A stunning performance from Pakistan sees them absolutely dismantle Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo on Tuesday63win, December 3. (Match Updates | More Cricket News)
Saim Ayub (36* off 18) and Omair Yousuf (22* off 15) sealed the deal in just 5.3 overs, chasing a very modest 58-run target.
Earlier on, Zimbabwe opted to bat first and were off to a very good start, scoring 37 in just four overs.
The introduction of Abbas Afridi started the Pakistan spark, and Sufiyan Muqeem’s sensational five-for bundled the hosts for just 57.
Abbas Afridi picked two wickets, while Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Salman Agha all picked up a wicket.
Pakistan XI: Omair Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan(w), Salman Agha(c), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem
Zimbabwe XI: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu
Talking about the decision, Zimbabwe skipper, Sikandar Raza said: "We will bat first. We have had a detailed chat on the spin options. We have a young side, we need to keep upscaling ourselves. Need a better display of batting, fielding and bowling. You need to analyse the wicket. Nothing drastic apart from that. We are going with the same team. Body is going right."
His opposite number, Salman Agha said: "We have a good team63win, we can bat well. We can chase well, we have a good enough team. Need to bowl well in the powerplay and need to improve our fielding and batting. We need the top batters to score big."