adminHARARE. — Misbah-ul-Haq wanted Younis Khan to reach his double-century before calling an end to Pakistan’s second innings but said the senior batsman would have been fine even if the declaration had come before the individual landmark. Misbah declared late on day four as soon as Younis hit Prosper Utseya for six to move from 194 to 200, having lifted Pakistan from 169 for 5 to an imposing 419 for 9 to set Zimbabwe a target of 342.
The hosts were dismissed for 120 on the final morning, with Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman taking four wickets each.
“I wanted Younis to get to 200 because he really deserved that,” Misbah said.
“I told him how many overs I was going to give him. He was (on) 188 at the time and said, ‘no problem, you can declare as soon as you want’. He is a team man and he would not have said anything if I declared before he got to 200 but I wanted him to get it.” — Cricinfo.com
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