Pakistan set a target of 137-run for Zimbabwe in their first Twenty20 international at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
Opting to bat first, Shoaib Malik (35) and Mohammad Rizwan (33) provided substantial support to accelerate their innings.
Meanwhile, openers Ahmed Shehzad and Mukhtar Ahmed were dismissed cheaply for 17 and four respectively.
Skipper Shahid Afridi failed to score big as he made just two runs before getting out to Tinashe Panyangara.
From Zimbabwe side, Chamu Chibhabha claimed three wickets while Panyangara, Luke Jongwe, Graeme Cremer,Sean Williams took a wicket each.
Besides two T20 internationals, Pakistan will also play three ODIs against Zimbabwe from October 1.
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