Zimbabwe knocked out despite Solomon Mire's 94
Zimbabwe run the No. 1 side close, only to be undone by Sarfraz Ahmed's calm as Pakistan enter final
04/07Result
4th match, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series at Harare, Jul 4 2018
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
162/4 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
163/3 (19.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
04/07Result
4th match, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series at Harare, Jul 4 2018
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
162/4 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
163/3 (19.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SF Mire
94(63) 6x4 - 6x6
Control %57%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 29 runs
- 1x4 - 3x6
Fakhar Zaman
47(38) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %74%
- Productive Shot
- square drive
- 9 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Hussain Talat
- O1
- M0
- R10
- W1
- Eco10.00
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
SF Mire
- O2
- M0
- R15
- W1
- Eco7.50
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
04 July 2018 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 4, Zimbabwe 0
Scorecard Summary
ZIMBABWE 162/4 (20 OVERS)
- Solomon Mire94 (63)
- Tarisai Musakanda33 (22)
- Hussain Talat1/10 (1)
- Faheem Ashraf1/24 (4)
PAKISTAN 163/3 (19.1 OVERS)
- Fakhar Zaman47 (38)
- Hussain Talat44 (35)
- Solomon Mire1/15 (2)
- Wellington Masakadza1/30 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashank Kishore
Thanks for joining us today. I'll be back to keep you company for Pakistan-Australia. Hope to see you then. Cheers
"Bowling not upto the mark," says Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed. "They have to work hard."
Solomon Mire is the Player of the Match for his 63-ball 94
On Tuesday, Solomon Mire was most vocal about the pain of seeing Zimbabwean fans turn against their own side and cheer for Australia, who hammered them by 100 runs. On Wednesday, he batted like a man desperate to woo them back in a heroic performance. He smashed 94 off 63 balls - Zimbabwe's highest individual T20I score - but it wasn't enough to see his side to victory. This meant Zimbabwe were also knocked out of the tri-series with one game to play.
As it so often happens, Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, kept his composure to make an unbeaten 38 as Pakistan walked what seemed a potentially difficult chase at one point with five balls to spare and seven wickets in hand. Sarfraz put together 43 with Talat Ali,, who made 44 from No. 3, to do a bulk of the work as the No. 1 side set up a finale with Australia.
19.1
4
Mpofu to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, it's all over. Game, set and match. Just a hint of width outside off, Sarfraz uses the pace to steer this to the third man boundary. Zimbabwe knocked out, Pakistan to meet Australia in the final. But before that, we will have two dead rubber league games to finish.
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs | PAK: 159/3 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.36, RRR: 4.00)
- Shoaib Malik12 (6b)
- Sarfaraz Ahmed34 (20b)
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-31-0
- Chris Mpofu3-0-27-1
18.6
0
Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik, no run, swing and a miss. Length outside off, he tried to wallop this to glory, not to be. Could only connect the hazy winter air
18.5
1
Muzarabani to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, makes room and eases this length delivery into the cover region
18.4
4
Muzarabani to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, belts this full toss to the sweeper cover fence. Too easy, this is just the delivery you don't want to be bowling at this time.
18.3
2
Muzarabani to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, full and straight on middle from wide of the crease, squeezed to long-on
18.2
2
Muzarabani to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, right into the blockhole, squeezed across the line towards midwicket, no more than inside the 30 yard ring but they still steal two. Poor from Zimbabwe, got to be more agile than that
Match Coverage
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Solomon Mire, who broke the record for the highest individual score by a Zimbabwean in T20I cricket, said he wasn't distracted by the prospect of reaching a century
Sarfraz's criticism helps us play better - Fakhar Zaman
Zaman shrugged off Sarfraz's histrionics, suggesting that the team are comfortable under their captain and that, perhaps, a bit of sound and fury was what was needed to sharpen them up
Zimbabwe knocked out despite Solomon Mire's 94
Zimbabwe run the No. 1 side close, only to be undone by Sarfraz Ahmed's calm as Pakistan enter final
