Feroza, Shamas bat big once more to trounce Zimbabwe 3-0

Pakistan Women completed a dominant 3-0 series sweep with a nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe Women in the third ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi. The result lifted Pakistan to second place in the ICC Women's Championship 2025-29 standings with eight points from six matches.

Zimbabwe, batting first after being sent in by stand-in captain Muneeba Ali, posted 222 for 9. Beloved Biza top-scored with 73 off 88 balls, while Kelis Ndhlovu made 51. Tasmia Rubab took three wickets and Ayesha Zafar conceded just 13 runs in six overs, claiming two dismissals.

Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza then added a 220-run opening stand — Pakistan's second-highest partnership for any wicket in WODIs and their third consecutive 150-plus stand of the series. Their combined 571 runs across three matches is the highest ever by an opening pair in a bilateral ODI series.

Gull reached her hundred off 83 balls, breaking her own record for the fastest ODI century by a Pakistan women's batter. She finished unbeaten on 106, ending the series with 256 runs at an average of 128. Sadaf was dismissed for 90 in the 32nd over.

Pakistan completed the chase in 31.5 overs at 7.07 runs per over — the highest scoring rate by any team in a successful chase of a 200-plus target in women's cricket.

Brief scores: Zimbabwe 222/9 in 50 overs (Beloved Biza 73, Kelis Ndhlovu 51; Tasmia Rubab 3-49, Ayesha Zafar 2-13) lost to Pakistan 225/1 in 31.5 overs (Gull Feroza 106*, Sadaf Shamas 90) by nine wickets