Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 2020, Second ODI, Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Sunday, Nov 01, 2020, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Clinical run-chase from home team Pakistan as they chased down a 207-run target in the second ODI of the three-match series against Zimbabwe to win the series by 2-0. After giving a close fight in the first ODI of the series, Zimbabwe completely failed to show up in this second ODI with both bat and the ball.
 |
| Image Credits: France 24 |
Having opted to bat first, Zimbabwe failed with the bat to build partnerships. The 61-run partnership between Sean Williams and Brendan Taylor and a half-century from Sean Williams (75 off 70) are the only highlights for Zimbabwe in this match! Overall, visitors made just 206 in 45.1 overs. Iftikhar Ahmed bagged a five-for, his maiden 5-fer in this format, and with it he rattled through Zimbabwe's middle-order to restrict them to such a low total.
During the chase, Pakistan though lost four wickets chased down the target eventually in just the 36th over with 6 wickets in hand. Captain Babar Azam was their top-scorer with an unbeaten 77 runs from 74 balls including 7 fours and 2 sixes. Imam-ul-Haq also contributed with the bat scoring 49 runs off 61 deliveries.
With this victory, Pakistan took an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match ODI series. Iftikhar Ahmed bagged the 'Player of the Match' for his five-for that restricted Zimbabwe to a par total. The third and final ODI of the series is scheduled to be played at the same venue on Tuesday (Nov 03).
Brief Scores: Pakistan - 208/4 in 35.2 overs (Babar Azam - 77, Imam ul Haq - 49, Tendai Chisoro - 2/49, Sikandar Raza - 1/23) defeated Zimbabwe - 206 all out in 45.1 overs (Sean Williams - 75, Brendan Taylor - 36, Iftikhar Ahmed - 5/40, Muhammad Musa - 2/21) by a margin of 6 wickets
0 Comments