BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 80 runs in a rain-shortened one-day worldwide at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday.

The dwelling crew scored 205 all out after 40.2 overs thanks primarily to a 62-run eighth-wicket stand between Richard Ngarava (48) and Sikandar Raza (39).

Pakistan, reeling from a 3-0 ODI sequence loss to Australia this week, have been struggling at 60-6 after 21 overs when torrential rain, thunder and lightning halted play within the southern metropolis.

After a delay of a number of hours, the match was referred to as off and the Duckworth Lewis Stern technique utilized, giving Zimbabwe a convincing victory on dwelling soil.

The groups meet once more on Monday and Thursday earlier than enjoying three Twenty20 internationals.

Pakistan then journey to South Africa for an all-format tour.

Brief Scores

Zimbabwe 205 in 40.2 overs (R. Ngarava 48, S. Raza 39, T. Marumani 29; F. Akram 3-24, S. Ali Agha 3-42) v Pakistan 60-6 in 21 overs (M. Rizwan 19 not out; B. Muzarabani 2-9, S. Williams 2-12)

Result: Zimbabwe received by 80 runs (DLS technique)

Series: Zimbabwe lead 1-0 in three match sequence

Toss: Pakistan