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| Pakistan-Zimbabwe cricket series completed despite bombing | |
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| Pakistan hosted a final one-day cricket match against Zimbabwe on Sunday despite a suicide bomb attack near the venue on Friday. | |
| The match ended with no result due to rain but Pakistan won the series 2-0. | |
| The game had gone ahead despite the death of a policeman and injuries to six other people in Friday's attack. | |
| Until the current tour, there had been no international cricket in Pakistan since a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team was attacked in Lahore in 2009. | Until the current tour, there had been no international cricket in Pakistan since a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team was attacked in Lahore in 2009. |
| Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians, including the driver of a minibus containing the game's umpires, were killed that day, while several Sri Lanka players sustained minor injuries. | Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians, including the driver of a minibus containing the game's umpires, were killed that day, while several Sri Lanka players sustained minor injuries. |
| Since then, Pakistan have played their "home" matches at neutral venues such as the United Arab Emirates. | Since then, Pakistan have played their "home" matches at neutral venues such as the United Arab Emirates. |
| Huge security operation | Huge security operation |
| A spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board said Friday's attack had not affected the tour, and that the players were were satisfied with security arrangements for Sunday's third one-day international. | |
| Thousands of security personnel were deployed. | |
| Police initially claimed the blast near Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium had been caused by an electric transformer. | |
| But the Pakistani information minister later confirmed it had been a suicide attack and that the police officer had died when he tried to stop the bomber. No group has said it carried out the attack. | But the Pakistani information minister later confirmed it had been a suicide attack and that the police officer had died when he tried to stop the bomber. No group has said it carried out the attack. |
| Pakistan won the first two one-day internationals in the series, as well as defeating Zimbabwe in two Twenty20 internationals. | Pakistan won the first two one-day internationals in the series, as well as defeating Zimbabwe in two Twenty20 internationals. |
| The International Cricket Council refused to send any match officials for the series because of security concerns. |