Another shocker in the world cup. Another big team has been defeated by a small team. After Ireland beat England recently, now Zimbabwe handed over a humiliating defeat to Pakistan. In a last-ball thriller, Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by one run and registered a historic win.
In this low-scoring thriller, Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first. It got a good start from openers Madhevere (17) and Craig Ervine (19). However, both of them departed in a gap of two balls. Once their wickets fell, Zimbabwe’s run rate dipped drastically. Barring Sean Williams (31) and Brad Evans (19), no other batter could do well. As a result, Zimbabwe was able to make only 130/8 in 20 overs. Mohammad Wasim Jr (4/24) impressed by taking our wickets while Shadab Khan (3/23) scalped three wickets.
Pakistan lost its openers Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam pretty early in the chase. Once again, it was proved that Pakistan’s batting is heavily reliant on both of them. Once they got out, only Shaan Masood (44) tried to keep Pakistan in the chase. But Zimbabwe got back into the game at regular intervals by scalping wickets. In the last over, Pakistan needed to score 11 runs with three wickets in hand. But it managed to score only nine runs. Sikandar Raza (3/25) scalped three crucial wickets and won the man of the match award.
As a result, Zimbabwe won by one run. With this loss, Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the semi-finals became bleak now.
