END OF OVER:20 | 16 Runs | PAK: 165/4 | RR: 8.25
- Tayyab Tahir39 (25b)
- Irfan Khan27 (15b)
- Richard Ngarava4-0-41-1
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-41-0
A respectable total, thanks to the late resurgence from Tayyab Tahir and Irfan Khan, who took the attack to Zimbabwe pacers towards the backend of the innings, and it paid off. The bowling was spot on in the middle overs, right after the powerplay but Zimbabwe will feel they conceded too many in the last few overs. Raza was pick of the bowlers and applied the squeeze with his clever spinning methods. Can Zimbabwe track this total down? Join me shortly to find out
19.6
4
Ngarava to Tayyab Tahir, FOUR, Pendulum has swung in Pakistan's favor; last few overs belong to Pakistan. Slow tad short ball around the line off, he jockeys across off and plays a delightful pull over backward square for a four
19.5
1
Ngarava to Irfan Khan, 1 run, Around the wicket, slow and fullish wide delivery, smacked away to extra cover, denies the second
Abdul Samad: "The only thing Babar is bad at is hitting sixes.. He loves ground shots but not long shots. None of these batsmen are doing that.. How can you criticize the guy then?"
19.4
1
Ngarava to Tayyab Tahir, 1 run, Drags his length further back and keeps it inside the the guidelines on off, keen on playing leg-side, thunderous pull shot but not off the meat of the bat
19.3
2
Ngarava to Tayyab Tahir, 2 runs, Pace-off short ball around the line off, short-arm jab and almost spilled by the two fielders working in tandem at deep midwicket
19.2
4
Ngarava to Tayyab Tahir, FOUR, Goes full into middle stump, clears front leg and swatted away insolently in the gap at deep midwicket and earns another useful boundary as Zimbabwe throw away all the hard work and have given momentum to Pakistan
Asad: "Sikandar Raza has conceded 14 runs in 4 overs, no matter how accurate a bowler is in T20 atleast Pakistan should have a run a ball from his 4 overs, I must say Pakistani batting in T20s is a mystery..... "
19.1
4
Ngarava to Tayyab Tahir, FOUR, Over the wicket, pace-off short of length on off, bashes it up and over cover and it has got enough legs to reach the boundary, desperate dive in the deep and he got his hand to it but couldn't flick it in, Tahir gets the desired result
END OF OVER:19 | 18 Runs | PAK: 149/4 | RR: 7.84
- Irfan Khan26 (14b)
- Tayyab Tahir24 (20b)
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-41-0
- Richard Ngarava3-0-25-1
18.6
4
Muzarabani to Irfan Khan, FOUR, Back of a length with plenty of width on offer, whisked away with impeccable timing and placement in front of backward point for a sizzling boundary; most expensive over of the innings
18.5
2
Muzarabani to Irfan Khan, 2 runs, Slow awkward short of a length zone wide of off, sliced to backward point, needless throw
18.4
4
Muzarabani to Irfan Khan, FOUR, That's a gimmie; rank full toss wide outside off, duly dispatched for a four past backward point, Zimbabwe leaving loose ends at the death after tremendous work in the middle overs
18.3
2
Muzarabani to Irfan Khan, 2 runs, Looks like he has miscued the skier! Stays in the air for an eternity; was a slow back of a length delivery on fifth stump line, he tried to pummel it down but got no timing whatsoever
18.2
1
Muzarabani to Tayyab Tahir, 1 run, Full-toss on middle, hangs on the back foot and punches it to cover
18.1
4b
Muzarabani to Tayyab Tahir, 4 byes, Over the wicket, tad short angled into the stumps, no pace on offer, keeper doesn't get behind and gifts some extra run, that ball totally died at him
Muzarabani replaces Gwandu
18.1
1w
Gwandu to Tayyab Tahir, 1 wide, Over the wicket, searching for a yorker, this has gone completely awry, down the leg side; looks like he has pulle calf muscle and is struggling, physio is out and he is walking off
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs | PAK: 131/4 | RR: 7.27
- Irfan Khan14 (10b)
- Tayyab Tahir23 (18b)
- Richard Ngarava3-0-25-1
- Sikandar Raza4-0-14-1
17.6
4
Ngarava to Irfan Khan, FOUR, Too full on off and he punishes the freebie with disdain! Attacks and belts it past mid-off for a blistering boundary; Pakistan need a flurry of boundaries to put a competitive total
17.5
1
Ngarava to Tayyab Tahir, 1 run, On a length at middle and leg, tries to bonk it down and doesn't get hold of it fully, drops in front of long-on
17.4
3
Ngarava to Irfan Khan, 3 runs, Tad short and whizzes away outside off, mullered away up and over cover, man at deep sprints across and throws halfway down the pitch, keeper collects and throws at bowler end, not clean stuff in the field, Zimbabwe have been scruffy in the outfield
17.3
0
Ngarava to Irfan Khan, no run, Hits the deck and gets plenty of purchase off the deck, middle stump line, he went across to hook but nowhere near the line in the end, excellent lifter
17.2
0
Ngarava to Irfan Khan, no run, Thumps it into the surface, angles it across off, goes for the cut but is unable to connect, was a pace-off delivery
GC: "Why is Antum Naqvi not yet drafted into the Zimbabwe team when he has been so good?"
17.1
2
Ngarava to Irfan Khan, 2 runs, Over the wicket, hammered in and veering away outside off, clubbed away and Raza fumbles at mid-off
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs | PAK: 121/4 | RR: 7.11
- Irfan Khan5 (5b)
- Tayyab Tahir22 (17b)
- Sikandar Raza4-0-14-1
- Ryan Burl3-0-27-1
16.6
1
Sikandar Raza to Irfan Khan, 1 run, Round-arm delivery on middle, stays low, picks it up and lifts it away to midwicket, laboured shot as Raza uses all the tricks in his armoury; he has led his troops well so far and led from the front
16.5
0
Sikandar Raza to Irfan Khan, no run, Spears it on a length and gets a hint of turn, punched back to Raza
16.4
1
Sikandar Raza to Tayyab Tahir, 1 run, Short of a length just outside off, scythes it away to Gwandu who fumbles at backward point, leaks a single
16.3
0
Sikandar Raza to Tayyab Tahir, no run, Fired it into the toes, gets an inside-edge onto the pads, troubled by the pace
