Pakistan's Mohammad Irfan (R) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Zimbabwe's Solomon Mire for eight runs during their Cricket World Cup match at the GABBA in Brisbane March 1, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed
BRISBANE (Reuters) - Mohammad Irfan extracted steep bounce from the Gabba pitch to pick up four wickets as Pakistan secured their first victory at the World Cup by beating Zimbabwe by 20 runs in their Pool B match on Sunday.
Wahab Riaz also excelled with both bat and ball, scoring a crucial half-century and taking four wickets, as Zimbabwe were all out for 215 in the 50th over, chasing Pakistan's 235-7.
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