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‘Great work Pakistan; Afridi congratulates team post series win against Zimbabwe
Karachi: Former skipper of Pakistan cricket team, Shahid Afridi has congratulated Pakistan team post Test series win against Zimbabwe.
Taking to twitter, 44-year old cricketer wrote that it is important to give a real dominant performance wherever possible and that is what Pakistan have done.
“Congratulations to Azhar,Abid, Nauman, Shaheen and Hasan on fine performances. Tough luck Zimbabwe, so much to learn still!” he added.
Earlier today, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 147 runs in the two-match Test series, to complete a well-deserved whitewash.
Pakistan won the first Test against Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs.
The fourth day of the Test in Harare lasted just over 20 minutes as Pakistan, needing a single wicket, had Luke Jongwe caught by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan to give Shaheen Shah Afridi his fifth wicket.
Zimbabwe resumed at 220 for nine, were all out for 231.
They beat South Africa 2-1 in one-day internationals and 3-1 in Twenty20 internationals before defeating Zimbabwe 2-1 in a T20 series.
Earlier, Pakistan enforced the follow on after bowling hosts Zimbabwe out for 132 on the third day of the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
Pakistan had a first-innings led by 378.
It was the fourth successive series win for Pakistan on a southern Africa tour.