The home side added only 27 runs to their overnight score of 184 for five and were 211 for five when umpires halted play at tea owing to deteriorating light.

Pakistan led by 28 runs when the day's play ended.

SCOREBOARD

Zimbabwe (1st innings): 183.

Pakistan (1st innings; overnight 184-5): Saeed Anwar c A Flower b Johnson 75, Naveed Ashraf b Streak 32, Ijaz Ahmad c Huckle b Johnson 16, Salim Malik run out 2, Yousaf Yohanna batting 46, Hassan Raza c Rennie b Huckle 3, Moin Khan batting 24. Extras (lb8, nb5): 13. Total (for five wickets) 211.

Fall of wickets: 1-69, 2-121, 3-129, 4-132, 5-147.

Bowling: Streak 21-6-53-1, Olanga 19-6-52-0, Mbangwa 20-4-48-0, Johnson 19-2-45-2, Huckle 1-0-5-1.