Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in 2nd T20 by 2 wickets
Pakistan chased down the targets with 2 balls to spare.
Thats it folks, Pakistan has won the match. Another thriller and a nail biter. Team Pakistan never fails to deliver suspense. Kudos Bilawal Bhatti for his onslaught at the death of the innings to secure the result for the team.
2243 hours: Mukhtar Ahmed has won the Man of Match award and Man of Series award as well! Brilliant knocks in both matches.
19.4 overs: FOUR! Pakistan wins! What a strike Bilawal Bhatti. What a finish to the T20 series.
19.1 overs: SIX! Bilawal hits one over deep backward square leg. Only 6 required off 5 balls.
16.5 overs: OUT! Chris Mpofu gets Umar Akmal out. Pakistan in trouble. Akmal goes after making 30 off 21 balls. Mpofu celebrating wicket while on being ground.
16 overs: Pakistan 144-5, Umar Akmal(24) and Muhammad Rizwan(2) at crease.
An interesting tweet reads:
Banda pyar mei dhoka kha ly, magr afridi say koi umeed na lagai #PakvsZim #GoGreens
— Menahil Rajput (@RealMenahil) May 24, 2015
14.3 overs: Muhammad Rizwa arrives on crease. Pakistan 130-9.
14.2 overs: OUT! Quintessential Afridi, out after a 6.
He comes and he GOES ... guess who? #ShahidAfridi #BoomBoom #BoomBoomAfridi #PakvsZim
— Mark Shawcross (@mark_Shawcross) May 24, 2015
Afridi comes out to the crease. Stadium echoing boom boom . Will Afridi deliver?
Stadium echoing with Lala Lala Lala #PakvsZim
— Nida Khan Yousufzai (@NidaYousufzai) May 24, 2015
13.3 overs: OUT! Mukhar perishes after holing the ball at long off. A good innings come to an end. Mukhtar 62 off 40 balls.
12 overs: 106-3. Mukhtar Ahmed gets to his fifty. 2nd consecutive 50 on trot.
11 overs: Pakistan 98-3.
10.4 overs: OUT! Malik caught out of crease by Prosper Utseya. Run out. Umar Akmal arrives at the crease.
10 overs: 92-2. Shoaib Malik and Mukhtar on crease.
8.3 overs: OUT! Nauman Anwar gets 18 off 10 balls before getting dismissed. Pakistan 84-2. Malik arrives on crease. A tweep shared the following:
damad e hind crease pay #PakvsZim
— syed sammam (@SyedSammam) May 24, 2015
8.0 overs: Brutal hitting in last overs. Two 6s and one 4 to end an expensive over.
Both playes on crease from Pakistan s domestice team Sialkot Stallion.
SIALKOTIOOOOOOOOOO REHM KARO DATTAY RAHO #PakvsZim https://t.co/wrp1loaZpC
— SHaque (@SamiaHaque) May 24, 2015
7 overs: 61-1. Prosper Utseya bowling from over the wicket.
4.5 overs: OUT! Ahmed Shehzad miscues the ball, gets caught at mid on. Pakistan 44-1. Vusi Sibanda catches it.
4 overs: 40-0. Ahmed Shehzad struggling to break free. 14 off 12 balls.
Match attended by high-profile politicans as well. CM KP and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf join the ranks of the crowd:
here IK is in gaddafi stadium Lahore Watch #PakvsZim Match with chairman PCB and @RehamKhan1 , @JahangirKTareen pic.twitter.com/jfOfdbFQQH
— Mujtaba Sharf (@MujtabaSharf) May 24, 2015
3 overs: 32-0, 10+ run rate by Pakistan courtesy Mukhtar Ahmed who has scored 20 runs on 10 balls.
What an atmosphere in the ground. A fan shows a sign telling the international cricketing community that Pakistan is safe for resumption of international cricket:
2 overs: Mukhtar Ahmed thrashing the bowler for 3 fours during the last over. Pakistan 15-0.
1.3 overs: Crowd chanting selfie selfie as Ahmed Shehzad comes onto the strike.
Fans from all over the country have arrived as #CricketComesHome
1 over(s): 3-0, good bowling by Mpofu.
0.4 overs: What a miscue by Mukhtar, lucky to get an extra life as ball falls short of the fielder. 3-0 in 4 balls.
0.0 overs: Proceedings underway as Mukhtar Ahmed and Ahmed Shehzad come to the crease. First ball of the innings to be bowled by Chris Mpofu.
20.0 overs: 175-3. Take a bow Zimbabwe. 8.8 runs per over required to chase the total.
19.1 overs: OUT! Caught in the deep by Malik, Elton Chigumbura goes after a blazing innings.
19 overs: 168-2. Afridi bowls a miserly over to end the spell. Zimbabwe will look to consolidate score.
18 overs: 164-2. Zimbabwe looking to score a big total here. Afridi s last over of the innings.
