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00:00Hello and welcome to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, KFC presents Vigotel Mobile Tri-Nation Series
00:172025. The first game, Pakistan take on Zimbabwe. Salman Ali Agha won the toss. He had no hesitation
00:27in having a bowl first. A bit of experience in that middle order. Brendan Taylor, Sikandar
00:35Raza, Ryan Burl will have to make sure that they get a decent enough total to defend.
00:42With Pakistan, Simon Ferran up the order. Baba number three now. It'll be interesting we have
00:47fucker bats. Usman Khan also there. Two fast bowlers. A bra in there to provide mystery
00:54spin. Brian Bennett to take strike in the first delivery from Shaheen Shah Freydy. Edge
01:07and flies the way down to third. Footwork doesn't work so boundary of the very first ball. Oh,
01:19gets the gap. Didn't middle it completely. Bottom of the bat, but it is enough to get
01:26to the fence. Second boundary of the innings. In the air, in the gap. This is much better
01:35timing. And Bennett. It's a boundary through square cover.
01:45It pulls it away. The outfield is lightning. It's not timed perfectly, but we'll get to the fence.
01:51Short ball is pulled in the air. But there is space. One bounce into the fence.
02:05Down the ground. Again, bottom of the bat, but enough. There'll be another boundary.
02:10Short ball picked and thumped away leg side. Bennett dealing in boundaries.
02:23Saima Youb is treated nonchalantly. That really traveled long and far.
02:30Now that is some shot. That really is middle.
02:40Picks up the length early.
02:42Fahe Mashtra with a big dive. It's not going to be another boundary.
02:46And Zimbabwean openers are on a roll here.
02:49A powerful player of the back foot. Once again, it misses the field. The two fielders.
02:59Baba Razum and his mate were locating the ball and beautifully timed and placed.
03:10And that's taken brilliantly.
03:11Shain Afridi there. Inches from the rope.
03:20It's a full toss. They can plant it anywhere he likes. And he picks out the fielder.
03:25And Nawaz very happy with that. He's gone for a well-played 30 from just 22 balls. Zimbabwe 72 for one.
03:35Brendan Taylor is the new man.
03:36Brendan Taylor is the new man.
03:39Reverse sweep shot played superbly along the ground.
03:50This time he gets back.
03:53Somewhat a bottom edge and a very good over. He wants to.
03:58I think they have him. I think he's short.
04:01A good throw from Barbara Razum in the deep.
04:06He looks short.
04:10Yeah, he looked. He looked short. Makes the walk back to the pavilion. Run out for 14.
04:15Zimbabwe are now 91 for two.
04:19Ryan Burl, left-hander. 31-year-old. He can strike a ball.
04:26Oh, he's chipped it back. That's the third wicket. Such a soft dismissal.
04:31That ball crept. Didn't spot that leg spinner from Sai Mayoo offered.
04:40An easy catch. Return catch.
04:44Didn't make any mistake.
04:46Pakistan back in this game.
04:48They have gotten rid of Danger Man from 49. It's 94 for three.
04:57Black bats it. Skids away for four.
04:59That's high. Barbara Razum. He's underneath it. Takes it. Ryan Burl goes.
05:13Force the batter to top edge that one.
05:15And things were spruced up by Barbara Razum. Very well judge-catched.
05:24And it's wicket number four in shape of Ryan Burl. He goes for eight. And it's 106 for four.
05:30Oh, it's Tony. Munyonga.
05:38Oh, hurry back. Hurry back. Oh, dear.
05:42I don't know that he got back there, Munyonga.
05:47Sets off and then had to do a big circle to get back.
05:50Nope. Short of his ground. A long way short of his ground.
06:03Gone for three. Zimbabwe are 112 for five now.
06:09Tashing up Msakiwa.
06:10Shot. That's really well played in the slot. And it decides, well, I'll just help that on its way.
06:21Zikanda Raza. And he has to come to the party here to repair the damage that has happened in the last little while.
06:29Balled him. Didn't pick it at all.
06:33And straight through, crashing into the stumps.
06:37Another one down.
06:39It's another example of inexperience.
06:41Another example of you've got to be cleverer than this.
