Tri-series – Pakistan win against Zimbabwe in the last over:Babar falls for duck; Nawaz wins it with a boundary after a two-wicket haul

In the first match of the Tri-Series, Pakistan had to go into the last over to win against Zimbabwe. The team achieved the target of 148 runs by losing 5 wickets in 19.2 overs. Babar Azam was out LBW for a duck. All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz secured the win with a boundary. He also took 2 wickets. On Tuesday in Rawalpindi, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. Zimbabwe scored 147 runs by losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Brian Bennett played the highest innings of 49 runs for the team. In reply, Pakistan secured the win thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s 44 and Usman Khan’s unbeaten 37 runs. Pakistan is hosting the T20 Tri-Series for the first time, which also includes teams from Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The second match will be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on November 20 in Rawalpindi. Zimbabwe’s brilliant start, wickets fell in the middle overs
Zimbabwe’s openers Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani shared a 72-run partnership for the first wicket. Both did not let a single wicket fall until 7.6 overs. Marumani was caught by Shaheen Afridi off Mohammad Nawaz. He scored 30 runs off 22 balls. After Marumani’s dismissal, wicketkeeper Brendan Taylor scored 14 runs. He was run out by Babar Azam. Ryan Burl scored 8 runs. Bennett missed fifty, Raza scored 34 runs
Opener Brian Bennett batted brilliantly from one end. He scored 49 runs off 36 balls with the help of 8 fours. Bennett was caught out by Saim Ayub on his own ball. Captain Sikandar Raza batted brilliantly in the final overs. He scored 34 runs off 24 balls at a strike rate of 141.67. He also hit 3 fours and a six in the innings. From Pakistan, apart from Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Saim Ayub and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket each. Pakistan Lost First Wicket for 27 Runs
Chasing a target of 148 runs, the Pakistani team lost its first wicket for just 27 runs. Sahibzada Farhan was bowled by Brad Evans for 16 runs. Saim Ayub scored 22 runs off 26 balls with the help of one four and one six. He was dismissed by Graeme Cremer. Babar Was Out for a Duck
Babar Azam, who came to bat after the first wicket, returned to the pavilion for zero runs after playing just 3 balls. He was LBW by Brad Evans. Captain Salman Ali Agha also couldn’t do much and was out after scoring just one run. His wicket was taken by Tinotenda Maposa. Fakhar-Usman formed a fifty-run partnership
After losing 4 wickets for 54 runs, left-handed batter Fakhar Zaman and Usman Khan added 61 runs off 39 balls for the fifth wicket. Both pulled the team out of a pressure situation. Fakhar Zaman was dismissed after scoring 44 runs off 32 balls. He also hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Nawaz won the match with a boundary
After Fakhar’s dismissal, Nawaz came to bat. He, along with Usman Khan, forged a match-winning 36-run partnership off 20 balls for the sixth wicket. Usman Khan scored 37 runs off 28 balls, including 3 fours in his innings. Nawaz hit two consecutive fours on the first and second balls of the last over of the innings, securing the match for Pakistan. He scored an unbeaten 21 runs off 12 balls with a strike rate of 175, including 2 fours and one six in his innings.