Bowlers shine as Zimbabwe stun Pakistan in T20 WC

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Zimbabwean bowlers produced a remarkable performance and powered their side to defend a paltry total to upset Pakistan in the third match of today’s tripleheader in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PAK 129/6 (20 Overs)

Evans to bowl the final over

PAK 120/6 (19 Overs)

Ngarava comes to bowl the 19th

PAK 109/6 (18 Overs)

Muzarabani comes into the attack

PAK 102/6 (17 Overs)

Ngarava comes back into the attack

PAK 99/6 (16 Overs)

Raza comes to bowl his last

PAK 93/5 (15 Overs)

Evans replaces Muzarabani

PAK 88/5 (14 Overs)

Raza comes back

PAK 80/3 (13 Overs)

Muzarabani comes back

PAK 71/3 (12 Overs)

Williams continues

PAK 61/3 (11 Overs)

Ryan Burl comes to bowl his first

PAK 54/3 (10 Overs)

Sean Williams comes into the attack

PAK 49/3 (9 Overs)

Raza continues

PAK 41/3 (8 Overs)

Luke Jongwe comes to bowl his first

PAK 31/2 (7 Overs)

Sikandar Raza comes into the attack

PAK 28/2 (6 Overs)

Evans continues

PAK 23/2 (5 Overs)

Muzarabani comes back

PAK 20/1 (4 Overs)

Brad Evans comes to bowl his first

PAK 12/0 (3 Overs)

Ngarava continues

PAK 3/0 (2 Overs)

Blessing Muzarabani to bowl from the other end

PAK 2/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to open the inning for Pakistan. Richard Ngarava to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs ZIMBABWE (2nd INNINGS)

PERTH: Pakistan bowlers displayed a combined bowling effort to power their side to reduce Zimbabwe to a below-par total of 130/8 in 20 overs in the 24th match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

ZIM 130/8 (20 Overs)

Wasim Jr to bowl the final over

ZIM 120/7 (19 Overs)

Haris comes to bowl the 19th

ZIM 115/7 (18 Overs)

Naseem comes to bowl his last

ZIM 108/7 (17 Overs)

Haris replaces Wasim Jr

ZIM 104/7 (16 Overs)

Shaheen comes to bowl his last

ZIM 98/7 (15 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back

ZIM 95/5 (14 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

ZIM 87/3 (13 Overs)

Naseem comes back

ZIM 76/3 (12 Overs)

Shadab comes again

ZIM 71/3 (11 Overs)

Haris replaces Shaheen

ZIM 67/3 (10 Overs)

9.4: Shadab tumbles in his followthrough, swallows a looping chance in both hands and coolly takes the plaudits. Shumba was through his stroke too soon, jabbing with hand hands, and pays the price.

Shadab continues

ZIM 61/2 (9 Overs)

Shaheen continues

ZIM 53/2 (8 Overs)

Shadab Khan comes into the attack

ZIM 49/2 (7 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

ZIM 47/2 (6 Overs)

5.2: Struck Madhevere high on the pad flap, it’s hitting off! Sufficiently flush to trigger three reds!

Wasim Jnr replaces Naseem

ZIM 42/1 (5 Overs)

4.6: Ervine took his eyes off the ball at the moment of impact, beaten for sheer pace and that’s the end of a lively opening stand.

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

ZIM 38/0 (4 Overs)

Naseem continues

ZIM 31/0 (3 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr replaces Shaheen

ZIM 23/0 (2 Overs)

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

ZIM 14/0 (1 Over)

Wessley Madhevere and Craig Ervine come out to bat for Zimbabwe. Shaheen Shah Afridi to lead the bowling attack.

