Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, PAK in ZIM, 3 T20Is, 2024 Full score card

FOUR MORE! Saim Ayub seals the deal for Pakistan. Short of a good length outside off. Saim Ayub slaps it hard through the backward point region for a cracking boundary. Pakistan win by 10 wickets with more than 14 overs to spare and take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match series.

Slower back of a length delivery around off. Saim Ayub rides the bounce and knocks into the cover region.

Slight Halt! Clive Madande looks in some pain here. The physio comes in to attend to him. He is going off the field now.

FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length delivery around off. Saim Ayub hangs back and guides it toward the deep backward point region. Clive Madande runs around to make the stop but his wrist gets stuck in the outfield as he tries to collect it and the ball parries into the ropes. Just a single is needed now.

Pitched full, angling into the middle. Omair Yousuf heaves it off the inner half toward the long-on region. Ryan Burl gives the chase and keeps it to two.

Yorker length delivery, just outside off. Omair Yousuf makes room and bunts it back to the bowler.

Pitched full, wide outside off. Omair Yousuf drills it hard but finds the cover fielder.

LEG BYE! Full and sliding on the pad. Ayub flicks and misses. It rolls off the pad to backward square leg for a leg bye. The 50-run stand comes up now.

FOUR! BANG! Slower ball on a length, around off. Saim Ayub picks the length and hacks the pull to the deep mid-wicket region for a smashing boundary.

Pitched full, outside off. Omair Yousuf steers it to deep third for one.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Saim Ayub gets inside the line and hoicks it over fine leg for a biggie. Pakistan are in a hurry to finish this game.

Back of a length delivery slanting away. Saim Ayub slashes and misses.

FOUR! Trevor Gwandu offers a gift and this is gleefully accepted! Low full toss at the stumps. Saim Ayub drives it past the bowler and down the ground for four runs.

Pace-off, on a length outside off. Omair Yousuf slaps it to deep point for one.

Slower back of a length delivery around off. Saim Ayub steers it past cover-point for one.

Good length delivery angled into the middle. Omair Yousuf tucks into the leg side and calls for a quick single. Saim Ayub responds to the call as Dion Myers runs in from mid-wicket and gets a direct hit at the striker's end. The replays confirm that Ayub makes his ground just in time.

Trevor Gwandu gets the ball now.

Smart bowling from Muzarabani. Slower loopy delivery on a fullish length, outside off. Saim Ayub waits and bunts into extra cover region.

On a length around off. Guided to deep third for one.

SIX! BOOM! That is a fabulous shot! Short of a length delivery outside off. Omair Yousuf makes room and carves it aerially over deep backward point for half a dozen.

Slower length ball, around off. Saim Ayub drives and it comes off the outside edge, rolling toward deep third for a single.

FOUR! Edgy but Saim Ayub will take it. Back of a length delivery angling across. Saim Ayub slashes hard and cuts it off the edge. The ball races to deep third for a streaky boundary.

Full-length delivery on the leg pole. Omair Yousuf glances it toward short fine leg for one.

Blessing Muzarabani comes into the attack.

On a length, at the stumps. Saim Ayub covers the line and defends it forward.

FOUR! Smart Batting! Short of a length on off. Saim Ayub hangs back and guides it to the deep third region for a delicately placed boundary.

Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Saim Ayub picks it early and flicks it aerially toward long-leg region for a couple.

Good length delivery on off. Saim Ayub defends from the crease.

Back of a length around off. Omair Yousuf dabs it toward short third for a single.

Short of a good length on the middle and leg. Saim Ayub whips it on the bounce to the man at deep square leg for a single.

Richard Ngarava will share the attack.

FOUR MORE! Innovative and effective! Flatter off-break, on the middle and off-stump line. Omair Yousuf shuffles across, gets inside the line, and helps it past the man at short fine leg for another boundary.

Floated full, around off. Saim Ayub drives it toward wide long-off for a single.

WIDES! Fired in down the leg. Omair Yousuf pulls and misses. A fumble by the keeper allows the extra run.

FOUR! Up and Over! Tosses it full, outside off. Omair Yousuf lifts it over the infield toward the deep extra cover region for a cracking boundary.

Appeal but this was well outside the line. Flatter off-break, on off. Omair Yousuf shuffles across for the hack but misses and wears on the pad.

Tossed up on off. Omair Yousuf prods and defends to backward point.

Flat and drifting into the leg pole. Omair Yousuf nudges it to square leg.

OUT! GONE! Sufiyan Muqeem has five! Bowls the leggie, full and on  off, Clive Madande looks to sweep but top edges it behind the keeper. Salman Agha who was stationed at slip runs behind and takes it. Zimbabwe are bowled out for 57.

Floats it full and on off, Clive Madande chips it down to long off for no run.

On off, Clive Madande drives it to long off but denies the single.

Too full on off, Clive Madande reverse hits it to short third man.

