In a World Cup match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, Zimbabwe elected to bat first and scored 151-7 in 39.4 overs. Craig Ervine top scored with 52 runs for Zimbabwe. Pakistan chased down the target, reaching 164-3 in 34.1 overs with half centuries from Mohammad Hafeez (49) and Asad Shafiq (78 not out). Pakistan won by 7 wickets via the DLS method, with Umar Gul named player of the match for his 3 wickets.

1. Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
Match: WC match 33
Venue: Pallekele | Date: March 14, 2011
Toss: Zimbabwe elected to bat
Coverage: World Cup 2011
Result: Pakistan won by 7 wickets (D/L)
Man of the match: U Gul
Zimbabwe: 151-7 (39.4)
Zimbabwe team: S Masakadza, R Price, P Utseya, G Lamb, G Cremer, B Taylor, V Sibanda , T Taibu , R Chakabva, C
Ervine, E Chigumbura
Zimbabwe 151-7 (39.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
B Taylor c K Akmal b Razzaq 4 5 1 0 80.00
R Chakabva lbw b Gul 0 6 0 0 0.00
T Taibu c Afridi b Riaz 19 29 2 0 65.52
V Sibanda c Misba b Gul 5 11 1 0 45.45
C Ervine b Hafeez 52 82 5 0 63.41
G Lamb c and b Afridi 16 28 1 0 57.14
E Chigumbura not out 32 46 2 0 69.57
P Utseya c K Akmal b Gul 18 32 0 0 56.25
G Cremer
S Masakadza
R Price
Extras: 5 b:0 lb:2 nb:1 w:2
Total: 151-7 (39.4) | Curr. RR: 3.81
Pakistan O M R W Nb Wd RPO
A Razzaq 7 1 24 1 0 1 3.43
U Gul 7.4 1 36 3 1 0 4.70
W Riaz 6 0 21 1 0 0 3.50
S Afridi 8 0 33 1 0 0 4.12
A Rehman 8 1 24 0 0 1 3.00
M Hafeez 3 0 11 1 0 0 3.67
Pakistan :164-3 (34.1)
Pakistan team: A Razzaq, U Gul, W Riaz, S Afridi, A Rehman, M Hafeez, A Shafiq, A Shehzad, Younis Khan, M-ul-
Haq, K Akmal
Pakistan 164-3 (34.1) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR
M Hafeez c Price b Utseya 49 65 6 0 75.38
A Shehzad st Taibu b Price 8 11 2 0 72.73
A Shafiq not out 78 97 7 0 80.41

2. S Afridi b Price 3 4 0 0 75.00
Younis Khan not out 13 28 0 0 46.43
K Akmal
M-ul-Haq
A Razzaq
W Riaz
U Gul
A Rehman
Extras: 13 b:0 lb:0 nb:0 w:13
Total: 164-3 (34.1) | Curr. RR: 4.80
Zimbabwe O M R W Nb Wd RPO
S Masakadza 6 1 44 0 0 5 7.33
R Price 8 1 21 2 0 3 2.62
P Utseya 7 1 24 1 0 0 3.43
G Lamb 7 0 44 0 0 0 6.29
G Cremer 6.1 0 31 0 0 1 5.03