Zimbabwe win consolation T20 against Pakistan with late flourish

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by two wickets in the last of their three-match Twenty20 series at the Queens Sports Club on Thursday, a consolation win after heavy defeats in the first two clashes.

Zimbabwe scrapped past the target of 132 with one ball to spare in an exciting finish for home supporters with Richard Ngarava scoring the winning run.

Zimbabwe pick up a consolation win by 2 wickets in a match that went down to the wire at Queens Sports Club! #ZIMvPAK #VisitZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/1qQSPKWve0

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) December 5, 2024

Pakistan had won by 57 runs and 10 wickets in the first two T20 internationals and fielded a much changed line-up for the last encounter and scratched their way to 132-7 off their 20 overs after winning the toss and choosing to bat first.

Zimbabwe were always in the hunt after opener Brian Bennett top scored with 43 off 35 balls but they were still 12 runs shy of victory going into the last over.

Tinotenda Maposa hit a four and a six off the first two balls of the last over to set up the home victory as Zimbabwe squeezed through to 133-8.

ZIMBABWE: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wkt), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (capt), Wessly Madhevere, Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tinotenda Maposa

PAKISTAN: Sahibzada Farhan, Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan (wkt), Salman Agha (capt), Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Arafat Minhas, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Sufiyan Muqeem