Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2015

Scorecard - 1st T20I, Zimbabwe vs Pakistan at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (27 Sep 2015)

Pakistan

136/8 (20) RR:6.8

Pakistan won by 13 runs

MOM: Imad Wasim

Zimbabwe

123/9 (20) RR:6.15

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18.0 - Sean Williams to Imad Wasim, FOUR, drilled! A much better shot to end the over. Pushed through, the length is fuller and that allowed Wasim get under it, he smashes it past Rizwan and long-on had no chance

14.1 - Sean Williams to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, poor delivery and gets dealt with. Short delivery on the stumps, Malik rocks back and pulls it in front of square on the leg-side, right between deep mid-wicket and long-on

13.0 - Sean Williams to Rizwan, FOUR, that was cleverly played. Williams is not happy, kicks the turf in frustration. Flighted and turned sharply, Rizwan waits till the last moment, opens the bat face and steers it fine, beating the chase from short third man

8.5 - Utseya to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, the batsman run all four. Fuller and outside off, Malik drives to deep extra cover, Chibhabha had a lot of ground to cover, he gets there and flicks the ball in, but the ball goes wide of the other fielder converging from extra cover, the duo run all four in the meantime

6.4 - Utseya to Shoaib Malik, 4 runs, there was width on offer and Malik throws his bat at that, the outside edge flies past Masakadza at short third man, who didn't bother to chase it down this time

5.4 - Chibhabha to U Akmal, FOUR, off the mark in style. It was a gift from Chibhabha and Akmal accepts it gleefully. Full and on the stumps, Akmal leans forward and flicks it elegantly through mid-wicket, the timing takes it to the fence

2.3 - Panyangara to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, whoa! He made that look so easy. Fuller and slipping into the pads, Shehzad flicks it through non-existent mid-wicket and it runs away for a four

1.5 - Chibhabha to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, that's as classic a shot as you would see from Ahmed Shehzad. A typical back foot punch and jeez! He got it right off the middle. Back of a length delivery and plenty of width, punched through cover-point

0.2 - Utseya to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Shehzad is not hanging back for this one. Advances and lofts this leg-cutter high and over mid-off, he is off the mark with a four

17.5 - Sean Williams to Imad Wasim, SIX, just cleared the man at long-on. He would have had his heart in his mouth, but Wasim had enough bat to clear the fielder. Flighted on the stumps, Wasim lofts it towards long-on, didn't get it off the middle, but enough to evade Ervine

16.3 - S Raza to Rizwan, SIX, for a small guy, Rizwan surely packs a punch. He dances down the wicket, kneels down to get underneath the ball, slog sweeps it over cow corner for a maximum

9.1 - Cremer to Shoaib Malik, SIX, fabulous shot! Malik was itching to go. Uses his feet, meets the pitch of the flighted delivery and lofts it handsomely over long-off for the first six of the game

20.0 - Panyangara to Rizwan, out Riaz Run Out!! The duo try to steal a bye, but Mutumbami is aware to the situation. The slower ball just outside off, Rizwan misses the pull and goes for the run, Riaz responds but Mutumbami hits the timber at the striker's end to catch him short of the crease. Umpire Russell Tiffin didn't even send it upstairs. Riaz run out (Mutumbami) 0(0)

19.5 - Panyangara to Afridi, out Caught by Chibhabha!! That is a superb catch. Afridi is not leaving the ground, he wants the umpires to check that. Chibhabha was very confident. It is a legal delivery, looks like a clean catch. The fingers are underneath the ball and he was in complete control. The umpire raises his finger. The slower short ball, Afridi pulls in front of square, Chibhabha runs forward and to his right from deep mid-wicket, dives full length and takes it inches from the ground. Afridi c Chibhabha b Panyangara 2(3)

19.0 - Luke Jongwe to Imad Wasim, out Caught by C Ervine!! A handy innings comes to an end. Jongwe persisted with the slower balls and he has been rewarded. It was well outside off, Wasim reaches out to loft inside out, the thick outside edge balloons to short third man, Ervine takes a good low catch. Imad Wasim c C Ervine b Luke Jongwe 19(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

14.2 - Sean Williams to Shoaib Malik, out Bowled!! Cleaned him up. The set batsman has been dismissed. Williams is delighted while Malik is livid with himself. Big wicket for Zimbabwe as they keep plugging away. It was the arm-ball that goes on with the angle from round the wicket, Malik makes room and stays back to knock it into the off-side, is beaten on the inside edge and the ball crashes into leg-stump. Shoaib Malik b Sean Williams 35(24) [4s-2 6s-1]