06:44To back well in the middle phase of the innings. The middle order has caved in.
06:49Nowhere near the ball. Missed it completely. And he castled him. Could only get two.
06:55Tashinga and Zimbabwe reeling now. 119 for six.
07:00Brad Evans walks out to the middle.
07:06That's gone up in the air.
07:09Simple catch off the leading edge as he tried to work it onside.
07:13Evans, it's been a procession.
07:16You've just come in.
07:18And your role has had to be to partner Raza to get some runs.
07:22And to be engaged in a partnership. A very, very soft dismissal.
07:32Brad Evans, only two. He got off five. One, two, five for seven.
07:35Bully. A wild swing.
07:44He almost played a perfect shot when he was dismissed. That shadow practice of playing
07:49with a straight blade is what was needed on that occasion. Going across the line. And, well,
07:57it did not make matters happy for Zimbabwe.
08:01They slumped further.
08:02They slumped further. Lost another. Eight down now for one, two, eight.
08:05It didn't quite come out the middle of the bat, but it struck well enough.
08:15And away it goes for four.
08:20Shot. Oh, wonderful. Fine leg up in the circle and he just gets out the way with his
08:27legs across to the offside. Oh, wow. What a shot that is. Use of the feet and then the crack of the blade.
08:38And it's gone all the way for six. Sikandar Raza. Final delivery. Dot delivery. Well,
08:48bowl took all the pace off again. 12 off the last one. And Zimbabwe end 147 for eight of their 20 overs.
09:00Having put 72 on for the first wicket, they'll feel that they should have got a lot more.
09:07Last two overs, 19 runs for Zimbabwe, courtesy Sikandar. And in those two overs, we saw everything
09:13regarding T20i batting from Raza. The placement, the deft touches, the straight six ends up with a 34
09:21from 24. The opening was brilliant from Bennett and Marumani, but then the middle order had nothing
09:28to offer. And in the end, Zimbabwe would be disappointed with a score of 147 for the loss of
09:33eight. It could have been a lot better. Two wickets for Nawaz. The spinners really is who to look at
09:39because they changed the course of the game. Pakistan need 148 to win here and start off with a victory
09:47in the tri-series.
09:57Asoff with back of length. Grava does have a bit of pace about him. He gets extra bounce quite tall,
10:03hits the pitch hard. In the air. He's off the mark with the boundary. Was well in control.
10:13Sabzada Farhan never tried to over hit the ball.
10:19Hits it through the offside. It was pitched up and he's crunched it through.
10:23Rob around the wicket. He slashes hard. There's no one deep on the offside. So he'll collect a boundary.
10:35That's the shot he was looking for. This time he nails it. And that goes all the way into the crowd.
10:41The maximum to end the fourth.
10:47Polen. Nips back. Sabzada Farhan giving himself room. But that was too good from Evans.
10:58He was looking for a bit of room to be able to play that stroke through.
11:02What covers kept coming back to him. And there was a lot of gap between back and pad.
11:09The first block drawn by Zimbabwe. And it's Sabzada Farhan.
11:16Fan favorite. Baba Razan.
11:21And again. Huge appeal and given. That is a big moment. Baba thing is down the leg side.
11:29It has seemed back in. Will he go upstairs?
11:34Discussion. Discussion. Yes, they go upstairs.
11:39Now Baba's third duck in the last six innings in T20 eyes.
11:46Huge moment in the game.
11:50Salman Aliaga. Captain walks in.
11:52Now I think as given. So it was boot before bat. And he's done. According to the umpire.
12:04Now remember if he goes up. He's been given out. So even umpire's call will stay out. I think that's a very good decision from the umpire.
12:13Asif stay with Oriniel. Out decision standby.
12:24Fingers is raised once again. And Pakistan in a bit of bother here. Three down now for 30.
12:30The view here is Fakhar Zaman. Left-hander being asked to bat in the middle.
12:35Making it to the fence quite easily. First boundary in three overs.
12:46Samayoub belting it past mid-wicket.
12:53Big shot. Six. Is it?
12:56There's a feeler there and he's gone Samayoub.
13:02This is a magical breakthrough coming just at the right time.
