Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

BJ Bennett
BJ Bennett
43(35) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 4 9 6 14 1 2 7
Agha Salman
Agha Salman
32(32) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
4 5 0 4 3 4 4 8

Best performances - Bowlers

Abbas Afridi
Abbas Afridi
O4
M0
R24
W3
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
B Muzarabani
B Muzarabani
O4
M0
R25
W2
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Pakistan won the 3-match series 2-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-14.50, Second Session 14.50-16.20

Match days

5 December 2024 (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

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!

19.5
1
Jahandad Khan to Ngarava, 1 run, Over the wicket, on a length and angled in from wide of off, makes room to smash it down and gets enough to force it back towards bowler; it hits the stumps at non-striker's end and deflects away towards mid-off; they'll run for everything, got over the line and Zimbabwe have finally broken the curse! What an exhilarating game of cricket, an emotional roller-coaster ride. Raza has finally got a smile on his face, relieved captain!

Zed: "This tour started and ended with Pakistan's defeat. "

19.4
W
Jahandad Khan to Musekiwa, OUT, He miscues the skier and there is another twist in the tale! Dug in short outside off and the ball rises head height, he slinks back to tonk a pull but hasn't got all of it, Tayyab Tahir keeps his cool and pouches it well under pressure

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"

19.3
1
Jahandad Khan to Maposa, 1 run, Back of a length around the line off, pokes it back to the bowler, Jahandad fails to hit the stumps at non-striker's end and they sneak a run as crowd goes wild in the stands! The noise is deafening!
19.2
6
Jahandad Khan to Maposa, SIX, Slower back of a length delivery at middle and he has clubbed that over midwicket for a six. Pandemonium has broken out! All the way for a huge six to cause delirium in the stands! That was a violent hit and he punches the air in ecstasy. Zimbabwe just one hit away from a memorable victory! Don't go anywhere
19.1
4
Jahandad Khan to Maposa, FOUR, Around the wicket, short and it angles it towards him, he springs down the ground with intent and gets some bat on it, beats the keeper and it skittles away to the rope. Only 8 off 5 required! Perfect start for the home side and the crowd is up on the edge of their seats!

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 121/7 (12 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.36, RRR: 12.00)

  • Tinotenda Maposa1 (1b)
  • Tashinga Musekiwa7 (16b)
  • Abbas Afridi4-0-24-3
  • Jahandad Khan2-0-18-1
18.6
1
Abbas Afridi to Maposa, 1 run, Goes full and keeps it outside off-stump, tries to biff that over leg side and ends up getting an inside-edge that trickles away to short fine

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st40T MarumaniBJ Bennett
2nd33D MyersBJ Bennett
3rd2Sikandar RazaD Myers
4th10Sikandar RazaW Madhevere
5th9Sikandar RazaRP Burl
6th18Sikandar RazaT Musekiwa
7th8WP MasakadzaT Musekiwa
8th12T MusekiwaTT Maposa
9th1R NgaravaTT Maposa