Zimbabwe is grappling head to head with Pakistan in thei🍬r three T20I series played at Harare. The series is equalled at 1-1, and the decider will be played at the Harare ♎Sports Club on Sunday (April 25).
Pakistan🍌 crushed Zimba🍒bwe in the first T20I encounter by 11 runs. Mohammed Rizwan stood out for Pakistan by smoking 🎀an unbeaten 82 off 6🥀1 balls.
However, on Friday in the second T20I, the story was entirely different. Having won the tos▨s, Pakistan opted to bowl first.
With wickets falling at regular interval, Zimbabwe‘s batters contributed in bits and pieces but struggled to put a formidable score on the board. They lost wickets whenever they tried to accelerate and could only manage a paltry score of 118/9 in their allotted twenty overs. Mohammad Hasnain was the pick of the bow🎐lers for Paki⛦stan as he took two wickets for 19 runs.
In response, the visitors also found it difficult to bat on the sluggish surface. Zimbabwe’s bowlers hadn’t lost their hopes and the minnows wrecked through Pakistan’s batting line-up. They made Pakistan’s batters helpless and didn’t let them accelerate. With mounting pressure and no option left, Pakistan’s batsmen had to go for the slogs, and that is where Zimbabwe’s bowlers capitalized. The hosts bundled out the Men in Green on 99 and won the match by 19 runs.
Luke Jongwe, who scalped four wickets for 18 runs, was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Vulnerability of middle order badly exposed. Batsmen couldn't tackle slow wicket. Embarrasing defeat. Have to come back stronger in the 3rd match.
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— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
Extraordinary stuff🌳. Zimbabwe d♊efend 119 against an experienced Pakistan, bowling them out for just 99.
Cong𝓡ratulations Zimbabwe, a great moment for them.
Pakistan minus Rizwan this series: 153/15
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog)
This is the WORST batting display I have seen from P🐼akistan in a long, long time. Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the fi൲rst time in T20Is after 15 straight losses.
People ෴have been saying that ou༒r tail starts from two down and today it was quite evident.
— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi)
Really good by Zim and Jongwe & embarrassing from Pakistan,aꦍ nice wake up call with a middle order that hasn’t delivered.
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
Worst ever Day and performance of Pakistan Cricket after shocking loss vs Bangladesh 💞in 99 World Cup?
— Abdul Ghaffar 🇵🇰 (@GhaffarDawnNews)
This is the first time in history that Zimbabwe have beaten 🔥Pakistan in a T20I. They had pr🍷eviously lost all 15 matches
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
Asif Ali last 10 T20Is
Average 7.44
Only 1 six hit off 77 balls .— Rasheed shakoor (@rasheedshakoor)
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Lowest SR in a T20I innings with 40+ balls for 🇵🇰:
(Since 2018)91.1 – 41 (45) – Babar Azam vs 🇿🇼 – TODAY
97.6 – 40 (41) – Babar Azam vs 🇳🇿 – 2018
100 – 50 (50) – Babar Azam vs 🇿🇦 – 2021
100 – 41 (41) – Babar Azam vs 🇳🇿 – 2018
102 – 45 (44) – Babar Azam vs 🇦🇺 – 2018— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric)
How PCT sees Harare cricket stadium.
— 𝓢𝓮𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓱 🇵🇰 (@itsmeSehrish)
A blur of fiery red at the Harare Sports Club. Nice to see, but the reality check it's given Pakistan this close to the World T20 is hard to overstate
— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000)
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Have the respect and applaud that performance from Zimbabwe. Showed great energy and commitment in the field, never gave up…squeezed the greatest batsman in the game and got their thoroughly deserved win. Congratulations 🇿🇼
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz)
This is the first time in history that Zimbabwe have beaten Pakistan in a T20I. They had previously 🦩lo🎃st all 15 matches
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
Asif A🧸li walking back🌌 to the pavilion after scoring a duck
— 🍄 (@dardodisco)
Rizwan failed
Fakhar failed
Hafeez failed
Asif failed
Faheem failed
But ꧋lets blame the kid who is playing his second game. Typical Pakistani fans 🤦♂🧸️
— Haroon (@hazharoon)
HISTORIC WIN : Weak Zimbabwe Beat Strong Full Strength P🦩akistan Cricket Team, Pakistan Bowled Out For 99
— Narendra Modi fan (@narendramodi177)