13:05Partnership has been broken. 24 run partnership it was.
13:12Bottom of the bat.
13:15Tried to hit it to Dubai.
13:17But couldn't get it out of the border of Islamabad capital territory.
13:2422 of 26 for the opener. Pakistan are 54 for 4.
13:31Usman Khan and Fakhar Zaman now together.
13:35Another long hop. But this time around didn't get away.
13:41A real come from Usman Khan. And a boundary scored.
13:49Shots of catch it. But it's hit well. And it'll go over mid-wicket and go for 4.
13:59Up, up and away. Oh, that is some strike.
14:04In the slot. And he loves those feasts on them.
14:08Fakhar Zaman. Sixer.
14:10If you want to flat bat the ball, this is the line and length you require.
14:15Bit of room outside the offstand. Back of the length.
14:18And that was more than enough for Fakhar Zaman to bounce on the opportunity.
14:23That's his natural ability. It wasn't a bad delivery. But pure class. Ability of the left-hander.
14:33Oh, it's just the length he loves.
14:38It's the wrong one. But the angle just brings it nicely into that arc.
14:44And he's able to get at it.
14:50Whoa, that is swatted. That is absolutely belted away for four.
14:55Short ball slashed.
15:02Kind of a semi-uppercut. Runs the ball fine away from the fielder into the fence.
15:07Here comes the flick. Taken by the keeper is walking.
15:16He is done for the night, Fakhar Zaman. And what a costly blow.
15:20Hurt on the wrist by that straight smash. And in the end, bit of cuteness from Fakhar Zaman.
15:28Signaling his downfall.
15:31Trying the ramp shot. It was the slow one.
15:34Brendan Taylor does well. Coming forward. It's a good wicket.
15:39Zimbabwe needed this. Good little knock from Fakhar. 44 of 32. Pakistan 115 for five.
15:46Made for any situation these days. Mohamed Nawaz is in.
15:54Big shot. Cracks it. Six.
15:59Nawaz for you.
16:01It was excellent with the ball and now with the bat.
16:05That is brilliant. Stayed with the shot.
16:09And being able to clear the fence and more.
16:11It's a big shot. That's gone up in the air. Will it clear the fence? Fielder.
16:21Drops it.
16:25Nawaz had the perfect idea because Pakistan needed a big shot and he'd be disappointed.
16:30Bennett grassing that one. It's a difficult one.
16:33Yeah. Big moment in the game. He did all the hard work. Got underneath it.
16:40But just couldn't settle himself.
16:45Slow ball. And it's misfielded. And that's gone to the fence.
16:49The crowds are back. Alive and kicking.
16:59And that's gone fine. Beautifully played by Nawaz.
17:03He can do nothing wrong these days. Such a good delicate shot. And he enjoyed it perfectly.
17:08Yeah. Winning shot. Nawaz does it again for Pakistan. In a crunch situation. He bat it so calmly.
17:19So beautifully. In control of things.
17:23Was credit to Zimbabwe for making this a happening game.
17:28After being limited to less than 150 on what appeared to be a very good start and a good pitch to bat on.
17:35But just didn't have enough strength to get back into the contest after Fakhar and Usman Khan belted a great partnership.
17:44In the end, Usman Khan remaining not out. Played with a lot of composure and Nawaz there.
17:51Once again, the key to success for Pakistan in the middle phase of the innings with the bat.
17:56151 for the loss of five. Fakhar Zaman was the highlight of the innings with a top score of 44 of just 32 balls.
18:04Usman Khan 37 of 28 batted. Resolutely batted well. Then threw his wicket away. Nawaz in the end.
18:1221 of 12. Making it rather easy for Pakistan to get over the line.
18:19Looking for Angrava and Maposa. But the star of the show was Evan. Brad Evans with two for 26 in the end.
18:29Could have got another in his final over. But bowled quite beautifully.
18:33Kramer with a wicket. But in the end, not quite enough from Zimbabwe.
18:37Fakhar 44. Usman Khan 37 not out. Saim 22 of 26. And Nawaz there playing a cameo.
18:47Very good innings of 21 of 12. Pakistan winning this by five wickets.
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