11.2 - Cremer to U Akmal, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Akmal looks at his bat as Maskadza completes the catch. He didn't get off the sweet spot. Another batsman has thrown it away. Flighted on the stumps, Akmal skips down the wicket to loft, doesn't get it off the middle and Masakadza didn't have to move an inch at long-on. U Akmal c H Masakadza b Cremer 14(17) [4s-1]

5.3 - Chibhabha to Maqsood, out Bowled!! Third wicket for Chibhabha. Zimbabwe are right on top. It was a wild slog from Maqsood, who was feeling the pressure. Length delivery bowled with a cross-seam, Maqsood clears his front leg and looks to target cow corner, misses it by a mile and the off-stump gets uprooted. It was an ugly looking shot from Maqsood. Maqsood b Chibhabha 6(10)

4.0 - Chibhabha to Mukhtar Ahmed, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Both the openers are out now! Mukhtar also follows his partner while trying to be too innovative. As soon as he hit that he knew it was only heading into one direction (down the fielder's throat that is). Shuffles across and lifts this full delivery, mistimes it completely (bat turns on impact as well), gets it off the toe-end and it goes down the throat of long-on, who makes no mistake. Mukhtar Ahmed c H Masakadza b Chibhabha 4(4)

3.4 - Chibhabha to Ahmed Shehzad, out Bowled!! Ahmed Shehzad is trying to be innovative here and he perishes while doing so. This was a full delivery fired on off, Shehzad makes room and looks to flay it through the off-side with an uppish drive, fails to make any connection and his stumps are all CLATTERED. You miss, I hit sort of stuff from Chibhabha. Ahmed Shehzad b Chibhabha 17(19) [4s-3]

16.0 - Utseya to Rizwan, 2 runs, dropped! It was a tough one though for Chibhabha. Slower on middle and leg, Rizwan goes down on one knee and top edges the slog sweep, the fielder from deep mid-wicket runs to his right, dives full length but the ball slips through his fingers

15.5 - Utseya to Rizwan, 2 runs, another direct hit would have caught Wasim short. Rizwan works it to square leg and pushes his partner for the second, the fielder from the deep throws at the bowler's end, a direct hit was needed

15.4 - Utseya to Rizwan, no run, works it towards short mid-wicket, Wasim was backing up for the single. Raza was quick to react and fires a throw at the bowler's end, he misses and Wasim survives

18.4 - Tanvir to Utseya, FOUR, slower ball bouncer from Tanvir and Utseya has smashed it to the fence. With fine leg inside the ring, Utseya had all the time in the world to pull it behind square, he finds the gap and it races away to the fnece

17.4 - Riaz to Chigumbura, FOUR, full toss outside off, Chigumbura looks to force it through the off-side, gets an outside edge that runs away fine to the right of the keeper and crashes into the fence in no time. Lucky runs for Zimbabwe, but they won't mind it one bit

16.5 - Imran Khan to Chigumbura, FOUR, good strike from Chigu. This was full and right in the slot, Chigumbura makes room and smashes the loft back over the bowler's head, long-off and long-on had no chance as the ball split them to perfection

12.3 - Afridi to Mutumbami, FOUR, tossed up outside off, Mutumbami comes forward and drives it beautifully past cover, long-off runs to his left but the ball beats him to the fence

10.1 - Afridi to Sean Williams, FOUR, floated up on the stumps, Williams lofts it past the non-striker, it looked like a gentle loft, but the timing was sublime. The fielder in the deep had no chance of stopping it

8.1 - Shoaib Malik to Sean Williams, FOUR, Williams welcomes Malik to the bowling crease with a boundary. Floated up just outside off , Williams dances down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head, the fielder at long-off had no chance of stopping that

6.2 - Afridi to H Masakadza, FOUR, poor ball from Afridi and he pays the price for it. Short and on the stumps, Masakadza goes deep in the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary

5.5 - Tanvir to S Raza, FOUR, slightly short of length and just outside off, Raza was quick to rock back and he muscles the pull over mid-wicket, it wasn't that short but Raza got into position quickly to send it away to the fence

5.2 - Tanvir to S Raza, FOUR, lovely way to get off the mark. It was pitched up and just outside off, Raza leans into the drive and gets it to the left of mid-off, no chance for the fielder to stop that

5.0 - Imran Khan to H Masakadza, FOUR, pitched up and just outside off, Masakadza drills it hard and straight past the non-striker, ball raced away in a hurry and deep fielders had no chance

2.4 - Riaz to C Ervine, FOUR, edged and four, short of length delivery and Ervine had width on offer. He makes room and goes for a flashy cut, outside edge flies well wide of the lone slip and it's a lucky boundary for Ervine and Zimbabwe

