Zimbabwe’s batting struggled under pressure but hope was given by an impressive 62-run partnership between Sikandar Raza and Richard Ngarava, but poor execution and depth issues left their middle order vulnerable. The zimbabwe national cricket team vs pakistan national cricket team match scorecard reflected this collapse, showing how crucial partnerships were missing in the middle overs.
Marumani is run out due to an error off Abrar Ahmed’s delivery. While attempting to cut, Marumani misses the googly and is caught by Rizwan at short mid-off.
Date | Format | Venue | Zimbabwe Score | Pakistan Score | Result |
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5 Dec 2024 | T20I | Bulawayo (Queens Sports) | 133/8 (19.5) | 132/7 (20) | Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets (myKhel, NDTV Sports) |
3 Dec 2024 | T20I | Bulawayo (Queens Sports) | 57 all out | 61/0 (18.2 overs) | Pakistan won by 10 wickets (myKhel) |
1 Dec 2024 | T20I | Bulawayo (Queens Sports) | 108 all out | 165/4 | Pakistan won by 57 runs (myKhel) |
28 Nov 2024 | ODI | Bulawayo (Queens Sports) | 204 (40.1 overs) | 303/6 | Pakistan won by 99 runs (cricketteammatchscorecard.com, Wikipedia) |
26 Nov 2024 | ODI | Bulawayo (Queens Sports) | 145 all out | 148/0 (18.2 overs) | Pakistan won by 10 wickets (cricketteammatchscorecard.com, Wikipedia) |
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 1st ODI
Pakistan and Zimbabwe’s first ODI was an eventful one. Zimbabwe batted first and posted 205 runs in 50 overs, maintaining their required run rate while building strong partnerships along the way.
Pakistan responded well, however, and were able to score 366 runs off 47 overs with ease thanks to Saim Ayub taking two wickets early on, Aamer Jamal taking another, Haris Rauf taking two more before eventually spinning off their innings easily.
Pakistan made a solid start to their chase but their lower order soon allowed Zimbabwe to seize control. Even with three quick wickets fallen, Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan reach a respectable total.
Zimbabwe struggled against Pakistan’s disciplined bowling attack. Blessing Muzarabani dismissed both openers cheaply before wickets continued to fall at an alarming rate in an inept batting display – only the 67-run partnership between Sikandar Raza and Richard Ngarava provided hope of scoring an acceptable total.
Pakistan’s bowlers delivered an efficient performance, supported by brilliant fielding. Amir Jamal and Saim Ayub both picked up two wickets each to reduce hosts to 125/7 and eventually bowl them out for 205 in 40.2 overs.
With 304 required to win the series, Zimbabwe have an enormous task ahead. Their batsmen have not been at their best lately and must step up if they hope to beat South Africa in this series. Sean Williams and Craig Ervine will need to show more intent if they’re going to achieve any success here.
Brian Bennett can play an instrumental role in Zimbabwe’s efforts; as an aggressive batter who can score quickly while simultaneously anchoring innings for unbeaten performances; it will be fascinating to witness his performance in coming matches.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 2nd ODI
Pakistan made light work of their second ODI against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, dominating by an immense margin. Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique shared an unbroken century stand that set Pakistan up nicely for victory.
Pakistan took full advantage of Australia’s early struggles by seizing on opportunities presented to their bowlers, with Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava both taking two wickets each while Abrar Ahmed, Salman Agha, Faisal Akram, and Saim Ayub also chipping in one wicket each.
Zimbabwe batted first but failed to post a competitive total that would put pressure on their visitors. They lost four wickets early and all out for 145 in 32.2 overs – Dion Myers being the sole batter to make a significant contribution with an innings of 57 off 25 balls.
Pakistan’s openers got off to a fast start in reply, racing to an opening partnership of 52 runs within just 6.5 overs. wickets began falling regularly after that, yet Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza helped maintain stability by keeping wickets out and scoring runs quickly.
