RAWALPINDI – Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the first match of the Tri-Nation T20 series.
In the match played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan chased down a target of 148 runs in 19.2 overs for the loss of 5 wickets.
For Pakistan, Fakhar Zaman was the top scorer with 44 runs. Saeem Ayub scored 22, Sahibzada Farhan 16, captain Salman Agha 1, and Babar Azam 0.
Usman Khan and Mohammad Nawaz played crucial roles in leading the team to victory, scoring 37 and 21 not out respectively.
For Zimbabwe, Brad Evans took 2 wickets, while Richard Ngarava, Tendai Mahosa, and Graeme Cremer claimed 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Zimbabwe batted first and scored 147 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted overs.
Brian Bennett was the top scorer for Zimbabwe with 49 runs. Tadiwanashe Marumani scored 30, Brendan Taylor 14, Ryan Burl 8, Tony Munyonga 3, Tashinga Mozekiwa 2, Brad Evans 2, and Tendai Mahosa 1.
Captain Sikandar Raza and Richard Ngarava remained not out with 34 and 1 runs respectively.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz took 2 wickets, while Abrar Ahmed, Salman Mirza, Saeem Ayub, and Shaheen Shah Afridi took 1 wicket each.