14.4 - Imran Khan to Chigumbura, SIX, one too many slower balls from Imran Khan. Chigumbura waits for this slower full ball to arrive, hangs deep inside the crease and lofts it handsomely over the long-off fence for a six. The fielder in the deep was a mere spectator

19.1 - Imran Khan to Utseya, out Chigumbura Run Out!! Chigumbura's fighting knock comes to an end. Is it the match for Pakistan? Surely. This was a slower ball angled across off, Utseya fails to lay any bat on it and the batsmen try to pinch a quick bye. Rizwan though was aware of the situation on hand and calmly throws the stumps down at the striker's end to catch Chigumbura short. Chigumbura run out (Rizwan) 31(28) [4s-2 6s-1]

15.5 - Riaz to Cremer, out Caught by Afridi!! Two in two for Pakistan. Zimbabwe are crumbling here. This was a fuller ball from Riaz, Cremer went hard on the drive, didn't bother to keep it down and ends up offering the simplest of catches to Afridi at short cover. Cremer c Afridi b Riaz 0(1)

15.4 - Riaz to Chigumbura, out Luke Jongwe Run Out!! 1 run completed. Suicidal running from the Zimbabweans and Jongwe is gone. This was a short of length delivery from Riaz, Chigumbura gives himself room and manages to knock it down towards long-off. Even though Chigu said no for the second, Jongwe wasn't looking and races back. The fielder just had to throw it to the keeper, he does so and Jongwe walks back. Luke Jongwe run out (Imad Wasim/Rizwan) 2(6)

13.1 - Riaz to Mutumbami, out Mutumbami Run Out!! You can't keep Wasim out of action. After taking 4 wickets, he has now effected a run-out. This was a full delivery just outside off, Mutumbami drove it in front of mid-off, the fielder quickly runs forward, picks the ball and fires a direct-hit at the non-striker's end. Mutumbami had to put in the dive, but even that couldn't save him. Mutumbami run out (Imad Wasim) 9(9) [4s-1]

11.1 - Imad Wasim to Sean Williams, out Lbw!! Wasim has gone for a celebratory run. Williams is very disappointed as he believes that he got some part of the glove on that. Drifting in on off, Williams tries to play the reverse sweep, almost jams his glove and pad together while he tries to play that. The bowler and the keeper though went up in appeal as they thought that it hit the pad first. Umpire Jeremiah Matibiri raised his finger, much to the delight of Pakistan. Wasim has picked up a wicket in every over he has bowled. Sean Williams lbw b Imad Wasim 14(11) [4s-2]

9.4 - Imad Wasim to H Masakadza, out Caught by Mukhtar Ahmed!! This is a big wicket for Pakistan. The set batsman is out. Imad Wasim picks his third of the match and he looks delighted. This was floated up by Wasim, Masakadza tries to loft him out of the park but doesn't quite get under it. Long-on takes the simplest of catches. H Masakadza c Mukhtar Ahmed b Imad Wasim 25(25) [4s-2]

7.5 - Imad Wasim to S Raza, out Lbw!! There was a stumping chance as well, but the onfield umpire raised his finger first to rule Raza out lbw. The batsman though doesn't look happy at all. It was the quicker one on the stumps, Raza comes down the track and fails to work it away, the ball hits him on the pad, in line with middle and lobs up towards the keeper, who quickly disturbs the stumps. There was an appeal for stumping, but even before Russell Tiffin could send it upstairs, umpire Jeremiah Matibiri raised his finger. S Raza lbw b Imad Wasim 13(10) [4s-2]

5.1 - Tanvir to C Ervine, out Lbw!! The umpire raises the dreaded finger to send Ervine on his way back. This was angling in on the stumps, Ervine goes across to whip it through the on-side, he misses and the ball hits him in line with middle. There was a little doubt whether the ball would have gone down leg with the angle, but the umpire took his time before giving him out. C Ervine lbw b Tanvir 11(14) [4s-1]

1.0 - Imad Wasim to Chibhabha, out Bowled!! TIMBAH!! That's a squidgy dismissal. Sort of Shoaib Malik's dismissal. This was the slider from Imad Wasim, Chibhabha makes room and looks to work it to the on-side, is beaten by the turn and loses his leg stump after the ball took the deflection off the pad. Chibhabha b Imad Wasim 0(2)

15.2 - Riaz to Chigumbura, 1 run, run-out chance missed! It was a back of a length delivery that cramps Chigumbura for room, he somehow manages to drop it in front of mid-wicket and sets off, the fielder quickly runs forward, picks the ball and underarms the throw at the non-striker's end. The Zimbabwean skipper was struggling to make his ground despite putting in the dive. Luckily for him, the fielder missed the stumps