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Pakistan's bowler Junaid Khan (R) gestures as Zimbabwe's batsman Prosper Usteya (L) looks on during the second day of the first cricket test match between Pakistan and hosts Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on September 4, 2013. (AFP)
A 127-run partnership between Malcolm Waller and debutant Sikandar Raza helped Zimbabwe to a slender 32-run lead with three wickets in hand over Pakistan at the end of the second day of the first test in Harare.
Zimbabwe were 281 for seven in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 249 all out.
Waller played with flourish as he scored 70 off 100 balls, hitting 14 fours, while Pakistan-born Raza notched 60 on his test debut.
The batsman, usually a one-day specialist but pressed into test service after Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor withdrew on the morning of the first day because of the birth of his first child, started cautiously but then opened his shoulders with some stylish stroke play for an impressive innings.
He only recently received Zimbabwe citizenship in order to play international cricket.
A watchful knock from all-rounder Elton Chigumbura added valuable runs late in the day as he scored 40 not out.
Off spinner Saeed Ajmal took four wickets for 77. It served to temper his disappointment at not reaching only his second test 50 at the start of the day.
Ajmal failed to add to his overnight score of 49 when he was bowled with the second ball of the morning.
Pakistan, first innings (overnight 249-9)
Khurram Manzoor lbw b Panyangara 11
Mohammad Hafeez c Sibanda b Chatara 5
Azhar Ali c Sibanda b S. Masakadza 78
Younis Khan b Panyangara 3
Misbah-ul-Haq c Sibanda b Utseya 53
Asad Shafiq c Mawoyo b Utseya 4
Adnan Akmal b Chatara 18
Abdur Rehman lbw b S. Masakadza 7
Saeed Ajmal b Chatara 49
Junaid Khan c Mutumbami b Panyangara 17
Rahat Ali not out 0
Extras (lb3, w1) 4
Total (90.1 overs) 249
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Hafeez), 2-21 (Manzoor), 3-27 (Younis), 4-120 (Misbah), 5-132 (Shafiq), 6-157 (Akmal), 7-173 (Rehman), 8-182 (Azhar), 9-249 (Junaid)
Bowling: Chatara 22.1-6-64-3, Panyangara 20-2-71-3, S. Masakadza 22-8-40-2, Chigumbura 2-0-15-0, Utseya 23-1-55-2, H. Masakadza 1-0-1-0
(1w)
Zimbabwe, first innings
T. Mawoyo c Adnan Akmal b Junaid Khan 13
V. Sibanda c Adnan Akmal b Junaid Khan 31
H. Masakadza b Saeed Ajmal 19
Sikandar Raza c Misbah-ul-Haq b Saeed Ajmal 60
M. Waller c Mohammad Hafeez b Saeed Ajmal 70
E. Chigumbura not out 40
R. Mutumbami lbw b Saeed Ajmal 13
P. Utseya b Rahat Ali 16
S. Masakadza not out 2
Extras (b5, lb10, w2) 17
Total (7 wkts, 87 overs) 281
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Mawoyo), 2-68 (Sibanda), 3-68 (H. Masakadza), 4-195 (Waller), 5-212 (Raza), 6-235 (Mutumbami), 7-278 (Utseya)
Bowling: Junaid Khan 20-6-61-2, Rahat Ali 18-3-53-1 (1w), Abdur Rehman 19-5-56-0, Saeed Ajmal 26-3-77-4, Younis Khan 4-1-19-0
To bat: T. Panyangara, T. Chatara
Match situation: Zimbabwe lead by 32 runs with three wickets remaining in the first innings
Toss: Zimbabwe
Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS), Ranmore Martinesz (SRI)
TV umpire: Jeremiah Matibiri (ZIM)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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