Player of the Match
Player of the Match
3171dThe Report by Mohammad Isam

Tight win helps Pakistan take series 2-0

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by two wickets with two balls to spare, in another last-over finish, to clinch the T20 series 2-0 and, like Friday, the occasion got bigger than the game

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Mukhtar Ahmed
62(40) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 13 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 6 5 13 6 9 7 12
SC Williams
SC Williams
58(32) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • sweep shot
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 0 3 12 22 4 8 9

Best performances - Bowlers

CB Mpofu
CB Mpofu
O4
M0
R25
W2
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
SC Williams
SC Williams
O4
M0
R32
W2
Eco8
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Pakistan won the 2-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.10

Match days

24 May 2015 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu

The trophy has been presented to Afridi. And there it is, first 'home' series victory for Pakistan after six years. They have been left waiting for a long, long time. It has been a great pleasure bringing you this series. Zimbabwe fought tooth and nail but couldn't seize the key moments. Do tune in for the ODI series, which begins with the first ODI on Tuesday. Until then, this is Deivarayan Muthu saying sayonara..

Shahid Afridi: We enjoyed playing against Zimbabwe. The crowd has been great. Thank you so much, crowd. As a captain, I had confidence in Bilawal Bhatti. I will have to go to the doctor [responding to the injury].

Mukhtar Ahmed, the Man of the Match and Man of the Series: I play attacking cricket and that is my style.

Presentation time:

10:30pm: Bilawal Bhatti had a poor outing with the ball, but struck a six and a four in the final over of the chase to quell the Zimbabwe challenge. The crowd got another thriller with the hosts finishing on the right end of it. Mukhtar Ahmed set up the chase with his second fifty in as many games, but then a typical Pakistan implosion meant that they slipped to 81 for 1 to 130 for 5. Though Afridi misfired and Pakistan continued to lose wickets, Umar Akmal chipped in with 30 off 21 balls before Bhatti closed out the game.

Bilal: "stallions all the way. Mukhtar, Malik,nauman, bhatti.."

RD: "Pakistan won the game but Zimbabwe won hearts. Well played."

19.4
4
Vitori to Bilawal Bhatti, FOUR, Bhatti finishes it for Pakistan with a four. The Gaddafi raises itself to a roar. Joyous scenes in the crowd. Low full toss on off, driven crisply past the covers. Vitori did not nail the yorker. Pakistan take the series 2-0!
19.3
2
Vitori to Bilawal Bhatti, 2 runs, pitched up and outside off, he throws his bat at it and slices it over backward point. Raza moves to his right and makes a fine stop
19.2
0
Vitori to Bilawal Bhatti, no run, yorker outside off, Bhatti makes room, reaches out and can't slice it away

Chigu and Vitori discuss plans..

19.1
6
Vitori to Bilawal Bhatti, SIX, Lahore finds its voice again. What a strike from Bhatti. On a length and outside off, he loads up and tonks it over long-on

It boils down to 12 off the final over. Vitori will bowl it.

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 164/8 (12 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.63, RRR: 12.00)

  • Imad Wasim4 (5b)
  • Bilawal Bhatti1 (1b)
  • Chris Mpofu4-0-25-2
  • Sean Williams4-0-32-2
18.6
0
Mpofu to Imad Wasim, no run, change of pace outside off, hoodwinks Immad, who nips down the track. Swipes and does not connect
18.5
0
Mpofu to Imad Wasim, no run, Immad shuffles around the crease, aims for a lap-sweep against this full toss. Makes a mess off it and ends up scooping it to the left of the bowler

Round the stumps..