LAHORE: Pakistan have beaten Zimbabwean team by 5 wickets in first T-20 match of the series in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Pakistan achieved the target in 19.3 overs.
Zimbabwe set 173 runs target for Pakistan to win. Pakistan had to play with a run rate of 8.61 to win.
Openers Mukhtar Ahmed and Ahmed Shehzad kicked off the Pakistani bating inning. The required run rate is 8.61 to win the match. Mukhtar Ahmed scored its fifty on 26 balls with ten 4s and one six. The openers made 100 runs in partnership on 56 balls. While Ahmed Shahzad hit fifty on 34 balls. Pakistan first wicket fallen on 142 when Ahmed Shehzad catch out on 55. Mutumbani took his catch on Williams ball.
Mukhtar Ahmed scored 83 runs and catch out by Cremer’s ball. He scored 83 runs on 45 balls with twelve 4s and three 6s. Pakistan had to face second loss on 144 runs. Muhammad Hafeez scored 12 runs on 11 balls. Umar Akmal catch out on four runs by Vitori. Panyangara tool the wicket of Shoaib Malik. He scored 7 wickets. Shahid Afridi hit the winning stroke and remained not out. Sarfraz not out on three runs.. Mukhtar Ahmed was awarded with the title “Man of the Match”.
