, and Junaid, who was disappointing at start, came back well in the final over."

Brendan Taylor, who brought Zimbabwe so close but looks pretty down now, says, "We let is slip in that second-last over. Credit to Pakistan, they held their nerve a little bit better than us. over all a pretty good game. We will hold our heads high, and take positives. Me not getting out would have been nice. Vusi was also going nice. But it's the game of cricket for you. Credit to them."

Zimbabwe are in a state of shock. Pakistan quietly smile and shake hands. They know they were run close. What a game we have had. With the bat Pakistan hared out of the blocks, but Zimbabwe kept pulling them back. Sibanda and Taylor then absorbed the pressure, and took their side agonisingly close. Pakistan lost the plot a bit in the end, especially when Sohail Tanvir bowled three poor overs in the Powerplay. Then two inexperienced bowlers, Cheema and Junaid, somehow managed to win Pakistan the match

Stunned silence in Bulawayo as Pakistan have all but won this one. Junaid has done well under pressure. He has not given them length to get under. Can Utseya hit a six off the last ball?

Two boundaries required now

Zimbabwe need a miracle now

Another five-man conference. Junaid will bowl the last over. Keegan Meth watches on from the sidelines. Junaid stretches before he runs in to bowl. Round the stumps he goes

Thirteen off 7. What does Chigumbura do? Go for four or one?

Greg Lamb is the new man in, but Chigumbura is on strike

Tension all around. Pakistan having a five-man conference. Cheema will bowl the 49th over. Who will bowl the last? Junaid Khan? ZXimbabwe will back themselves. Cheema, on debut, aged 32. To bowl a very important over

Just three off the over, but no wickets taken. Ajmal has left the game in balance still

Powerplay over. Twenty-rive required off 18. What a match. Ajmal to bowl his last over. This over could decide the game