Cricket: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in a thrilling Super Over

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in a thrilling Super Over finish in the third and final one-day international on Tuesday, AFP reported.

Despite the defeat Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1.

The two teams now play three Twenty20 internationals on November 7, 8 and 10, all in Rawalpindi.

Paceman Blessing Muzarabani took career-best figures of 5-49 as Zimbabwe achieved victory.

The actual match finished in a tie after Pakistan number ten Musa Khan cracked the final delivery of the 50th over from Richard Ngarava for a boundary to level the scores at 278.

In the Super Over, man-of-the-match Muzarabani dismissed Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil Shah for two runs on four balls. Zimbabwe scored off just three balls, without any loss.