A tweep shares a light tweet:
Let s just stop the match and take the Zimbabwe team to northern areas :p Cricket na sahe tourism he barh jayega! #PakIsHeaven #PakvsZim
— Aribaa Shahzad (@Aribaashahzad) May 24, 2015
17.4 overs: Sami has been taken to the cleaner by Elton Chigumbura. What a thrashing. Sami looks clueless.
16.4 overs: OUT! Bowled Afridi caught Anwar Ali. He juggles it once, twice and thrice before catching it.
15 overs: 125-1. Expensive last 2 overs. Zimbabwe looks set to score 180 at this rate.
14 overs: Zimbabwe 115-1. Batsmen look fully set on the crease. A tweep expresses his disatisfaction:
Pakistan, you might need a reminder that your batsmen arent reliable enough to chase high score!!! #PakvsZim
— Awaisha Inayat (@awaishainayat) May 24, 2015
13.4 overs: Sean William hits Anwar Ali for 2 consecutive fours. One on leg other on off-side. Sean William on 29 off 15 balls.
12 overs: Anwar Ali reintroduced into the attack. Gets hit for a four but overall a good over. Zimbabwe 100-0.
A tweep just posted a very interesting fact. No speed gun for match.
Nothing to measure speed of ball ..... very very bad #PakvsZim
— AMSIDHU (@AliSidhu2) May 24, 2015
11 overs: Vusi Sibanda lashes out at ball in vain as Malik keeps tight line and length. Malik 2 overs, 8 runs and a wicket.
Pakistani fans right now:
Intehai shadeed Slogging #PakvsZim
— Asgard s King (@ItsHunnny) May 24, 2015
10 overs: 83-1. Afridi taken for plenty. 13 runs off the last over including two 4s on the last 2 balls.
Hope Shoaib Malik is OK. Poor guy took a serious knock. On his feet now. Shrugs it off with a smile. Stoic. #PakvsZim
— Hamza Khan (@HamzaHassanzai) May 24, 2015
9.2 overs: Nasty collision between Malik and Sami. Both on ground right now as Malik tried to stop the ball in the outfield.
8.2 overs: OUT! Malik breaks the partnership once again. Raging Masakdza holed out at long on. Anwar Ali takes the catch. Zimbabwe 68/1.
8 overs: Tight bowling by the skipper.6 runs off the over. Shoaib Malik introduced the attack.
7 overs: 59-0. Vusi Sibanda takes on the bowler for a six over bowlers head on the last ball. Afridi introduced to the attack. Crowd chants boom boom .
Excellent fielding by the young keeper, a tweep s take:
Rizwan is a beast Superman punch #PakvsZim #CricketComesHome #ThankYouZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/9vtnNo3Si0
— Hamzay Khan (@Half__Fry) May 24, 2015
6.1 overs: 50 runs partnership between the openers. Zimbabwe 52-0.
5.4 overs: Bilawal Bhatti under pressure for straying in line and length. Wide ball. Hammered for four on the last ball.
5.2 overs: Hamilton Masakdza playing with full face of the bat. Certainly carrying the form from the last match to the next one.
5 overs: 39-0, Masakadza on song.
4.2 overs: Pakistan s record in T20 Internationals so far.
4 overs: Zimbabwe 33-0. 3 bowlers used up by Pakistan so far. Debutant Imad Wasim comes out bowl. Slow left arm, over the wicket. A spectator in crowd carries a beautiful message:
"@kirantariq28: My name is Pakistan and i m not a terrorist.... #PakvsZim pic.twitter.com/q8xjcKffBT" @icc
— Muhammad Bilal (@MBiilal) May 24, 2015
3.1 overs: Hamilton Masakdza bludeons the ball, Afridi stops it successfully. Injures his hand in the process.
2.3 overs: Bilawal Bhatti introduced into the attack. Gets attacked by the batsman instead. Three 4s off 3 balls.
2 overs: 13-0. Sami s outswingers leave the batsman slightly as Zimbabwean openers try to slog unsuccessfully.
1.0 overs: Zimbabwe 8-0. Sami comes out to bowl the 2nd over.
0.5 overs: Shoaib Malik nearly latches onto a screamer. Vusi Sibanda gets another life. Exiciting first over.
1858 hours: First ball about to be bowled. Openers Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza have come out to open batting for Zimbabwe.
1842 hours: Debutant recieves his first cap. Congragulations from senior players.
1835 hours: Changes in the Pakistani squad has been announced for the match: Imad Wasim, Nauman Anwar and Mohammad Rizwan in for Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Sarfraz Ahmed.
1833 hours: Zimbabwe has won the toss and elected to bat first.
1824 hours: Rameez Raja gives the match report. Conditions tough for the bowlers, he says. Win the toss and elect to bat first is the advice to the captains.
1700 hours: Pakistani and Zimbabwean team have reached the ground for the match.