HARARE – Pakistan have beaten Zimbabwe by 7 wickets in the fourth match of the T20 tri-series being played in Zimbabwe.
Fakhar Zama’s 47 and Hussain Talat’s 44 lead Pakistan to victory. Solomon Mire of host side was the Player of the Match for his 63-ball 94 runs.
Zimbabwe set a target of 163 for Pakistan. The captain Sarfaraz won the toss and opted to bowl in the fourth match of the T20 tri-series being played in Zimbabwe.
Solomon Mire hit a 94 off 63 balls which included six fours and six sixes to help Ziambwae to a formidable total of 162.
Pakistan enjoys an upper hand in the encounter as it had triumphed over the same team a few days back by 74 runs.
Moreover, Zimbabwe was left red-faced when it suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Australia, by 100 runs.
Squad (Pakistan):
Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Sarfraz Ahmad (captain/wicketkeeper), Harris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Amir, Usman Khan Shinwari, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sahibzada Farhan.
Squad (Zimbabwe):
Solomon Mire, Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza(c), Tarisai Musakanda, Peter Moor(w), Elton Chigumbura, Cephas Zhuwao, Tendai Chisoro, Donald Tiripano/Chris Mpofu, John Nyumbu, Blessing Muzarabani.
Earlier on Monday, Australia defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets, putting an end to the winning streak of Green shirts in the T20 format.
