Another fiery innings by Ahmed Shehzad and an all-round innings by captain Mohammad Hafeez guided Pakistan to a 19-run victory in the second Twenty20 against Zimbabwe. The win helped the tourists clinch the series 2-0. Unfortunately, Shehzad failed to become the first Pakistan’s batsman to score a century in the T20s. He managed to score only one run on the last ball of the innings when he required three runs to achieve the milestone. However, he still has named the national record of the biggest T20 innings.
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Shehzad scored record 98* for Pakistan, including six towering sixes (Photo: AFP)[/caption]
Pakistan’s top-order played brilliantly in today’s match as compared to the tour opener. The team lost just one batsman – Nasir Jamshed – during the whole 20 overs, after which a record partnership of 143 runs between Shehzad and Hafeez continued till the end. Shehzad scored 98 off 64. He hit six 6s – most by any Pakistani batsman in the format – and six 4s during his riveting knock. Hafeez amassed 54 off 40, hitting three 4s and two 6s.
Zimbabwe tried seven bowlers but all failed to lived up to expectations. Shingi Masakadza, the bowler who claimed the only wicket of the innings, gave 42 runs in his four overs.
Chasing a 180-run target, Zimbabwe’s openers Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza provided a good start of 50 runs. But as Pakistan’s spinners came into action, the remaining innings gave a sense of déjà vu to the hosts. Hafeez put the opponents on the backfoot, dismissing Sibanda, captain Brendan Taylor and H Masakadza in his consecutive three overs.
H Masakadza remained the top-scorer for the team with 41 runs, whereas Elton Chigumbura scored an unbeaten 35 off 19.
Hafeez took three wickets, Zulfiqar Babar took two while Anwar Ali took one wicket.
The three wickets in the match helped Hafeez become the first player to score half-century and take three or more wickets in a match four times. The player most close to Hafeez in this regard is Australia’s Shane Watson who has achieved this all-round performance thrice.
Ahmed Shehzad once again received the player-of-the-match award, along with the player-of-the-series award.
Now both teams will play a three-match ODI series and all matches will be played in Harare. A few changes in the team are apparent and the reins of captaincy will be in the hands of Misbah-ul-Haq.
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Shehzad scored record 98* for Pakistan, including six towering sixes (Photo: AFP)[/caption]Pakistan’s top-order played brilliantly in today’s match as compared to the tour opener. The team lost just one batsman – Nasir Jamshed – during the whole 20 overs, after which a record partnership of 143 runs between Shehzad and Hafeez continued till the end. Shehzad scored 98 off 64. He hit six 6s – most by any Pakistani batsman in the format – and six 4s during his riveting knock. Hafeez amassed 54 off 40, hitting three 4s and two 6s.
Zimbabwe tried seven bowlers but all failed to lived up to expectations. Shingi Masakadza, the bowler who claimed the only wicket of the innings, gave 42 runs in his four overs.
Chasing a 180-run target, Zimbabwe’s openers Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza provided a good start of 50 runs. But as Pakistan’s spinners came into action, the remaining innings gave a sense of déjà vu to the hosts. Hafeez put the opponents on the backfoot, dismissing Sibanda, captain Brendan Taylor and H Masakadza in his consecutive three overs.
H Masakadza remained the top-scorer for the team with 41 runs, whereas Elton Chigumbura scored an unbeaten 35 off 19.
Hafeez took three wickets, Zulfiqar Babar took two while Anwar Ali took one wicket.
The three wickets in the match helped Hafeez become the first player to score half-century and take three or more wickets in a match four times. The player most close to Hafeez in this regard is Australia’s Shane Watson who has achieved this all-round performance thrice.
Ahmed Shehzad once again received the player-of-the-match award, along with the player-of-the-series award.
Now both teams will play a three-match ODI series and all matches will be played in Harare. A few changes in the team are apparent and the reins of captaincy will be in the hands of Misbah-ul-Haq.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
2nd Twenty20 International
August 24, 2013
Venue: Harare Sports Club
Result: Pakistan won by 19 runs
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad
Player of the series: Ahmed Shehzad
 | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Shehzad | not out | 98 | 64 | 6 | 6 |
| Nasir Jamshed | c Chigumbura b SW Masakadza | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | not out | 54 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| Extras | (w 3, nb 1) | 4 | |||
| Total | (1 wicket; 20 overs; 91 mins) | 179 | |||
| Zimbabwe (bowling) | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper Utseya | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Brian Vitori | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Shingi Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Sean Williams | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Malcolm Waller | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Target: 180 runs | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vusi Sibanda | c Sohail Tanvir b Mohammad Hafeez | 23 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Umar Amin b Mohammad Hafeez | 41 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Hafeez | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | st Sarfraz Ahmed b Zulfiqar Babar | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Elton Chigumbura | not out | 35 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Timycen Maruma | c Mohammad Hafeez b Zulfiqar Babar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Waller | c Shahid Afridi b Anwar Ali | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Shingi Masakadza | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 7, w 5, nb 1) | 13 | |||
| Total | (6 wickets; 20 overs; 87 mins) | 160 | |||
| Pakistan (bowling) | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohail Tanvir | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Asad Ali | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Anwar Ali | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 4 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
Good.. Keep It up green
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