Pakistan wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem starred in a chain-clinching 10-wicket Twenty20 worldwide rout of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
The 25-year-antique took five consecutive wickets for the lack of only three runs as Zimbabwe crumbled to 57 all out in 12.4 overs after making a promising start.
Pakistan then sped to sixty one-0 off 33 balls via Saim Ayub (36) and Omair Yousuf (22) to observe up a fifty seven-run victory remaining Sunday in the first of three suits.
Victory completed a white-ball double for the vacationers, who received a one-day international collection 2-1 final week.
Pakistan captain Salman Agha stated: “losing the toss did no longer situation us because we had plans and finished them actually nicely. The bowling of Sufiyan become wonderful.
“we have a younger aspect complete of fine gamers and the way they may be performing could be very heartening for me.”
Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza admitted his team were “all hurting and in a pretty horrific place in the intervening time.
“My largest issue is whether or not we’re gaining knowledge of our classes when we suffer defeats because we seem to be making the same mistakes fit after suit.”
Zimbabwe openers Brian Bennett (21) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (16) — the simplest batters to reach double figures — constructed a 37-run partnership in four overs.
Then, both fell inside 5 balls, and the house team lost their 10 wickets for just 20 runs as Muqeem wreaked havoc.
Marumani turned into stuck through Tayyab Tahir at cowl point and Bennett via Irfan Khan at deep square leg on the Queens sports activities club.
All-rounder Raza, frequently the batting saviour for Zimbabwe, made just three earlier than his off stump turned into uprooted by means of Abbas Afridi.
Raza changed into among 4 bowlers who had no achievement seeking to include Ayub and Yousuf. The openers struck 10 limitations, inclusive of a six every, among them.
A four from Ayub past backward factor sealed victory.
Pakistan complete the T20 series against Zimbabwe on Thursday. They then journey to South Africa for an 8-match all-codecs excursion, such as exams.
prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called nowadays’s suit a “super performance” and congratulated the crew.
