Pakistan, having been put into bat by the hosts captain Brendan Taylor, set a target of 270-5 with Zimbabwe making 242-9 in reply.

Pakistan, who had scrambled to a five run win in the opening match and took the second by 10 wickets, were always the dominant side.

Zimbabwe put up a strong showing, their failing being continually behind the required run rate.

 Score board

PAKISTAN

Hafeez c Waller b Vitori    23
Farhat c Chibhabha b Ch’bura    37
Shafiq st Taibu b Price    51
Younis c&b Jarvis    81
Malik c&b Chigumbura    14
Misbah (not out)    29
A Akmal (not out)    24
Extras (LB-2, W-6, NB-3)    11
Total (for 5 wkts, 50 overs)    270
Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-76, 3-173, 4-211, 5-215.

Bowling: Vitori 9-1-62-1, Jarvis 10-0-55-1, Chigumbura 9-1-36-2, Price 10-1-48-1, Utseya 10-0-57-0, Masakadza 2-0-10-0.

ZIMBABWE

V Sibanda c sub U Akmal b Yasir    59
Chibhabha c Younis b Malik    62
Taylor c A Akmal b Cheema    6
Masakadza c Misbah b Sohail    21
Taibu c Younis b Yasir    27
Waller b Cheema    19
Chigumbura c Shafiq b Cheema    9
Utseya (not out)    15
Price b Cheema    10
Jarvis b Hafeez    6
Vitori (not out)    3
Extras (W-5)    5

Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs)242

Fall of wickets: 1-110, 2-120, 3-133, 4-176, 5-179, 6-196, 7-208, 8-225, 9-238.
Bowling: Tanvir 9-0-54-0, Sohail 9-0-36-1, Hafeez 9-0-37-1, Cheema 10-1-43-4, Yasir 10-0-51-2, Malik 3-0-21-1.