PAKISTAN vs ZIMBABWE (1st INNINGS)

PERTH: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the last third of today’s tripleheader of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Zimbabwe: Wessly Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is)

Matches 17, Pakistan 16, Zimbabwe 1

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan:
L, W, W, L, W
Zimbabwe: 
NR, W, L, W, W

Zimbabwe win toss and opt to bat first against Pakistan in T20 WC

PERTH: Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the last third of today’s tripleheader of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Zimbabwe: Wessly Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

HEAD TO HEAD (T20Is)

Matches 17, Pakistan 16, Zimbabwe 1

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan: L, W, W, L, W
Zimbabwe:
NR, W, L, W, W

Zimbabwe coach slams umpires for not halting play despite wet outfield

HOBART: Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton has slammed the umpires’ decision to continue with his team’s game against South Africa on Monday despite the heavy amount of rain in Hobart.

Rain played a spoiler in yesterday’s match on multiple instances before it was finally abandoned with South Africa close to sealing a victory. The Proteas required just 13 runs in 24 balls and had 10 wickets in hands but since the innings had not reached the mandatory cut-off mark of five overs, the game ended with no result.

Zimbabwe’s bowlers and fielders frequently voiced their displeasure about the damp outfield during the chase as the rain gradually grew heavier. However, the umpires kept the players in the game even after fast bowler Richard Ngarava slipped and had to be taken off the field injured.

“I don’t think we should have even bowled a ball, to be fair,” said Houghton in a post-match press conference.

“But the umpires are the guys making those decisions out in the middle and they seemed to think it was fit to play. I disagree with them, but there’s not much I can do off the field.”

Talking about Ngarva’s condition, Houghton said: “He’s lying in the changing room with a bunch of ice strapped to his ankle. Obviously we’re not too happy about the fact he’s not in a great space for bowling at the moment.

“I thought the rain had got so heavy it was ridiculous. Most of the evening or nighttime, it was misty. But it got to the stage where we could actually hear it thumping on the rooftop in the dugout. To me, that’s no longer drizzle; that’s time to get off the field.” he expressed.

Furthermore, he added that the field was wet when Zimbabwe started and when South Africa fielded and the conditions had been difficult conditions for both sides but it just got more and more wet as they bowled.

“When your keeper’s sliding trying to move down the leg side standing up to the spinners, it’s too wet. I don’t think the conditions were right to carry on playing,” he concluded.

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T20 WC: Pakistan team departs for Perth ahead of Zimbabwe clash

MELBOURNE: After the nerve-wracking clash against the arch-rivals India on Sunday, the Pakistan cricket team departed for Perth on Monday for their second match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

The Green Shirts will be eyeing their first win of the tournament as they face Zimbabwe on Thursday at Perth Stadium. The match will start at 4:00 PM(PST).

After their arrival in the capital of Western Australia, the team will enjoy a rest day before hitting the net on Tuesday.

During their three days stay in Melbourne, the team underwent practice sessions on consecutive days before they kicked off their World Cup campaign with a nail-biting clash against India which Pakistan lost by four wickets on the last ball.

The thrilling contest between the two arch-rivals at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground was attended by more than 90,000 spectators and watched by millions of cricket fans on their Television screens across the globe.

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T20 WC: Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bat first against Netherlands

GEELONG: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against the Netherlands in their final game of the first round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, here on Thursday.

Playing XIs: 

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c/wk), Max O’DowdVikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten

T20 World Cup: Netherlands edge Namibia in low-scoring thriller

GEELONG: Bas de Leede’s inspirational knock steered the Netherlands to a thrilling five-wicket win over Namibia in a low-scoring game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Tuesday. 

The Netherlands have strengthened their chances to qualify for the Super 12 as they secured their second win of the first round.

Set to chase a paltry target of 122, Netherlands’ batting jittered in the middle as they lost four quick wickets after sailing comfortably to 92/1 in 13.4 overs.

Opener Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd raised a solid foundation for the Netherlands’ chase as they built a valiant 59-run partnership before the former fell prey to Bernard Scholtz in the ninth over. 

Namibian all-rounder JJ Smit wreaked havoc in the 15th over with two back-to-back wickets before Jan Frylinck took another scalp in the next over as he dismissed skipper Scott Edwards to set the alarm bells off for the Dutch side.

