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Pakistan demolish weakened Zimbabwe in 74-run win in first match of T20I tri-series

No Taylor, Raza, Cremer, Ervine and Williams for Zimbabwe and with our attack I don't see them chasing this.
 
As I said in the other thread, Zimbabwe have been all at sea against spin.

Big reason why they've lost multiple series to Afghanistan.
 
LMAO Saifi called that two balls early.

"Yeh waale karna tho pad people lage gaa" or something like that
:mn
 
Our team is so fresh now.

Remember we had beech ki maang skinny fat players hahaha
:amir :rahat :hafeez :malik :misbah2 :ajmal
 
6 runs. May as well just attack them with spin. They seem more comfortable versus pace.
 
Oh my, don't think I've seen Hasan Ali paddle swept for six.
 
Hasan Ali gets his first wicket of the day...

Zimbabwe on 23/2 after 5 overs
 
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Would have preferred for Zimbabwe to have their full strength team available.
 
This Musakanda is actually a decent batsman.

Nawaz gets his second wicket,that of Solomon Mire
 
Nawaz is starting to become an important player for us in T20s.

It is going to be very difficult for Imad Wasim to get back into the side.
 
Nawaz bowling has more variety to it than Imads. Needs to improve his batting though.
 
Pak looks likely to win this one and I'm glad Amir is being rested. A solid attack even without him.
 
'We need to apply ourselves better' – Hamilton Masakadza

Sarfraz Ahmed ecstatic with his team's performance but insists a lot of cricket still to go in the series.

Pakistan are ranked No.1 on the MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Team rankings, 11 spots above Zimbabwe. The gulf between the two sides clearly showed as the visitors romped to a resounding 74-run win in the opening game of the triangular series in Harare on Sunday 1 July.

Put into bat, Pakistan rode on Fakhar Zaman's second T20I half-century followed by useful cameos from Asif Ali (41* in 21) and Shoaib Malik (37* in 24) to post a formidable 182/4 in their 20 overs.

Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez and Usman Shinwari then picked up two wickets each as Zimbabwe were restricted to 108. Kyle Jarvis, who had hurt his finger during the 14th over in the first innings while going for a catch, was unable to bat.

Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, was all smiles after his team's convincing win in the opening game.

"First match of the series is really important," said Ahmed after the game. "Fakhar Zaman played really well at the top and Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali finished the innings well.

"It looked like a good batting pitch. The ball did not come on in the first innings, but played well in the second. There was some movement initially.

"Credit goes to the bowlers, especially Usman and Nawaz. Plenty of cricket to be played in this series. Hopefully we will do well."

For Zimbabwe, who were playing without five of their regulars, it was always going to be a tough ask chasing 183 on this surface. They had their moments throughout the game, but were unable to build on them.

Losing Jarvis, who looked exceptional in his opening burst where he gave away just nine runs in two overs picking up the wicket of Mohammad Hafeez, also did not help their cause.

"Only bright point was winning the toss," said Hamilton Masakadza, the Zimbabwe captain. "We gave them 20 runs extra. It was not ideal that Jarvis went out injured as well.

"We started okay but we lost our way in the middle period. Our batting order was fine, but the execution was a problem.

"Just the first game of the series. We don't need to make changes in the team yet, but we need to apply ourselves better at the top of the order."

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/769093
 
Missed the match.

Very happy about Asif Ali's lower order hitting, though it's only against Zimbabwe and I am going by the scorecard. Hopefully he gains confidence from it and can consistently provide us with good performances against better teams.
 
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