Match tied (Zimbabwe won the Super Over)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Blessing Muzarabani
Batter
Bowler
So that's that from the ODIs. Zimbabwe fought well in the first and the last ODI. Pakistan will be disappointed for not sweeping the series. We move to the shorter format now and the same venue will host all three T20Is starting November 7. See you all on Saturday then. Take care!
It was a really good cricket pitch. Not much of grass, but just enough for the bowlers to move it around. Hasnain was a treat to watch with the new ball and he had Zimbabwe three down inside 8 overs. Taylor and Williams hung around before Hasnain came back to get his fourth. Williams carried on for a hundred. Madhevere and Raza gave him great support and it was a competitve 278 on the board. Pakistan were off to an awful start Muzarabani and Ngavara reduced them to 20/3, and then it was 88/5. But Babar Azam was just Babar Azam. He batted so calmly like nothing happened at the other end. First he found good company in debutant Khushdil Shah and then a great hand from Riaz, with who he added 100 runs for the seventh wicket. Riaz and Afridi fell looking for glory than getting Babar back on strike and Babar too followed them. Musa powered the ball nicely and forced a Super Over, which was owned by Muzarabani.
20:04 Local Time, 15:04 GMT, 20:34 IST: What a win for Zimbabwe. They fought hard, almost messed it up but Muzarabani's brilliance in the penultimate over and the Super Over has won them the game. He did well to pick up his maiden fifer as well. Finishes the day with 7 wickets including the Super over. Both teams congratulate each other. Zimbabwe win the game but Pakistan win the seires 2-1.
Ball 3: Shaheen Afridi to Raza, FOUR. it's a misfield that forced the Super Over, it's a misfield that's closed the game now. Zimbabwe pick up a thrilling win. Babar Azam couldn't stop this slap with a dive at mid-off. ZIM 5-0
Ball 2: Shaheen Afridi to Raza, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Raza swings and misses. 4 in on the off-side, 2 on leg-side. ZIM 1-0
Ball 1: Shaheen Afridi to Taylor, 1 run, round the wicket and full outside off stump, Taylor pushes to short cover, who dives and pushes the ball to mid-off. They get a run. ZIM 1-0
Zimbabwe will be relieved that the target is just 3 runs. Muzarabani took pace off and batsmen never timed the ball. Could have had two in two, but Khushdil hit one in the gap. Pakistani players are out on the field. Afridi or Riaz with the ball? Afridi it is, warms up. Pakistan got to bowl Zimbabwe out, that's the only way they are winning this. Taylor, Raza to bat first
Ball 4: Muzarabani to Khushdil, OUT. Khushdil b Muzarabani 1(2). Slower delivery from the bowler, batsman tries to slog, loses shape, gets a thick edge that disturbs the sticks. Elation in the Zimbabwe camp. Surely they got to chase 3.
Ball 3: Muzarabani to Fakhar, 1 run, full delivery, mistimed loft to long-on. PAK 2/1
Ball 2: Muzarabani to Khushdil, 1 run. This could have been a catch. Luckily for the batsman the toe-ended slap drops safely at mid-on, man in the deep couldn't get there in time. PAK 1/1
Fakhar Zaman, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 1: Muzarabani to Ifthikhar, OUT, c Ervine b Muzarabani 0(1). What a start for Zimbabwe. Slower delivery on the stumps, Ifthikar slogs and mistimes, taken at deep mid-wicket. PAK 0/1
It's Khushdil and Ifthikar to bat for Pakistan in this super over. It will be Muzarabani with the ball for Zimbabwe
19:46 Local Time, 14:46 GMT, 20:16 IST: So Pakistan will bat first. Ngarava will be livid for bowling a full ball despite Musa smashing the first two full balls of the over. Should have been back of a length and force the batsman to work hard but he goes for the glory yorker which is never easy under pressure. Zimbabwe had Pakistan in trouble early, but Pakistan had Babar Azam to bail them out. Riaz played a brilliant hand with him stitching a crucial 100-run stand for the second wicket. Muzarabani bowled a really good penultimate over recording his maiden fifer, and Zimbabwe can't believe that misfield off the last delivery. Chisoro didn't bend down in time, had to put the body behind the line. Oh the replay makes it look so poor from him. He didn't have to move much actually. Could have stopped with a couple of steps to his left but he chose to dive and let the ball go through.
END OF OVER 50
12 Runs
PAK: 278 - 9
4 1 0 2 1 4
Muhammad Musa
9 (3)
Mohammad Hasnain
3 (3)
Richard Ngarava
9-0-62-2
Ngarava to Muhammad Musa, FOUR, he's crashed this through cover and Chisoro, what have you done at cover. He's let this go right through him, would have been just a single but it's gone to the boundary and forced a Super Over. Oh Zimbabwe! When are we going to see a game being closed out? But full credit to Musa for holding his nerve
Can Muhammad Musa find a boundary. Four will be Super Over! Fine leg in. Here we go...
Ngarava to Mohammad Hasnain, 1 run, slower delivery on the leg stump, swung away to deep mid-wicket
All Ngarava has to do is to bowl it into the pitch
Ngarava to Mohammad Hasnain, 2 runs, slices this short of length delivery over extra cover, two before long-off cuts it off
Ngarava to Mohammad Hasnain, no run, oh Hasnain is searching for the ball trying to dab this short delivery. Whay did you get off strike, Muhammad Musa?