Pakistan recently completed their tour of Zimbabwe. Pakistan team have been trolled for frequently playing bilateral series against Zimbabwe. Because Zimbabwe is currently considered a weak team. But, this time Pakistan was on the tour under new leadership with major chances. ‘Babar Azam’ was rested for the tour. But, Pakistan performed really well even in the absence of their star player. Here we have brought the moments of the match by Pakistan national cricket team Vs Zimbabwe national cricket team match scorecard of both series.
Pakistan National Cricket Team Vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Of T20I Series 2024
Pakistan started their tour of Zimbabwe 2024 in the month of November. They played two bilateral series including – ODI series of 3 matches and T20I series of 3 matches. Both of the series were won by Pakistan by 2-1. Here we are mentioning the short results from the Pakistan national cricket team Vs Zimbabwe national cricket team match scorecard of T20I Series.
Match 1 (1 Dec, 2024)
In the first match of the T20 Series, Pakistan chose to bat first after winning the toss. Pakistan was able to set a decent target, in the absence of their star players. And when they came back to the ground to bowl, they totally bombarded the defence of Zimbabwe. ‘Sufiyan Muqeem’ was the top wicket taker for Pakistan with 3 wickets.
| Pakistan- 165/4 (20) | |
| Tayyab Tahir 39*(25) | Sikandar Raza 1/14 (4) |
| Usman Khan 39 (30) | Wellington Masakadza 1/23 (3) |
| Irfan Khan Naizi 27* (15) | Ryan Burl 1/27 (3) |
| Zimbabwe- 108/10 (15.3) | |
| Sikandar Raza 39 (28) | Sufiyan Muqeem 3/20 (4) |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani 33 (20) | Abrar Ahmed 3/28 (3.3) |
| Tashinga Musekiwa 9* (11) | Haris Rauf 2/17 (3) |
| Pakistan won by 57 runs | |
Match 2 (3 Dec, 2024)
In the second, Zimbabwe got the luck at their side and they decided to bat first after winning the toss. But their decision proved to be a disaster for Zimbabwe. Pakistan wrapped them up on the score of 57 runs. Again ‘Sufiyan Muqeem’ led the Pakistan bowling attack with his 5-wicket haul. While chasing a low total, Pakistan showed no patience and ended the match in the powerplay.
| Zimbabwe- 57/10 (12.4) | |
| Brian Bennett 21 (14) | Sufiyan Muqeem 5/3 (2.4) |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani 16 (14) | Abbas Afridi 2/2 (2) |
| Clive Madande 9 (16) | Salman Ali Agha 1/7 (2) |
| Pakistan- 61/0 (5.3) | |
| Saim Ayub 38* (18) | Sikandar Raza 0/11 (1) |
| Omair Yousuf 22* (15) | Trevor Gwandu 0/13 (1) |
| Richard Ngarava 0/15 (2) | |
| Pakistan won by 10 wickets and 87 balls left | |
Match 3 (5 Dec,2024)
The third match followed the same pattern, the toss winner decided to bat first. Pakistan struggled to bat this time, Zimbabwe’s bowlers binded the batters and fall of wickets after regular intervals ended Pakistan’s innings on 132 runs. Zimbabwe started the chase with good touch but after losing some wickets. They slowed down which led the match to a thriller. Zimbabwe was able to win the match on the 5th ball of the last over. And ‘Brian Bennett’ was the hero from Zimbabwe’s side.
| Pakistan- 132/7 (20) | |
| Salman Ali Agha 32 (32) | Blessing Muzarabani 2/25 (4) |
| Arafat Minhas 22* (26) | Tinotenda Maposa 1/12 (1) |
| Tayyab Tahir 21 (14) | Ryan Burl 1/15 (3) |
| Zimbabwe- 133/8 (19.5) | |
| Brian Bennett 43 (35) | Abbas Afridi 3/24 (4) |
| Sikandar Raza 19 (20) | Jahandad Khan 2/30 (2.5) |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani 15 (6) | Salman Ali Agha 1/19 (3) |
| Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets and 1 ball left | |
Pakistan National Cricket Team Vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard Of ODI Series 2024
From 24 November Pakistan started their tour with the ODI series. All matches were scheduled to play at ‘Queens Sports Club’ Stadium. Here we have mentioned the short results of the matches from Pakistan national cricket team Vs Zimbabwe national cricket team match scorecard of ODI Series.
