Pakistan finally got their World Cup campaign up and running as they beat Zimbabwe by 20 runs in a low-scoring contest in Brisbane . Batting first they made 235 - recovering from four for two - and were then able to restrict Zimbabwe to 215 all out in their chase , meaning they picked up a first victory after defeats to India and West Indies . Captain Misbah-ul-Haq 's 73 underpinned the Pakistan batting , while Mohammad Irfan ( four for 30 ) and Wahab Riaz ( four for 35 ) shone with the ball . Pakistan 's Mohammad Irfan celebrates the wicket of Solomon Mire ; the bowler took four wickets for 30 runs . Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored for his side , managing 73 runs before being dismissed . Ul-Haq plays a shot , while Zimbabwe wicket keeper Brendan Taylor watches on from behind the stumps . They shackled Zimbabwe , with Brendan Taylor 's 50 not enough to get the job done . Irfan removed the top three for a combined 46 , having Chamu Chibhabha ( nine ) and Sikandar Raza ( eight ) edging him to second slip , while Hamilton Masakadza holed out to mid-on ( 29 ) . Taylor had made good progress but nicked Riaz behind for a 72-ball 50 , and the wickets continued to fall as Sean Williams hit Rahat Ali to backward point ( 33 ) . Solomon Mire made just eight before Irfan got rid of him , and Craig Ervine 14 nicked Riaz to Umar Akmal - one of five catches for the keeper . The Pakistan players celebrate after taking the wicket of Zimbabwe 's Wahab Riaz during their Pool B match . Earlier in the day , Shahid Afridi was dismissed for a duck , but Pakistan managed to put together a total of 235 . Tendai Chatar ( second left ) is surrounded by his Zimbabwe team-mates after dismissing Nasir Jamshed . Tuwanda Mupariwa went for a duck , Tinashe Panyangara was run out for 10 and then , when Elton Chigumbura edged Riaz behind , the game was done . It was fortunate for Pakistan that they were not facing a more dangerous side considering their own score . Their innings got off to a terrible start and they found themselves reeling on four for two after only 23 balls . Nasir Jamshed was the first man out , caught at square leg off the bowling of Tendai Chatara . Elton Chigumbura suffered a suspected torn quadricep while fielding , but managed to bat later on in the day . Chigumbura lies on the turf in Brisbane , but the Zimbabwe captain later took to the field , scoring 35 runs . Taylor ( left ) watches on as Afridi dives low to his left to stop the ball going past him during the match . The same bowler took the second wicket too , inducing an edge off Ahmed Shehzad who nicked behind for an 11-ball duck . Haris Sohail joined up with Misbah and the duo put on 54 until the former was caught at short mid-wicket , Raza doing the job . Another healthy stand , this time of 69 , pushed the team score behind a hundred , before Akmal ( 33 ) was cleaned up by Williams . Afridi ( centre ) walks from the crease after being dismissed for a duck off the bowling of Sean Williams . Tawanda Mupariwa ( centre ) celebrates after he caught and bowled Sohaib Maqsood of Pakistan . It had been a fine performance by Zimbabwe at that point and it got better when Shahid Afridi holed out for a second-ball duck on his 35th birthday , bowled by Williams . Sohaib Maqsood added 21 , having been dropped by Ervine on eight , while a substitute fielder also shelled Riaz when he was on 41 , with the number 10 going on to make his first ODI half-century from 45 balls . He was left unbeaten on 54 at the end , with Sohail caught and bowled by Mupariwa and Misbah removed for an excellent 73 when he was caught at long on , giving Chatara his third scalp for 35 runs . Zimbabwe 's Sikandar Raza avoids a short delivery from Pakistan 's 7ft 1 bowler Irfan , who impressed . Irfan adjusts his hat as he watches on from the boundary during Zimbabwe 's innings .
Pakistan won the toss , decided to bat , and recorded 235 - 7 in their innings . Zimbabwe batsman Elton Chigumbura suffered a serious eye tear while fielding but managed to recover despite his injury . Despite coming close , thanks to a heroic effort from Chigumbura at the end of the innings , Zimbabwe did not reach the target . Zimbabwe were bowled out for 215 , and Pakistan recorded their first win of the 2015 World Cup to move off the bottom of Pool table .