2nd T20I: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets – SUCH TV
Pakistan bagged a dominating victory towards Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to clinch three-match collection after outclassing the hosts in second T20I performed on the Queens Sports activities Membership in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Earlier, Pakistan despatched again all Zimbabwe batters to pavilion at simply 57 runs following Sufiyan Muqeem’s five-fer within the second T20I of the three-match collection being performed at Queens Sports activities Membership on Tuesday.
The hosts’ captain Sikandar Raza gained the toss and elected to bat first. His resolution, nonetheless, backfired as Zimbabwe’s batting unit unfolded on a meagre 57 within the thirteenth over.
The house aspect received off to an honest begin to their innings as openers Tadiwanashe Marumani and Biran Bennett batted sensibly up high.
The opening duo registered a brisk 37-run partnership, which lasted with Marumani’s dismissal off Abbas Afridi within the fifth over. He scored 16 off 14 deliveries with the assistance of three boundaries.
Fellow opener Bennett adopted the go well with, simply three balls later, as he fell sufferer to Haris Rauf. Bennett remained the top-scorer for Zimbabwe with a 14-ball 21.
The back-to-back dismissals sparked a match-defining collapse, majorly inflicted by the spinners, leading to Zimbabwe slipping from 37/2 to 57 all out.
In addition to openers, not one of the Zimbabwe batters might amass double figures as Pakistan bowlers dominated the proceedings.
Left-arm spinner Muqeem was the standout bowler for the inexperienced shirts, returning bowling figures of 5/3 in 2.4 overs – the perfect by a Pakistan bowler in males’s T20Is, solely behind Umar Gul’s 5/6.
Proper-arm pacer Abbas bagged two wickets, whereas Rauf, Salman Ali Agha and Abrar Ahmed chipped in with a wicket apiece.
For the unversed, Pakistan lead the continuing three-match collection towards Zimbabwe 1-0, courtesy of their commanding 57-run victory within the collection opener.