Pakistan (151/5) defeat Zimbabwe (147/8) by 5 wickets in a thrilling encounter in the opener of Tri-Nation T20I series

[Aami]

my days that is some odd looking batting line up..usman shoudnt be playing for starters should have tried samad and given gloves to sahbzada. I have no idea how they will make the batting line up

We're one strike away from having an unthinkable line up to destroy all hope?

Imagine?
Saim
Farhan
Babar
Riz
Salman
Fakhar

 

[Kianig89]

Stunning Start by Zim

 

[Kianig89]

Saim tonked for 17

 

[Kianig89]

No worries Pakistan has explosive batting , the intent merchant Farhan Fakhar etc etc

 

[Kianig89]

How's Usman keeping ? Any fumbles

 

[cricfan432]

200 bnadiye tou maza ayega

 

[Omer2002]

200 should be easy but it is a dead road of a wicket

 

[Rana]

200 bnadiye tou maza ayega

Kasme let’s see Zimbu and Agha in the middle together

 

[Kianig89]

88/1 10 overs

 

[AZulfi]

I want Pak batting to be really tested today

Can Zimbabwe make 190+?

 

[gazza619]

How's Usman keeping ? Any fumbles

I am concerned if he somehow scores 20 off 10 balls, it would be impossible to control @Rana

 

[Kianig89]

Ayub with good over so far

 

[Kianig89]

170 looks on

 

[Deewana Mastana]

94-2 in 12 is decent for Zimbabwe

 

[amrsid]

Will be in Islamabad later this week and would love to go the Pakistan -Sri Lanka game on Saturday at Rawalpindi stadium. I used to live not that far from that stadium and have seen quite a few matches there before moving out of Pakistan. Wanted to check if anyone knew is getting tickets at the stadium the day of possible or do I have to ask someone to get them in advance for me? I tried to use the link PCB had on their website for tickets but that's blocked for me here.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bennett gone for 49

Saim gets it

 

[AZulfi]

Soft dismissal

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sikandar Raza stays they'll get 180

 

[Omer2002]

saim shouldnt have bowled in powerplay been awsum since power play with variations

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Soft dismissal

Very

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Don't really enjoy watching our T20 team play anymore. Don't know why @RizwanT20Champ

 

[RidiculousMan]

Is this true?:

"Because of these meaningless matches, the authorities have made life extremely difficult for the citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Everyday routines have been disrupted. I hear constant complaints: tasks that normally take ten minutes now stretch into hours, all because of the traffic diversions and road closures.

The heavy-handed security measures have turned both cities into fortresses. Entire neighborhoods are sealed off, checkpoints are everywhere, and ordinary people are forced to endure endless queues. Parents struggle to get their children to school, patients miss medical appointments, and businesses suffer as customers simply cannot reach them. What should be normal city life has been paralyzed."

Yes. This almost always happens when international Cricket and PSL happens. They have to seal off half the city.

 

[Rana]

Back to 130-140ush total

Backwas cricket!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Not a big turnout for Pindi in a T20I

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan pegged them back , RR under 8 now

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Burl gone caught by Babar

 

[RidiculousMan]

Babar Azam special! You can't take him out of the game! King level catch!

 

[Kianig89]

Sikandar can hit them well

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan pegged them back , RR under 8 now

Since they blasted away in the PP, Pakistan has made a decent return so far

 

[AZulfi]

Zimbabwe losing their way

150-160 looks realistic now

 

[Kianig89]

Babar makes his presence felt , he knows how important it is to keep score in check

 

[globetrotter]

Today Babar will be in his prime form

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So Hassan Nawaz has comeback into the squad for this tri series due to Abdul Samad getting injured in nets.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Zimbabwe losing their way

150-160 looks realistic now

Yep just the bowlers now to come

 

[Omer2002]

ball is spinning now all of a sudden which is a big issue

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another wicket gone run out

112-5.

 

[RidiculousMan]

This will probably the most boring tri series for Pakistan this century

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Let's see how Greame Cremer goes after a 7 year hiatus

 

[Ball Blazer]

Will be in Islamabad later this week and would love to go the Pakistan -Sri Lanka game on Saturday at Rawalpindi stadium. I used to live not that far from that stadium and have seen quite a few matches there before moving out of Pakistan. Wanted to check if anyone knew is getting tickets at the stadium the day of possible or do I have to ask someone to get them in advance for me? I tried to use the link PCB had on their website for tickets but that's blocked for me here.

The PCB website is down at the moment due to cloudfare. check later.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

What a poor collapse by Zimbabwe, should have refreshed memories of 2022

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bowled Abrar gets in

119-6

 

[Ball Blazer]

A Pakistan-like collapse for Pakistan. One fall, others follow.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

From 91-1 to 118-6

 

[Deewana Mastana]

A Pakistan-like collapse for Pakistan. One fall, others follow.

