Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI at Harare, , Oct 03 2015 - Match Result

5.46pm That is it, folks. The match has been called off and Zimbabwe have levelled the series in controversial circumstances. The light has not got any better. Pakistan can be extremely proud of their performance, and Malik even more so. It was a real masterclass in batting under pressure with more than the bowling to worry about. He paced it unbelievably well and it is a shame that we didn't get to see a 100-over match. But, such is cricket and life. Zimbabwe can be extremely happy with the win but they did stumble towards the end under pressure. Initially though, things were entirely different. Zimbabwe bowled tight lines and held onto their catches and some of Pakistan's batsmen threw their wickets away. Nonetheless, nothing should be taken away from the quality of the game and grit from the batsmen from both sides.

Azhar Ali: 'It was a lovely game, Malik and Yamin made us comeback in the game when it looked like a one-sided game. Zimbabwe played really well, we could have retricted them to under 250 but they played well at the end. But we lost too many wickets at the start.

Elton Chigumbura is also the Man of the Match

Elton Chigumbura: 'Obviously, it's a good feeling. The partnership between Chamu and Chari set things up for us. There was lots of pressure for the team and the way we went out today, showed good character. Hopefully, I can carry on with what I did today. I had to keep fighting today.'

5.40pm Doesn't look like we will have more play today. Absolutely tragic this will be for Pakistan after that amazing comeback and one of Malik's best international innings.

Sannan Malik: "That's not fair to Cricket that's simply unacceptable "

Yahya: "Simple solution for such situations: ICC should make a rule that umpires have to inform the players at least one over in advance if they want to call the game off." -- The light just deteriorated and deteriorated, and the umpires did their best to ensure a completed game.

5.35pmMassive pressure for both sides now. The umpires may have called the game off now. Zimbabwe's players are quick to shake hands here. And they trudge off. It is only suspended for the moment. Pakistan are five runs behind the D/L total. Malik has a long chat with the umpires. 5.46 pm is the cut-off time for this light to get any better, which is under 10 minutes.

No Pakistan No. 5 has hit a century in a chase, and Malik is four runs short of that.