Rain,windstorm withdraw Pak-Zimbabwe third ODI

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LAHORE: Rain and windstorm have withdrawn Pak-Zimbabwe third One-day International match.

Windstorm and rain stopped the match in the second half when Zimbabwe was bating at 62. Zimbabwe opener Chibhabha was playing at 36 runs and Sibanda at 25 when wind storm hit the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Match referee initially stopped the match due to rain and storm but later on decided to withdraw the match. Pakistan has won the ODI series by 2-0 against Zimbabwe.

In the first half Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan set 297 runs target at the loss of nine wickets. Pakistani openers Muhammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali scored 115 runs in partnership. Muhammad Hafeez scored 80 runs on 80 balls with eight 4s and one six.