Debutant Tinotenda Maposa's last-over heroics wins thriller for Zimbabwe
It was a low-scoring roller-coaster of a game to close out the T20I series, which Pakistan had already sealed
It was a low-scoring roller-coaster of a game to close out the T20I series, which Pakistan had already sealed
Commentator: Rvel Zahid
Brian Bennett, Player of the Match: It's nice to contribute to the team's win. We got Afghanistan next week. It's nice to take the win and some momentum into the next week. I'm happy to bat wherever coach and captain wants. We are a young team as well so we are always learning on the game. Today it's a good feeling and to finish off with a victory is very good
Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe Captain: We wanted to win the series but unfortunately we couldn't. We stood with our youngsters. We had a tough tour but we backed them and for them to win us the game is certainly heartwarming and I'm really grateful for this win. We wanted to get the previous games out of our system because you gonna have to come fresh and clear your thoughts
Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan Captain: It's been outstanding; the way youngsters came in and the way they put their show was outstanding. I would have liked to score more runs but yeah I'm happy I'm contributing with bowling and as captain. It's been very long and we are going to South Africa. There will be sore bodies, that's what we want, that's why we play cricket. We love this game and it doesn't matter if it's sore body. We will try to win there as well. I think (Saim and Sufyan) both have a long future ahead and they will serve Pakistan for a long time. Saim has been playing three formats and doing really well. and Sufyan; he came in Australia, did really well against them and here, he is man of the series; it's outstanding -- they both have a long future
The crowd came for a thriller and they got their money's worth! There were hiccups along the way; catches, run-outs, fumbles and a characteristic collapse in the middle. Maposa's brutal hit on the second delivery of the last over shifted the momentum in Zimbabwe's favor. Pakistan will feel they were 10-15 runs short and lost too many wickets in the middle as the game came down to fine margins in the end and could have gone either way but it was a good learning curve for the plethora of new players on the block. That's it from us here today. On behalf of the entire team, this is Rvel Zahid signing off. Goodbye!
Zed: "This tour started and ended with Pakistan's defeat. "
T Musekiwa c Tayyab Tahir b Jahandad Khan 7 (28m 17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 41.17
Abdul Samad: "People criticizing Pakistan have got to realize that there is no main player here.. Even Saim Ayub wasn't playing which means this is basically like a Domestic Squad.. They need time to learn and we as fans should support them so we can build future stars"
It was a low-scoring roller-coaster of a game to close out the T20I series, which Pakistan had already sealed