Big blow to Pakistan, Zimbabwe beat by 1 run in second match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 12 event.
Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan. In the first half of the match, Pakistan’s Mohammad Wasim and Shadab Khan shared seven wickets between them as Pakistan restricted Zimbabwe to 130-8 on Thursday in Perth.
In the second half of the match, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and Brad Evans broke the back of Pakistan's batsmen. Raza got 3 wickets, Evans got 2 wickets and Blessing Muzarabani and Luke Jongwe got 1-1 wickets. Most runs from Pakistan Shan Masood scored 44 runs in 38 balls.
Pakistan also made a mistake like England and took Zimbabwe lightly. Craig Ervine, the skipper of Zimbabwe says it is a special win. They worked hard to get in this round. Says they felt 20-25 runs short at the start but they bowled brilliantly and applauds the performance of Raza. Ends by appreciating the support they are getting.
Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan says they should had definitely chased this down but are disappointed as they are not upto the mark with the bat. Adds he and Rizwan have responsibility but they got out. Reckons they need to use the new ball well. Shares that they are looking forward to the next match.
Sikandar Raza is the Player of the Match. He says he is lost for words and is proud of these players. Adds it is unbelievable but they kept believing until the end. Ends by saying that he recieved a clip of Ricky Ponting in the morning and that gave him extra motivation. He would like to thank Ricky Ponting for that.
Zimbabwe will face the next Bangladesh on 30 Oct, 8:30 AM IST.
Pakistan will face the next Netherlands on 30 Oct, 12:30 PM IST.
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