Zimbabwe pulled off a stunning one-run upset over Pakistan on Thursday to put the Asian giants in danger of an early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
Zimbabwe were restricted to 130-8 after electing to bat first but their bowlers, led by Pakistan-born Sikandar Raza, choked Pakistan to 129-8 for a memorable win in a Super 12 thriller in Perth. It was Pakistan’s second straight loss after their agonising, opening defeat to arch-rivals India, who top Group 2 with two victories out of two.
Babar Azam said “Very disappointing performance by my team. We were not up to the mark in the batting. We had a bad first six overs. Shadab and Shan built a partnership, but unfortunately, Shadab [got] out and then back-to-back wickets put pressure on the batting. First six overs, we are not using the new ball [well] but later on we finished well. We’ll sit together and learn from our mistakes and come back hard next match.”