Match 1 (24 Nov, 2024)
In the first match of the ODI Series, Pakistan invited Zimbabwe to bat first after winning the toss. Zimbabwe was able to get to an average score just above 200 runs. ‘Richard Ngarava’ was the top scorer with 48 runs. The rain interrupted the play and it stopped, Pakistan got a new target of 141 runs in 21 overs. Pakistan lost their intent of winning the game. They slowed down the game which backfired. And Pakistan only able to reach 60 runs after spending all of the overs.
| Zimbabwe- 205/10 (40.2) | |
| Richard Ngarava 48 (52) | Faisal Akram 3/24 (8) |
| Sikandar Raza 39 (56) | Salman Ali Agha 3/42 (9) |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani 29 (41) | Haris Rauf 1/36 (7) |
| Pakistan- 60/6 (21) | |
| Mohammad Rizwan 19* (43) | Sikandar Raza 2/7 (3) |
| Kamran Ghulam 17 (28) | Blessing Muzarabani 2/9 (5) |
| Saim Ayub 11 (17) | Sean Williams 2/12 (6) |
| Zimbabwe won by 80 runs (DLS method) | |
Match 2 (26 Nov, 2024)
In the second match, Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. But after losing some early wickets. Zimbabwe totally on the backfoot. Pakistan kept their bowling attack on, and wrapped up Zimbabwe under 150 runs. ‘Abrar Ahmed’ was the top wicket taker for Pakistan with 4 wickets. Pakistani batters started the innings like T20I and till the end of 19th over Pakistan won the match. ‘Saim Ayub’ became the hero of the second innings for Pakistan.
| Zimbabwe- 145/10 (32.3) | |
| Dion Myers 33 (30) | Abrar Ahmed 4/33 (8) |
| Sean Williams 31 (39) | Salman Ali Agha 3/26 (7) |
| Craig Ervine 18 (35) | Saim Ayub 1/16 (4) |
| Pakistan- 148/0 (18.2) | |
| Saim Ayub 113* (62) | Richard Ngarava 0/17 (3) |
| Abdullah Shafique 32* (48) | Trevor Gwandu 0/24 (2) |
| Sikandar Raza 0/30 (4.2) | |
| Pakistan won by 10 wickets | |
Match 3 (28 Nov,2024)
In the last ODI match, Pakistan picked to bat first after winning the toss. Pakistan completely knocked off the Zimbabwe’s bowlers. While batting first Pakistan made a humongous total of 303 runs. ‘Kamran Ghulam’ was the hero of the first innings after hitting a delightful century. The same problem repeated for Zimbabwe’s batter, they failed to convert their start into a good innings. And got all out on the score of 204 runs which led to loss of the series along the match.
| Pakistan- 306/6 (50) | |
| Kamran Ghulam 103 (99) | Sikandar Raza 2/47 (10) |
| Abdullah Shafique 50 (68) | Richard Ngarva 2/55 (10) |
| Mohammad Rizwan 37 (47) | Faraz Akram 1/63 (8) |
| Zimbabwe- 204/10 (40.1) | |
| Craig Ervine 51 (63) | Aamir Jamal 2/19 (5) |
| Brian Bennett 37 (27) | Saim Ayub 2/29 (4) |
| Sean Williams 24 (29) | Haris Rauf 2/34 (7.1) |
| Pakistan won by 99 runs | |
Top Performers
Here we have mentioned the top performers from both of the series.
From T20I Series
- Sufiyan Muqeem
- Abbas Afridi
- Salman Ali Agha
- Tayyab Tahir
- Brian Bennett
- Sikandar Raza
From ODI Series
- Saim Ayub
- Kamran Ghullam
- Abrar Ahmed
- Salman Ali Agha
- Sikander Raza
- Craig Ervine
Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe Head To Head Matches
Pakistan and Zimbabwe have faced each other in numerous events including ICC tournaments. Here we have arranged all of their encounters in the head to head stats table.
ODI
| Pakistan | Vs | Zimbabwe |
| 65 | Matches Played | 65 |
| 56 | Won | 6 |
| 6 | Lost | 56 |
| 1 | Tied | 1 |
| 2 | No Result | 2 |
T20I
| Pakistan | Vs | Zimbabwe |
| 21 | Matches Played | 21 |
| 18 | Won | 3 |
| 3 | Lost | 18 |
| 0 | Tied | 0 |
| 0 | No Result | 0 |
Test
| Pakistan | Vs | Zimbabwe |
| 19 | Matches Played | 19 |
| 12 | Won | 3 |
| 3 | Lost | 12 |
| 4 | Drawn | 4 |
| 0 | No Result | 0 |
Summary
Despite the new line-up Pakistan have performed extraordinarily in the last tour. However, for Zimbabwe the same story repeated. Sikander Raza again came as a lone warrior of the team. But, lack of coordination in Zimbabwe’s team resulted in another series loss against Pakistan. So far Pakistan have been dominant in all the clash ups.
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