Almost had him! Flighted full on off, Gwandu looks to defend but inside edges it to square leg.

On middle, Clive Madande bunts it to long on for one. Trevor Gwandu has one ball to survive.

Floats it full and outside off, Clive Madande lofts it over extra cover for a couple of runs.

Fuller and on off, Trevor Gwandu pushes it to long off for a single.

Trevor Gwandu is the last man in.

OUT! LBW! Abrar Ahmed gets one now! Abrar Ahmed keeps it simple and bowls it full and on middle, Muzarabani leans to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. He knew it straightaway. An appeal and up goes the finger. Can Abrar Ahmed end things in this over itself?

On middle, Clive Madande turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

Blessing Muzarabani to face the challenge. He walks out.

OUT! BOWLED! Sufiyan Muqeem has four wickets in 12 balls! Flatter and on middle, it skids on. Ngarava clears his front leg and tries to work it across but misses, it brushes his pads and hits the top of the stumps. Zimbabwe are just not able to read him.

Outside off, slower and not much turn on it. Ngarava leaves it alone.

Richard Ngarava walks in with Zimbabwe in a lot of trouble.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This is smart captaincy from Salman Agha! Floats it full and around off, Masakadza prods to defend but it turns slightly away and takes the edge to first slip, Agha makes no mistake.

Slower and outside off, full. Masakadza comes down and across, he drives it back to Sufiyan Muqeem who throws it back to the keeper but Masakadza was in.

Outside off, Clive Madande nicely pushes it to long off for a single.

Flighted full and on off, Masakadza drives it to long off for a single.

A single to end the over as Masakadza works it to long on.

Quicker one, full on middle, Clive Madande tucks it to square leg for one.

Tossed up, outside off, Clive Madande plays it late and to short third man.

Too full and  on middle, Masakadza plays it down to long on for one more.

Angles it full and on the pads. Wellington Masakadza keeps it out.

Bowls it full and on middle, Clive Madande nudges it to square leg for one.

DOT! Tossed up full and on off, Masakadza blocks it out.

Wellington Masakadza to face the hat trick delivery!

OUT! BOWLED! This is not looking good for Zimbabwe! Floats it full and on middle and off, spins away. Tashinga Musekiwa defends inside the line and misses. It goes past his edge and hits the off pole.

Tashinga Musekiwa comes in next.

OUT! LBW! The spinners are continuing Zimbabwe's downfall now! This needs to be blocked. Flat, full and around off, turns. Burl looks to defend across his pads but misses and gets hit on the pads. Another easy decision for the umpire to make.

Tossed up on middle, Madande tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and on  middle, Madande rocks back and defends it out.

Starts with a floated delivery outside off, Madande looks to push across but misses.

Madande is off the mark as he works it down to long off for a single.

Fuller ball, outside off, Madande knocks it to cover.

Clive Madande walks in next to bat.

OUT! LBW! Tossed up full and angling on middle, Myers misses a straight line delivery, swings across and misses and gets hit on the pads. An easy decision for the umpire. Zimbabwe in more trouble.

Tossed up on off, spins in. Myers blocks it out.

Outside off on a length. Myers slaps it to the right of sweeper cover who slides and stops it. Two runs.

Flatter and outside off, Myers looks to cut but miscues it to the right of the keeper.

Length ball, around off Burl punches it to point. Zimbabwe on the back foot completely.

Height? High enough! A good length ball slanting on middle, Burl looks to defend but misses as it zips back in sharply. Height was an issue.

On middle, Myers pulls this length ball to long on for a single.

Darted on the pads, Burl nudges it to square leg for a single.

Ryan Burl is the new man in.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Pegged back in sharply. Raza is outdone here. What a delivery! It lands just outside off, on a length and nips back in. Raza without any foot movement tries to defend but misses and it crashes the off pole which goes for a toss.

This is full and outside off, Raza pushes it to point.

A beauty to end the over! The outside off channel has troubled a couple of batters now. Short in length and on top of off. Dion Myers looks to defend but misses.

A good length ball on off, Dion Myers solidly blocks it out.

Serves it short and on middle, Dion Myers sits under it.

QUICK RUN! Length and on off, Raza drops it in front of mid off for a single.

Raza is off the mark! On middle, Raza nudges it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

OUT! TAKEN! That's how an experienced bowler comes back! Superb delivery from Rauf! Backs his natural hard length delivery and bowls it on middle, Bennett takes on and tries to pull but mistimes it to deep square leg where Irfan Khan runs in and takes it.

Wicket maiden from Afridi! Outside off on a length. Dion Myers cuts it but finds point.

This is top over from Afridi! Bowls in the channel, length and outside off, Myers looks to push it away but misses.

Excellent delivery! Short in length and around the fourth stump line. Myers looks to defend but is squared up as he looks to defends.

Dion Myers walks to the middle.

