PAK vs ZIM / So many bad days have come that PAK lost even to Zimbabwe, will be out of WC?

PAK vs ZIM | Zimbabwe, which had already upset the first match of T20 World Cup history, made another big upset in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 by defeating Pakistan by one run in a low-scoring thriller played at the Perth Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, Zimbabwe won the toss and scored 130 runs for 8 wickets and then restricted Pakistan to 129 for 8 in the entire 20 overs. The team had made a big upset by defeating Australia by 5 wickets in the very first match of T20 World Cup history and now they have once again made a comeback by defeating Pakistan.

After this defeat, Pakistan's account of victory in Group-2 of Super-12 has not yet opened. The road to the semi-finals has become very difficult for the team and they are now on the verge of being eliminated from the tournament. At the same time, Zimbabwe kept their hopes alive with the first win in two matches. The team now has three points in its account.

Chasing the target of 131 runs from Zimbabwe, Pakistan's start was also not right and the team lost the wickets of both their openers - captain Babar Azam (4) and Mohammad Rizwan (14) on the score of 23 runs. The third blow to Pakistan came in the form of Iftikhar Ahmed (5) with a score of 36. After this, Shan Masood (44) and Shadab Khan (17) tried to take Pakistan closer to victory by sharing 52 runs off 36 balls for the fourth wicket.

However, soon after this, Sikandar Raza first gave two consecutive blows to Pakistan by dismissing Shadab and then Haider Ali (0) on the very next ball. Raza then gave Zimbabwe a huge breakthrough by stumping Masood in his next over. Masood hit three fours in 38 balls. Pakistan needed 29 runs to win in the last three overs, but the team stayed away from victory by one run.

For Zimbabwe, Sikandar Raza took 3 wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Apart from him Brad Evans achieved two successes.

Earlier, Pakistan bowlers performed brilliantly to allow Zimbabwe to score only 130 runs for 8 wickets. Mohammad Wasim was the most successful bowler for Pakistan, taking four wickets for 24 runs in his four overs. Apart from them, Shadab Khan dismissed three players with 23 runs in four overs. For Zimbabwe, Sean Williams contributed 31 runs and captain Craig Irwin and Brad Evans contributed 19-19 runs.