WEB DESK: Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in the third and final match of the T20 series on Thursday, after an interesting game, but the green shirts won the series 1-2.
Zimbabwe win the third T20I by two wickets as Pakistan claim the series 2-1.#ZIMvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/rWGB3klysy
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 5, 2024
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and decided to bat first in the match played in Lavao,
The Pakistan team scored 132 runs after losing 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Salman Agha scored 32, Tayyab Tahir 21, and Qasim Akram scored 20 runs.
Apart from this, Usman Khan 5, Sahibzada Farhan 4, and Umair bin Yusuf were dismissed for zero while Abbas Afridi scored 15 runs. Arafat Minhas 22 and Jehandad Khan remained unbeaten with 6 runs.
Moza Rabbani of Zimbabwe dismissed 2 players.
Hosts Zimbabwe achieved Pakistan’s target of 133 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the last over.
4 changes have been made in the Pakistan team for the last T20 of the series.
Saeem Ayub, Irfan Khan, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed, who played the first 2 T20s of the series, were not included in the team for the last match. In their place, Sahibzada Farhan, Qasim Akram, Arafat Minhas, and Muhammad Hasnain got a place in the team.
The Pakistan team for the final T20 against Zimbabwe includes captain Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Umeer bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, Taib Tahir, Qasim Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jehandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Hasnain and Sufian Muqim.
It should be noted that the Green Shirts have a decisive lead of 0-2 in the series.