OUT! GONE! Abbas Afridi troubled Tadiwanashe Marumani in the over! Short of a length and on off Tadiwanashe Marumani tries to cut but gets big on him. It goes flat and straight to point where Tayyab Tahir makes no mistake.

Hits the hard length and delivers on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani rocks back to pull but bottom edges it on the deck.

Abbas Afridi starts with a slower one, length and just around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to cut but misses.

Abbas Afridi is into the attack.

Outside off, Bennett pinches it to mid off.

FOUR! IN THE GAP! Haris Rauf is leaking runs as well. Short in length and outside off, Bennett carves it to point where the fielder fails to collect cleanly. It rolls past him and to the fence.

Falls short! Bangs it short and outside off, Tadiwanashe Marumani upper-cuts, it flies to third man and the fielder there collects on a bounce. One.

Rauf fires in a length ball on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani blocks.

A good length ball, outside off, Bennett taps it to third man for a single.

FOUR! Zimbabwe off to a flier! Outside off, Bennett guides it to third man for a boundary. Plays it so late.

FOUR! Abrar Ahmed overcompensates and bowls it in the slot on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 10 runs off it.

Full and on off, Tadiwanashe Marumani plays it back to the bowler.

Length and on off, turns in. Bennett bunts it to long on for a single.

Tadiwanashe Marumani goes for the reverse hit again but Abrar Ahmed pushes it full and it is swept to covers for a single.

FOUR! He loves to play this shot. Flatter and on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani reverse hits it over point for a boundary.

A loopy ball, length and outside off, Tadiwanashe Marumani opens up his body to punch but misses.

Jahandad Khan went away with it! A full toss around off, Bennett punches it sweetly but to cover.

Well bowled! Jahandad Khan bowls it into the surface and in the channel around off. Bennett had to play it, he pokes his bat out but is beaten.

SIX! BANG! Gets into the position quickly. Shorter and on middle, Bennett pulls it over square leg for a biggie.

Short of a length and around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani tries to nudge it around the corner but gets a leading edge to mid off where it lands well short. Zimbabwe take a quick single.

A length ball, close to the off pole. Tadiwanashe Marumani hops and knocks it to point.

FOUR! Tadiwanashe Marumani hits one now, Short of a length and on middle, this is punched down to long on for a boundary.

Jahandad Khan to bowl from the other end.

FOUR! Clean from Bennett! Floats it full and on leg. Bennett comes down the track and lofts it straight down to long on for a boundary.

Slower one, flat and on off, Bennett knocks it tot cover.

Bowls it full and slanting on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani flicks it to square leg and gets off the mark.

Zimbabwe are underway! Tossed up full and on middle, Bennett tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter and on middle, Bennett goes back and punches it back to Ahmed.

Starts with a fuller ball, around off, Bennett nicely pushes it to mid off.

We are ready for the action. The umpires make their way out in the middle. The Pakistani players are out in the middle. Abrar Ahmed to bowl first. Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani to open for Zimbabwe. Let's play...

Salman Agha says they have a good team that can bat first or chase down the score. Tells they need to bowl well in the powerplay and need to improve the fielding and batting. Mentions the top order needs to click.

Sikandar Raza says they will bat first. Tells it's a young side and they need to upscalling themselves. Mentions they need to play well that the first match, read the conditions well. Informs they are unchanged.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Omair Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (WK), Salman Agha (C), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Zimbabwe (Playing XI) - Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (WK), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (C), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu.

TOSS - Zimbabwe have won the toss and will BAT.

An inexperienced Pakistan team have done really well so far. The youngsters in the squad are showing their best impressions and are grabbing the opportunity from both hands. It was a collective performance in the first match with Tayyab Tahir being the Player of the Match for showing his finishing skills. The spin duo, Sufiyan Muqeem and Abrar Ahmed have been the pick of the bowlers so far not just from the last game but the overall tour. Zimbabwe have done well in patches but as Sikandar Raza said in the post match interview, the players need to take responsibility and today the platform is set to showcase their attributes. Can Zimbabwe level things up or Pakistan will seal the series? Toss coming up next...

Hello everyone to the second T20I between Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Pakistan have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series and a win today could see them win both formats on the tour however, the hosts will be keen on keeping the tour alive but they have to bring out their best game to square the honours.

...MATCH DAY...

We shift our focus to the 2nd T20I between Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Bulawayo. The visitors made a strong statement in the opening game, defending a decent total of 165 to inflict a 57-run defeat on the hosts. Despite their convincing win, Pakistan still has concerns that need to be addressed. Their scoring rate at the top of the order remains a worry, and they will be looking to improve their middle-order contributions. On the other hand, Zimbabwe will be seeking to bounce back from their disappointing loss. They had a strong grip on the game during the chase but lost momentum due to a cluster of wickets. The hosts will be hoping to put up a more sustained challenge. With the series on the line, Zimbabwe will be eager to level the score, while Pakistan will aim to take an unassailable lead. The stage is set for an exciting contest.