Tri-Series T20 Match 1 – Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe: Highlights – Pak Win By 74 Runs

• The pitch looked flat and hard and clearly in favour of the batsmen. Zimbabwe’s captain chose to field as to not give Pakistan a chance of chasing on this pitch.

Teams line up for the first game of Tri-Nation T20I Series.
For Live Updates: https://t.co/VPH8EzOYzk #ZIMvPAK pic.twitter.com/U5bJvtw2bw

— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) 1 July 2018

• Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar opened the innings and Nyumbu was given the new ball by his captain.
• Hafeez made an aggressive start but in the very next over fell cheaply to Jarvis as Zimbabwe got a dream start to the innings.
• Hussain Talat joined Fakhar Zaman. Fakhar continued with his aggressive style by hitting boundaries every now and then.

• Talat played cautiously but still lost his wicket to Chibhabha after sharing a 29 run stand with Fakhar Zaman.
• The Pakistani captain promoted himself up the order and joined Fakhar Zaman. The pair added 38 runs to the total after which Chisoro removed Sarfraz Ahmed.

• At this point, Pakistan were 3 wickets down for 78 runs. Shoaib Malik joined Fakhar Zaman.
• Both batsmen took the total above 100 runs and in the very same over, Fakhar Zaman reached his fifty and Malik completed 2000 runs in this format.
• To get a breakthrough, Burl was introduced into the attack. The bowler put on pressure as Fakhar was dropped once but got out in the very next over by Chisoro.

• Asif Ali joined Shoaib Malik. With 5 overs to go Pakistan needed a strong finish to get to a challenging total.
• The two batsmen achieved this objective by plundering 61 runs in the last 5 overs as Pakistan finished on 182 runs in 20 overs.

Pakistan finish on 182/4 after Fakhar Zaman hits his second T20I half-century (61) while Shoaib Malik reaches 2,000 T20I runs with 37*. How will the hosts Zimbabwe respond?#ZIMvPAK LIVE ➡ https://t.co/9hQvKLWxGk pic.twitter.com/ibyJbda7ct

— ICC (@ICC) 1 July 2018

Why is #Sarfraz not sending #ShoaibMalik at no.5.when #Pakistan wl b playing agnst #Australian fast bowling up he wl come at no.7.Haven’t seen such a selfish skipper in the history of #Pakistan.if he does not come at no. 5 against Australia he shd b kicked out from team #ZIMvPAK

— Mir Faisal (@mirfaisal12128) 1 July 2018

Pakistan score 182 with Fakhar Zaman’s half century.
Shoaib malik became the third batsmen to score 200 runs in T20i.
Feeling proud.
Inshallah Pakistan will win the match as well as the series.@realshoaibmalik

— Abdullah Nasir (@Abdullahk02) 1 July 2018

#ZIMvPAK
Well played Green shirts
?????
182 Runs
20 overs

— Imran Khan next PM of PakistaN ? (@OyeBatameej) 1 July 2018

Pakistan finish on 182/4 after Fakhar Zaman hits his second T20I half-century (61) while Shoaib Malik reaches 2,000 T20I runs with 37* @Zarahdogar

— Asim saeed (@saeed_asim) 1 July 2018

2,000 runs! ?@realshoaibmalik becomes just the third man to reach the milestone in T20Is after @Bazmccullum and @Martyguptill! ?#ZIMvPAK #TriSeries pic.twitter.com/H1tdit6HuJ

— ICC (@ICC) 1 July 2018

Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe: 2nd Innings

• With 183 runs required to win this match, Chibhabha and SF Mire came out to bat and Mohammad Nawaz started it off for Pakistan.
• Nawaz struck straightaway as he pinned Chibhabha lbw to give Pakistan an early breakthrough.
• CF Mire was joined by Masakadza. Both batsmen added 16 runs to the total as Hasan Ali was introduced into the attack.
• Masakadza looked to attack Hasan Ali but the fast bowler got his revenge in the same over by claiming his wicket.

• Musakanda joined SF Mire. The pair added 33 runs to the total and Sarfraz Ahmed introduced Mohammad Nawaz back into the attack.
• The spinner struck yet again as SF Mire became his 2nd scalp of the match.

• PJ Moor joined Musakanda. But his stay lasted only one over as Shadab finally got his first wicket of the match.
• Chigumbura joined Musakanda. Both batsmen added 24 runs to the total after which Hasan Ali removed Chigumbura.

• At this point, Zimbabwe had lost half their wickets and still needed 94 runs to win from 6 overs. Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe had now become one sided.
• Burl joined Musakanda and after surviving two overs Usman Khan struck twice to get rid of Musakanda and Chisoro.

• Hafeez was induced into the attack and in the very next over, he also struck twice to bowl out Zimbabwe on 108 runs.
• Overall, Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe was a one sided affair but it was also a morale boost for the Green shirts.

Pakistan’s 8th consecutive win in T20Is, now their longest winning streak. Only one team has won more games on the trot – Afghanistan (11). #ZIMvPAK

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) 1 July 2018

Most wins as Pakistan T20I captain:
Sarfaraz Ahmed 20 out of 23 matches
Shahid Afridi 19 from 43 matches
Mohammad Hafeez 17 from 29 matches#Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) 1 July 2018

8 wins in a row in T20Is for Pakistan – first time they have managed to achieve this #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) 1 July 2018

8th consecutive T20I win for Pakistan. Team’s best winning streak, previous was 7 wins in a row in 2009. 8 consecutive T20I wins is also jointly the second best winning streak by a team with England and Ireland. Afghanistan won 11 in a row. #Cricket #Pakistan #ZIMvPAK

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) 1 July 2018

20th win for Pakistan in 23 T20 International Matches under Sarfraz Ahmed. His Win % if 87% is the Best by any Captain in this format (min. 20 matches). #ZIMvPAK

— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) 1 July 2018

Congratulations team Pakistan @TheRealPCB for this Amazing win
Brilliant start to the tri-series
Good piece of batting from @FakharZamanLive , @realshoaibmalik and @AasifAli2018 . Great bowling by @mnawaz94 , @RealHa55an , @Usmanshinwari6 and @MHafeez22
Good Luck for tomorrow

— Assad Khan (@Ohh_Shoot) 1 July 2018

This is the end of the Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe T20. Join allsportspk tomorrow for the next match of this T20 Tri-series. To see the tournament’s full schedule click here.

Asif Ali

Faheem Ashraf

Fakhar Zaman

Hasan Ali

Hussain Talat

Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Nawaz

Sarfraz Ahmed (Cpt.) (Wkt.)

Shadab Khan

Shoaib Malik

Usman Khan

B Muzarabani

CJ Chibhabha

E Chigumbura

H Masakadza (Cpt.)

J Nyumbu

KM Jarvis

PJ Moor (Wkt.)

RP Burl

SF Mire

TK Musakanda

TS Chisoro