Abrar Ahmed strikes again! A short ball on middle and leg lands and spins back to hit Brandon Mavuta on his pads as he tried to flick it away, raising an instantaneous red card from umpire Brian Wilson – another blow against Zimbabwe who are struggling here.
FOUR! Ayub reaches his half-century in just 33 balls! On full and on middle and leg, he slog-sweeps over midwicket for a boundary shot.
Out! Leg Break! Abrar Ahmed strikes again! With another short ball on middle and leg, Mavuta was hit on her pads as she rocked back to try and flick it away – and immediately the umpire raised his finger, signalling Zimbabwean trouble!
Faisal Akram claimed a crucial wicket as Muzarabani mistimed a slog sweep and sent more height than distance towards Shafique at deep midwicket – eventually being edged away to Shafique who took it back safely from Shafique at deep midwicket for Zimbabwe’s all out total of 145 in 32.2 overs, losing by an emphatic 99 run margin in this series.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 3rd ODI
Pakistan completed their 2-1 series win over Zimbabwe with an outstanding performance in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) at Bulawayo. They posted 303/6 in their first innings thanks to Kamran Ghulam’s maiden ODI century and Abdullah Shafique’s half century, before dismissing Zimbabwe for only 204 runs in their second innings courtesy of Saim Ayub, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed all picking up two wickets each.
Zimbabwe was always going to face a challenging test against Pakistan on their home ground, although their opening pair Tadiwanashe Marumani and Richard Ngarava gave some early hope with aggressive starts that had them looking dangerous on paper.
Unfortunately, however, their failure to form meaningful partnerships during their middle phase proved costly as did Pakistan’s bowlers such as Sufiyan Muqeem and Abrar Ahmed who were in outstanding form.
Both Pakistan bowlers utilised their variations well to put batsmen under pressure, helped by some sloppy fielding from the home team who kept losing wickets at crucial moments – which didn’t help matters when three key players like Sikandar Raza, Richard Ngarava and Faraz Akram left at critical junctures of their innings either!
Pakistan’s superior bowling was ultimately the deciding factor as they put Zimbabwe under immense pressure with their precision bowling, including Abrar Ahmed taking three wickets in two overs and Sufiyan Muqeem taking two scalps himself.
Zimbabwe showed some resistance late with both Ngarava and Bennett hitting fours but could not form substantial partnerships or reach runs; ultimately Zimbabwe now find themselves trailing 2-0 in their five-match series; Pakistan will travel to Bulawayo for their fourth ODI next Thursday – stay tuned for updates!
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 4th ODI
Zimbabwe will look to restore their pride after suffering an embarrassing defeat in the third one-day international against Pakistan, when they take on them again for game four of this series. After struggling as a team and succumbing to Pakistan’s aggressive attack in game three, only victory can save some face for Zimbabwe in order to avoid being whitewashed outright in this matchup.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, prompting statisticians around the globe to take notice as its openers decimated Zimbabwean bowlers with ease. Fakhar Zaman and Imam ul Haq set an outstanding opening partnership of 304 runs – the highest for an ODI wicket – before Fakhar Zaman completed an incredible double century score that propelled his side towards a record total of 399 runs.
Pakistan’s batsmen were relentless in their assault, hitting 24 fours and five sixes as they raced toward an overwhelming target. Fakhar Zaman stole the show by hitting two double tons – including 24 fours during his 210 not out innings – as they raced towards their goal at an amazing strike rate of 155.48, the fifth fastest ever seen in an ODI match.
Pakistan’s bowlers were similarly impressive, taking seven wickets at an economical 67 runs per wicket cost. Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir led Pakistan with two wickets each while Richard Ngarava and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe’s bowlers fared much worse, taking just two wickets between them.
Zimbabwe were never in control in response to Pakistan’s massive total, being bowled out for just 155 in their innings. Chasing their run-rate target they lost wickets frequently and never presented any threat; making for yet another disappointing day at home where they have already been defeated four out of five times by Pakistan. To prevent an embarrassing whitewash they need to find their form quickly or risk facing another embarrassing whitewash at home.