Pakistan will kick off their tour of Zimbabwe with the T20I tri-series opener against the hosts at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Sarfraz Ahmed‘s men are currently the No1 ranked team in the format and come into the clash on the back of 11 wins in their last 12 outings.
Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza has won the toss at Harare and elected to bowl first. Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez opened the batting for Pakistan alongside Fakhar Zaman on his return to the Pakistan side. However, he lasted only eight balls before being caught by Masakadza off the bowling of Kyle Jarvis. The visitors lost their second wicket in the seventh over with Hussain Talat caught behind for 10.
After Sarfraz Ahmed fell cheaply, Fakhar registered his second T20 half-century before being dismissed for 61 runs. Since then, Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali have taken charge of the innings with some big blows in the death overs.
In reply, the hosts are in a spot of bother after losing four wickets for just 64 runs. Mohammad Nawaz has been the pick of Pakistan’s bowlers with two wickets in as many overs. Hasan Ali, Usman Khan and Hafeez chipped in with two wickets each as Zimbabwe were bowled out for just 108 runs, handing Pakistan a 74-run win.
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