They're making Pak look good

 

[Kianig89]

Zim have fallen apart

 

[RidiculousMan]

Zim have fallen apart

Color me surprise

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shaheen gets Evans 7 down

Procession in the process

 

[AZulfi]

Soft dismissals galore today

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Mirza gets his 1st for the night

Clean bowled 8 down Maposa

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They'll miss Blessing for sure he's a handful against Pakistan

 

[RidiculousMan]

Wow. A Movie Ad in a Cricket match. That's a first

 

[Katwalindian]

This will probably the most boring tri series for Pakistan this century

I Dont knew why they want it to be tri series...just play 3 t20s against srilanka........already watched enough cricket and now this boring zimbabwe side with couple of decent players....

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That was a cracking shot for 6 using the feet to Shaheen by Raza

148 to win for Pakistan

 

[RidiculousMan]

I Dont knew why they want it to be tri series...just play 3 t20s against srilanka........already watched enough cricket and now this boring zimbabwe side with couple of decent players....

Personally I'm waiting for BBL to start. Playing meaningless bilaterals against low ranked teams gets boring quickly.

 

[Rana]

Nothing score

 

[AZulfi]

Not enough runs.

Zimbabwe were 72/1 after 8 overs. Should have got 170-180 from there

 

[Omer2002]

Not enough runs.

Zimbabwe were 72/1 after 8 overs. Should have got 170-180 from there

ball started to spin and they have three spinners so lets see

 

[Nasty Naz]

Confusing why Shaheen is playing today. He played the T20 series vs SA, then ODI series vs SL but still they can't afford to rest him in a match vs Zimbabwe? Just play Naseem who rested in the last ODI match.

Quite the comeback for Pakistan in the last 10 after a great start from Zimbabwe. Hopefully we saw the bats dominate for once and chase this down quick instead of something like 6 down and chasing it by 19th over or something.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Salman Mirza and Usman Tariq should get a game here.

Both of them are very poor in the fielding, Shouldnt be in the squad first place and not playing altogether ahead of other deserving players..

Expected to see Wasim jr after how he made comeback in the ODIs.. Is Shaheen blocking his way to the top.. Wasim jr imho is more skilled than Shaheen in terms of bowling, can swing both ways and very good with the old ball and reverse swing..

He was in and out of the side due to injuries, now he is back and should be a regular player..

 

[AZulfi]

ball started to spin and they have three spinners so lets see

Agreed

However, we also have a habit of making any run chase look tougher than it is..

 

[Ball Blazer]

Fakhar at 6???

 

[Ball Blazer]

Today Babar will be in his prime form

very much pressure on him tonight, even if he'd perform or not

 

[Sunny_majoka]

It's an illusion that Farhan is better T20i player than Babar, despite his aggressiveness and so called intent he has lower strike rate than Babar

 

[RidiculousMan]

I'm feeling sleepy

 

[RidiculousMan]

It's an illusion that Farhan is better T20i player than Babar, despite his aggressiveness and so called intent he has lower strike rate than Babar

He plays too many dot balls. At the end of innings both end up at the same SR.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Most sixes in T20I for Pakistan this year doesn't impressed Amir Sohail. Instead he says and singles impress him the most in T20 Cricket.

 

[saabir]

Pakistan have got decent ODI side but T20 side is an average one. Saim struggling to time the ball again in T20

 

[RidiculousMan]

This series will be the end of Farhan's T20 career

 

[saabir]

Maaz Sadaqat can easily replace any of the top 4 batter of pakistan in T20.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

It is my good luck that I tuned into the game at the same time as Babar is about to arrive at the crease.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Epic innings by Farhan with a tremendous SR

Showed great intent and displayed modern day cricket @Rana

 

[RidiculousMan]

Maaz Sadaqat can easily replace any of the top 4 batter of pakistan in T20.

We already have many top to no. 4 options. But not many for 5 and 6

 

[The Bald Eagle]

It is my good luck that I tuned into the game at the same time as Babar is about to arrive at the crease.

Lol Babar would be worried today, because no matter what he does today he will be trolled. Either as Zimbabar or as a failure.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Most sixes in T20I for Pakistan this year doesn't impressed Amir Sohail. Instead he says and singles impress him the most in T20 Cricket.

You need big overs. Not one six per over. You can consume dots as long your boundary frequency is high. That is not the case here.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Gone for 0

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Lol Babar would be worried today, because no matter what he does today he will be trolled. Either as Zimbabar or as a failure.

Lol failure gone

 

[Azzurri]

Zimbu

 

[m.shah]

King gone

 

[jamie smith fan]

Drop him now

 

[RidiculousMan]

Babar denying Zimbabar rumors