Pak vs Zim: Pakistan came without Babar Azam, Rizwan, still won the first T20, defeated Zimbabwe badly.

New Delhi. The first T20 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe was played in Bulawayo. In this match, Pakistan registered a spectacular victory by 57 runs. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved effective for them. Coming to bat first, Pakistan batted 20 overs and gave a target of 166 runs to Zimbabwe. But while chasing, the team could score only 108 runs.

Omar Yusuf and Saim Ayyub, who came to open for Pakistan, gave a good start. Both scored 16 and 24 runs respectively. Usman Khan, who came at number three, played a brilliant inning of 39 runs in 30 balls. he/she hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in the innings. Tayyab Tahir scored 39 runs in 25 balls, while Irfan Khan scored 27 runs in 15 balls. In this way Pakistan team could score 165 runs in 20 overs.

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Bowling for Zimbabwe, captain Sikandar Raza took 1 wicket, Masakzada took 1 wicket, Ryan Burl and Richard Nagarva also took 1 wicket. Now it was Zimbabwe’s turn to chase. Zimbabwe team could score 108 runs in 15.3 overs. Brian Bennett, who came to open, scored 6 runs. Marumani who came with him/her scored 33 runs in 20 balls. Sikandar Raza scored a brilliant 39 runs but could not win the match. Apart from this, none of the Zimbabwean players batted. For Pakistan, Abrar Ahmed took 3 wickets and Sufiyan Muqeem also took 3 wickets.

With this victory, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3 T20 match series. Now the next T20 match will be played in Bulawayo on 3rd December. Let us tell you that in this series, Pakistan has entered without Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi. It remains to be seen how Pakistan performs in the coming 2 matches.

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