Result: Pakistan won by 19 runs
Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first.
Teams:
Zimbabwe: H Masakadza, V Sibanda, BRM Taylor*†, T Maruma, Williams, Waller, E Chigumbura, P Utseya, T Panyangara, Masakadza, Vitori
Pakistan: Jamshed, Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez*, Amin, Maqsood, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Anwar Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Tanvir, Asad Ali
Pakistan Innings
Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad made their way out in the middle with the intention of building a platform for their team. Ahmed Shehzad played the first five dot balls, but made it up with a SIX off the final ball. Nasir Jamshed also got into the act with and smashed three FOURs and a SIX before getting caught by Chigumbura off the bowling of Masakadza for 23.
In came the captain, Mohammad Hafeez, who had been short of runs of late. Both Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad found the fence quite regularly and kept the scoreboard ricking over. Ahmed Shehzad continued to score freely, hitting sixes regularly from the onset of his innings - taking the attack to Sean Williams and Masakadza. At the other end, Mohammad Hafeez kept the score moving as well, having just hit Prosper Utseya for FOUR the over before.
Ahmed Shehzad continued with the flurry of boundaries off Masakadza and Utseya, while Mohammad Hafeez spanked the latter one for SIX. The 16th over from Brian Vitori cost Zimbabwe 14 runs, in which Ahmed Shehzad yielded 2 FOURS and a SIX. Mohammad Hafeez didn’t lag behind either and got the better of Masakadza with a FOUR and a SIX off him.
Ahmed Shehzad blistered Panyangara and Vitori for a couple of SIXES in the last two overs. He finished on an unbeaten 98, which is the highest score by a Pakistani player in a T20I, while Mohammad Hafeez remained unbeaten on a much-needed 54. Pakistan set Zimbabwe a mammoth target of 180 runs to avoid a series whitewash.
Fall Of Wicket
1-36 (Nasir Jamshed, 5.4 overs)
Zimbabwe Innings
Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza got Zimbabwe off to a steady start, scoring 44 runs in the first six overs. Mohammad Hafeez dismissed Sibanda for 23 and then went on to trap Brendan Taylor in his next over for 3. Hamilton Masakadza targeted Shahid Afridi for a SIX and a FOUR in his over before he was brilliantly caught by Umar Amin off the bowling of Mohammad Hafeez.
Sean Williams continued to play aggressively, smashing Zulfiqar Babar for a SIX ,but was stumped by Sarfraz Ahmed for 25. Maruma was caught brilliantly by Mohammad Hafeez off Zulfiqar Babar for a duck!
Zimbabwe continued to take the attack to the Pakistani bowlers with Waller hitting Asad Ali for two FOURs and Elton Chigumbura hitting a SIX off Zulfiqar Babar. Waller then smashed Anwar Ali for a SIX, but was caught by Shahid Afridi the very next ball. Elton Chigumbura showed his power in the last over to score a SIX and a FOUR off Sohail Tanvir, but it was all too late as Pakistan won the match by 19 runs and the 2-match series 2-0.
This was Pakistan’s 18th bilateral T20I series win.
Fall Of Wickets
1-50 (Sibanda, 7.4 overs)
2-57 (Taylor, 9.2 overs)
3-95 (H Masakadza, 13.2 overs)
4-109 (Williams, 14.4 overs)
5-109 (Maruma, 14.6 overs)
6-146 (Waller, 18.4 overs)
Summary:
Ahmed Shehzad was unlucky not to become the first Paksitani to score a century in T20, ending up with 98*. After being dismissed cheaply in the first T20I, Mohamamd Hafeez played well for his 54*. Only having lost one wicket in the match, Pakistan's batting depth was not tested in this match. In response, Zimbabwe put up a good fight constantly taking the attack to the Pakistani bowlers. However, the total was still beyond their reach as they ended up with 160 in their alloted 20 overs. Pakistan won the match by 19 runs and also won the T20 series 2-0.
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