• Zimbabwe have now lost 16 one-day internationals in a row, extending their record of consecutive losses by a current Test-playing nation. Excluding matches against Bangladesh, this was Zimbabwe's 21st successive one-day defeat. Longest one-day losing streak (as a Test-playing nation)

Zimbabwe 16* (2001)
Sri Lanka 14 (1987)
England 11 (2000-01)
South Africa 10 (1994)
Pakistan 10 (1987-88)
West Indies 8 (1999-2000)
India 8 (1981)
New Zealand 7 (1985 and 1994-95)
Australia 6 (1996)
Bangladesh 3 (2001)

New Zealand's losing streak was part of a run of 13 defeats in 15 games, with the other two no-results.

• Grant and Andy Flower added 146, a third-wicket record for Zimbabwe in one-dayers against Pakistan. The previous best was 102, by Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton at Rawalpindi in 1993-94.

• Sean Ervine took 3 for 29, his best bowling figures for Zimbabwe. His previous best was 2 for 45, against Sri Lanka in the first match of this tournament. Ervine is playing in his fifth ODI.

Rob Smyth is on the staff at Wisden.com.

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