Pakistan on Thursday inflicted a 99 runs defeat on Zimbabwe in the third One Day International to win the series by 2-1 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Thursday.
Earlier, the Green Shirts won the toss and elected to bat first against the hosts.
Kamran Ghulam's maiden century, followed by a combined bowling effort, steered Pakistan to a resounding victory over Zimbabwe in the ODI series decider.
Chasing a daunting 304-run target, the home side only managed 204 despite skipper Craig Ervine's gutsy half-century.
Zimbabwe got off to a shaky start to the run chase as they were reduced to 10/2 inside three overs.
Following the slump, Ervine joined hands with Tadiwanashe Marumani and forged a cautious 39-run partnership, lasted with the latter's dismissal in the ninth over.
Ervine was then involved in another crucial partnership, when he added 41 runs for the fourth wicket with Sean Williams before eventually falling victim to Aamir Jamal in the 26th over.
He remained the top-scorer for Zimbabwe with a 63-ball 51, laced with five fours and a six.
In Tuesday's match, Pakistani openers Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique led the Green Shirts to level the three-match series by grabbing a flawless 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe.
Pakistan and Zimbabwe have come face-to-face 64 times in ODIs with the former boasting a dominant record with 55 victories, compared to the opposition’s six, while two matches ended in no results.
The Men in Green have an equally dominant record in the bilateral series as they won 19 out of 21 ODI series, while Zimbabwe managed to draw two series in 1994/95 and 2013.
Playing Xis
Pakistan are unchanged, while Zimbabwe made two changes.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed and Faisal Akram.
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Joylord Gumbie (wk), Trevor Gwandu, Craig Ervine (c), Tawandanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
