- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.2 Done him in. Raza is charged, pumped and all those things! 115ks seam-up ball, peak Raza. Got-ya finger-pointing from him in celebration before punching the air. Ball landed around fourth and finished around middle and off. Aided by skiddy bounce, Farhan went for the pull and got beaten on the under-edge 132/22.3 Two sixes and out! Good catch at deep square leg. Runs in, realises it was low, and then reaches out to the right to take a low catch. Was a 125ks bumper that sat up around off. Shot was on. Ayub went for the pull, wanted the third six in the over. Played from waist-height, very stable base. But got it off the bat. Couldn't clear the fielder. 29/117.4 Slogged... and is that out or six? Out it looks like. Raza spreads his arms and looks up like a movie hero. Evans took a sharp catch and kicked it on the bounce. Was a length ball that was slogged across the line. Good shot, just couldn't clear deep midwicket. Evans ran to the right, got close to the ropes, and held on nicely with spacial awareness 163/416.4 One bounce to long-on, and there's also confusion in the running. Ashraf wanted two and gets run out! He turned back and started going for the run. Babar, rightly, said no. But Ashraf was facing the wrong side and started off too quick. The bowler was smart, got right behind the throw and whipped off the bails. Was a shortish ball that was pulled 144/318.2 Slot ball, smacked... but straight to deep midwicket. Longer boundary there. Shot was on again. At the stumps, Nawaz stood still and whipped it flat. Ngarava says that was just a little distance away from clearing him. Works out in the end 167/5Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL195/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.75)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Saim Ayub, 2.3 ov), 2-132 (Sahibzada Farhan, 15.2 ov), 3-144 (Faheem Ashraf, 16.4 ov), 4-163 (Babar Azam, 17.4 ov), 5-167 (Mohammad Nawaz, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 4 0 34 1 8.5 11 2 2 0 0 TT Maposa 3 0 20 0 6.66 10 3 0 2 0 B Evans 4 0 59 1 14.75 9 3 6 0 1 WP Masakadza 4 0 27 0 6.75 4 1 0 0 0 RP Burl 1 0 11 0 11 1 1 0 1 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 39 2 9.75 4 2 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 Middle and leg dinked apart! Was a length ball angling in from over the wicket. Bennett looks to slog it over midwicket. Made too much room. Wanted to go over midwicket, has to go back to the dugout 14/20.6 Softy soft dismissal. 138ks length ball sticks in the pitch. Had the width and Marumai tried to slap it square. Too early into the shot, ballooned it to cover point. Naseem is relieved and has his hair ruffled by Babar in celebration 6/13.3 Taylor's misery ends. Ball stops in the pitch and Taylor was too early into the diagonal-bat punch. Wanted to go through cover. The ball has been stopping in the pitch often, might have done so again. Popped straight to cover. All three bowlers now have a wicket 25/38.1 Raza's good stay is a small one. Got a hit-me ball but found deep midwicket. Was a back of lengther at middle and leg that he pulled hard. Not middled and he holes out. Around-the-wicket angle works for Nawaz, who raises his index finger and smiles 59/49.2 Caught at short fine and Tariq takes a bow. Length ball took an age to arrive towards fourth, Munyonga was too early into the sweep. Bottom hand came off as the top edge floated to Naseem. 81ks 60/59.3 Onto the pads and then onto stumps. Looked like Musekiwa was done in by the action. 74ks length ball didn't arrive at leg stump. The batter lunged forward and tried to work it across the line. Way too early into the shot. Ball goes off the back leg onto off. Tariq takes another bow, he's now on a hat-trick 60/69.4 And he might have it! Yes, it's a hat-trick! Fourth T20I hat-trick for Pakistan! Everyone around comes in to hug Tariq. Babar was all smiles taking it at long-on. He seems a fan favourite. 82ks fullish length ball wide of off. Masakadza disregarded the close-in fielders and went for the slog sweep. Top-edged it straight to the fielder 60/710.6 through him. Nawaz now with the sharp angle. Around the wicket, seam up and full. Lands around fourth and finishes around middle and leg. Evans looked to drive straight, beaten on the inside edge 63/813.6 Fourth time's the charm. Very slow again, landed full on fourth. Fuller side of length, the googly spun in and beat the drive aimed over long-on on the inside edge. Clinks middle and off. 4 for 18, match-defining stuff. Raza not happy at the changeroom 82/918.6 Run out to finish. Not sure how but that is a doozy. Was a fullish ball down leg that went past the flick. Keeper didn't pick up the ball, and he ran forward. So, Ngarava, in an attempt to steal the run, was at the other end. Burl never left his crease. The ball was loobed high by the keeper and hit the non-strikers' stumps direct. 126/10Extras4 (lb 1, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL126 all out (19 Overs, RR: 6.63)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 0.6 ov), 2-14 (Brian Bennett, 1.4 ov), 3-25 (Brendan Taylor, 3.3 ov), 4-59 (Sikandar Raza, 8.1 ov), 5-60 (Tony Munyonga, 9.2 ov), 6-60 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 9.3 ov), 7-60 (Wellington Masakadza, 9.4 ov), 8-63 (Brad Evans, 10.6 ov), 9-82 (Tinotenda Maposa, 13.6 ov), 10-126 (Richard Ngarava, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 31 1 7.75 14 4 1 1 1 Mohammad Wasim(1) 4 0 25 1 6.25 16 5 0 1 0 Faheem Ashraf 3 0 30 1 10 6 4 1 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 4 0 21 2 5.25 13 1 1 0 0 Usman Tariq 4 1 18 4 4.5 13 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
23 November 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Zimbabwe 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 2.6: Review by Zimbabwe (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Faisal Afridi, Batter - Sahibzada Farhan (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 24, Babar Azam 24, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 83/1 in 10.0 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 39, Babar Azam 25)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 6
- Sahibzada Farhan: 50 off 35 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 42 balls (5 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 76 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 51, Babar Azam 50, Ex 2)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 195/5 in 20.0 overs (Agha Salman 1, Fakhar Zaman 27)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 3 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 60/5 in 9.2 overs (RP Burl 13)
- Over 9.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Faisal Afridi, Batter - B Evans (Struck down)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 3
- RP Burl: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Match Coverage
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