Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights – ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Zimbabwe win by 1 run – Zimbabwe have stunned Pakistan with the narrowest 1-run win at Perth. The win means Pakistan are now all but out of T20 World Cup after two consecutive losses. Sikandar Raza was the star with the ball as he toppled Pakistan’s batting with 3/25 as Zimbabwe successfully defended a 130-run total. Shan Masood top-scored for Pakistan with 44. Watch PAK vs ZIM Highlights with InsideSport.IN
After the loss, Pakistan are yet to open their account in the T20 WC. Pakistan will have to win against South Africa and hope India beat South Africa. Pakistan will also have to win all the remaining games with a better NRR to have a chance to finish in Top 2 of Group 2.
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Sikandar Raza stars, Zimbabwe pull off BIGGEST UPSET, beat Pakistan by 1-run: Watch T20 World Cup Highlights
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Sikandar Raza stars, Zimbabwe pull off BIGGEST UPSET, beat Pakistan by 1-run: Watch T20 World Cup Highlights
Pakistan made a mess of a paltry chase as they suffered a batting collapse and left their bowlers to chase and win the match for them. All-rounder Sikandar Raza took three wickets in a short span to dismantle the chase. Shan Masood was the top-scorer for Pakistan but failed to see his team over the line.
Chasing the target, Pakistan were off to a slow start after Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were watchful of the new ball and scored just three runs from the first two overs. Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani bowled the first and the second, respectively, and stuck to tight lines with both bowlers extracting bounce from the surface.
Babar and Rizwan struck a boundary each in Ngarava’s second over to get the inning going but the Pakistani captain was dismissed by Brad Evans in the fourth over, sending him back for a paltry score of 4 (9).
Rizwan too followed suit as he was sent back by Muzarabani for 14(16), exposing the middle order of the Pakistani team. Pakistan ended the powerplay at 28/2 with the top scorers from the previous match, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood at the crease.
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Sikandar Raza stars, Zimbabwe pull off BIGGEST UPSET, beat Pakistan by 1-run: Watch T20 World Cup Highlights
However, the partnership did not last long as Luke Jongwe removed Iftikhar in the eighth over to deepen problems for the Pakistan team further.
Masood kept the scoreboard ticking and took his team to 54/3 at the end of the 10 overs, striking some picturesque shots during his stay.
The batting duo of Masood and Shadab Khan looked set to take the team across the line but a twist in the tale began after the introduction of spinner Sikandar Raza in the 14th over.
Raza dismissed Shadab and Haider Ali in two consecutive deliveries to turn the match around for his team, giving them a shot at victory.
The set batter, Masood was the third victim of Raza’s off-spin in the 16th over as the Zimbabwe players now believed they had a genuine chance at victory. This wicket saw tailender Wasim Jr join Mohammad Nawaz for the run-chase.
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Sikandar Raza stars, Zimbabwe pull off BIGGEST UPSET, beat Pakistan by 1-run: Watch T20 World Cup Highlights
The pacers then bowled with their tails up as they could sense victory within grasp. Ngarava then bowled a three-run 16th over to tighten their screws on the Pakistani team.
Needing 29 from the last three overs, the batters swung and miss under pressure. Nawaz tried his best to make his team get across the line and hit a six in the 19th over to reduce the equation to 11 from the last overs.
Brad Evans conceded a boundary on the second ball of the over and it looked like Pakistan would bag the match but Evans bowled superbly to dismiss Nawaz on the fifth ball, and then held his nerve to defend three off the last ball to help Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by one run in a nail-biting encounter.
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Earlier, Pakistani bowlers unleashed hell upon the batting lineup of Zimbabwe to trigger a batting collapse, restricting them to just 130/8.
Pakistan’s decision to play an extra pacer in Mohammad Wasim Jr worked wonders for the team as the youngster ended with his best T20I bowling figures (4/24) to restrict Zimbabwe to a below-par total. Sean Williams and Brad Evans helped the team cross the 100-run mark.
Sikandar Raza was declared the ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant bowling performance.
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Sikandar Raza stars, Zimbabwe pull off BIGGEST UPSET, beat Pakistan by 1-run: Watch T20 World Cup Highlights
ICC T20 WC Super 12 Group 2 Points Table
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.425 | 4 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.200 | 3 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 3 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.375 | 2 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.625 | 0 |
Pakistan Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 87.50 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Shan Masood | 44 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 115.79 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Shadab Khan | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 121.43 | |
| Haider Ali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 | |
| Mohammad Wasim | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 92.31 | |
| Shaheen Afridi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 5, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 129/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Luke Jongwe | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Sean Williams | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 1-13 | 3.3 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 2-23 | 4.4 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 3-36 | 7.4 |
| SH Khan | 4-88 | 13.4 |
| Haider Ali | 5-88 | 13.5 |
| Shan Masood | 6-94 | 15.2 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 7-128 | 19.5 |
| S Afridi | 8-128 | 19.6 |
Zimbabwe Innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Madhevere | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.77 | |
| Craig Ervine (C) | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Milton Shumba | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Sean Williams | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 110.71 | |
| Sikandar Raza | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 | |
| Regis Chakabva (WK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ryan Burl | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Luke Jongwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Brad Evans | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 126.67 | |
| Richard Ngarava | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Extra | 14 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 130/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | B Muzarabani | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| CR Ervine | 1-42 | 4.6 |
| W Madhevere | 2-43 | 5.2 |
| M Shumba | 3-64 | 9.4 |
| SC Williams | 4-95 | 13.5 |
| RW Chakabva | 5-95 | 13.6 |
| Sikandar Raza | 6-95 | 14.3 |
| LM Jongwe | 7-95 | 14.4 |
| B Evans | 8-126 | 19.3 |
Pakistan Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah
Zimbabwe Playing XI: Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights: Sikandar Raza stars, Zimbabwe pull off BIGGEST UPSET, beat Pakistan by 1-run: Watch T20 World Cup Highlights
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