Zimbabwe (133/8) defeat Pakistan (132/7) in a nail-biting encounter by 2 wickets to register win in the 3rd T20I - Pakistan win the series by 2-1

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Pakistan secured a dominant win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I of the series, taking a 2-0 lead.

Saim Ayub is the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the T20I series, having scored 60 runs.

Sufiyan Muqeem is the top wicket-taker for Pakistan in the series with 8 wickets to his name.

For Zimbabwe, Tadiwanashe Marumani is the highest run-scorer in the T20I series, with 49 runs.

Richard Ngarava is the leading wicket-taker for Zimbabwe in the series, with just 1 wicket.

In the second T20I, Zimbabwe batted first and managed to put up only 57 runs before being bowled out. Tadiwanashe Marumani and Brian Bennett gave a solid start, and for a while, it seemed Zimbabwe might reach the 160-run mark. However, the fall of the first wicket triggered a dramatic collapse, with the Zimbabwean batters failing to build partnerships. Sufiyan Muqeem shone with the ball, taking 5 wickets as Zimbabwe were dismissed for a modest total of 57.

In reply, Saim Ayub and Omair Yousuf took charge and comfortably guided Pakistan to victory. Ayub made 36 runs, while Yousuf contributed with 22 runs, as Pakistan won by 10 wickets.

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Pakistan's playing XI for the final T20I against Zimbabwe

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Finally Arafat and qasim getting a game. Good to see these changes
 
Looks much better with Abbas Afridi being at 9. Finally Arafat Minhas gets a game.
 
What if Farhan gets a 40 ball ton? Last chance saloon for him really.
 
Good to see the two young spin AR play.

If anything from this T20I, getting a white ball spinner in Sufiyan Muqeem is a positive.
 
Faisal Akram is hard done by. What i have heard is that he is a bigger turner of the ball than Sufyan but lacks Sufyan's control. Hopefully bowling long spells in domestic cricket will help him get more control.
 
Looks much better with Abbas Afridi being at 9. Finally Arafat Minhas gets a game.
absolutely look at the balance thats whats needed in t20 i mean what is Agha doing there is a different question but the balance of the team is very important
 
absolutely look at the balance thats whats needed in t20 i mean what is Agha doing there is a different question but the balance of the team is very important
Exactly you can't have Abbas or jahandad at 7 in any format. Having them at 8 or 9 provides a much better balance for the team. Our line up is very thin in terms of batting specially when you have useless players in Salman in the line up. I suspect these guys will be back to batting at 7 and 8 against SA as we haven't taken any all rounders.
 
Faisal Akram is hard done by. What i have heard is that he is a bigger turner of the ball than Sufyan but lacks Sufyan's control. Hopefully bowling long spells in domestic cricket will help him get more control.
He also needs to learn how to hold a bat and learn how to field. A person who actually looks his age is very unathletic and slow.
 
Faisal Akram is hard done by. What i have heard is that he is a bigger turner of the ball than Sufyan but lacks Sufyan's control. Hopefully bowling long spells in domestic cricket will help him get more control.
I think Faisal will benefit from long format bowling he has decent skills but is still pretty raw can be an asset if developed properly
 
Faisal Akram is hard done by. What i have heard is that he is a bigger turner of the ball than Sufyan but lacks Sufyan's control. Hopefully bowling long spells in domestic cricket will help him get more control.
He played in the odis.
 
5 all rounders and a top 6 that wouldn't look out of place in the test arena
I'm glad we take t20is seriously
 
There was no need for Salman to play. He should have been rested for good.
 
Qasim akram is an excellent middle order batter and both he and tayyab should bat higher than usman and salman.Both of them are potential cricketers and far far better than hacks like usman and salman.
If same team has to play batting order should be
1) sahibzada
2) Omair
3) Tayyab
4) Qaim
5) Arafat
6) Usman
7) salman
And rest should follow.
I know many of you would wonder why Arafat ahead of usman, but believe me this Arafat is an excellent batter with greater repotoire of shots than the hack usman. Further salman is best at 7 and he seems useless ahead of that slot
 
Qasim akram is an excellent middle order batter and both he and tayyab should bat higher than usman and salman.Both of them are potential cricketers and far far better than hacks like usman and salman.
If same team has to play batting order should be
1) sahibzada
2) Omair
3) Tayyab
4) Qaim
5) Arafat
6) Usman
7) salman
And rest should follow.
I know many of you would wonder why Arafat ahead of usman, but believe me this Arafat is an excellent batter with greater repotoire of shots than the hack usman. Further salman is best at 7 and he seems useless ahead of that slot
Your suggestion may sound good but reality is different.

Farhan
omair
Usman
Salman
Tayyab
Qasim
Arafat

This is the order we can expect
 
Toss Update:

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

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Plastic chairs for photoshoot

Aamir Sohail saying he loves Zimbabwe want to apply for citizenship
 
usman despite being a hack and having an ugly technique still manages to score runs
 
Farhan better than Babar struggling against Zimbabwe. He was always going to struggle at international level.
 
I have tried supporting Farhan's inclusion to the teams as best I can, but I think this is it now. What was that shot?
 
Farhan is not an international material. The sooner people accept it, the better
 
Anyone who thinks that these guys are better than Babar have no clue about cricket. I have played cricket at a very good level and I am a batting coach myself so I would like to think I know what I am talking about.
Another shock for those guys.... USMAN ALSO GONE
 
Here comes Tayyab in Powerplay.. Wish granted

thanks to farhan, omair and Usman (PASSENGERS)
 
usman despite having all ugly aspects in his batting always manages to outscore him lol
He also won't succeed at international level due to his technique or lack of. But he plays high risk and basks himself and will come of at times
 
Just checked the scorecard….

What the h*ll.


Easy wickets to give from the sound of it.
 
the good thing with these players is that they try to attack no matter how many wickets fall unlike previous team who would go into shell with the fall of one wicket
 
Tayyab is looking good. He should be batting ahead of Salman
 
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