Tim Pringle then joined de Leede on the crease when the Netherlands required just 20 runs and the two ensured that they took their side home.

De Leede was awarded player of the match for his crucial knock of 30-ball 30. Meanwhile  Vikramjit top-scored for the side with 39 off 31 laced with three fours and two sixes

Earlier, Frylinck put up brave resistance to avert the complete batting collapse as his defiant knock steered Namibia to a fighting total of 121/6.

Frylinck played a cautious knock of 48-ball 43 and battled the furious attack by the Dutch bowlers who forced Namibia into crisis in the first six overs as they took three early wickets on a paltry total of 32.

The Netherlands bowled on tight lines and length and a combined effort led to the eventual degradation of the Namibian batting line.

Bas de Leede led the charge for the Dutch side as he returned figures of 2/18 in his three overs, while Tim Pringle, Colin Ackermann, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe took a scalp each. 

For Namibia, opener Michael van Lingen scored 20 off 19 while no 3 batter Stephan Baard contributed with 19 off 20. 

David Wiese played a late cameo of unbeaten 11 runs off five deliveries including a boundary after skipper Gerhard Erasmus (16 off 18)went back to the pavilion in the 19th over.  

T20 World Cup: Namibia win toss, elect to bat first against Netherlands

GEELONG: Namibia won the toss and elected to bat first against the Netherlands in the fifth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. 

Playing XIs:

NAMIBIA: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Michael van Lingen, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

 

Pakistan to begin T20 World Cup 2022 journey tomorrow

CHRISTCHURCH: After a resounding win in the Tri-series final here on Friday, the national cricket team are scheduled to depart for Brisbane tomorrow, except team’s skipper Babar Azam, to participate in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

The Green Shirts will be aiming to lift the title for the second time – 13 years after winning their maiden T20 World Cup in 2009.

According to the details shared by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Pakistan skipper Babar will leave for Melbourne today to join the captains of other participating teams of the tournament for the official trophy shoot and pre-tournament press conference tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Pakistani contingent will take a flight from Christchurch tomorrow and will land in Brisbane, Australia on the same day.

Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman will join the team in Brisbane tomorrow. The two cricketers had just completed their rehabilitation in London. Dr Javed will accompany them and serve as the team’s second physio during the event.

Pakistan’s batting mentor Matthew Hayden will also join the team once they arrive in Brisbane.

The Green Shirt will start its World Cup campaign on October 23 with a blockbuster clash against arch-rivals India at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The team will leave for Melbourne after playing two warm-up games in Brisbane against England and Afghanistan on October 17 and 19, respectively.

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West Indies, Scotland triumph on Day 1 of ICC T20 WC warm-ups

MELBOURNE: The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up matches kicked off here as West Indies outclassed United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 17 runs, while Scotland emerged victorious over the Netherlands by 18 runs in the second match.

West Indies, batting first on the invitation of UAE captain Chundangapoyil Rizwan, finished at 152/9 in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to a brilliant fourth-wicket partnership between King and Pooran.

West Indies endured a fierce challenge from a gritty UAE side as they put up a fantastic bowling display against the two-time world champions, led by Junaid Siddique’s 4-0-13-5 spell.

King’s 64 and skipper Pooran’s 46 helped the Caribbean team to 152/9 in their 20 overs.

Set to chase 153, UAE fell 17 runs short of victory as they finished at 135/6 in their quota of 20 overs despite a magnificent knock of 69 from Muhammad Waseem.

The opening batter held his ground firm while the side was losing wickets at regular intervals which prohibited them from amassing the total.

Zawar Farid played an excellent cameo of 29* off 14 towards the end of their innings, putting on an excellent stand of 53 runs with Waseem. But that came too late in the innings.

In the second match of the day, Scotland outclassed the Netherlands by 18 runs at the same venue.

Batting first, Scotland accumulated 15/1 in 20 overs, at the back of Richie Berrington’s 41 and Michael Leask’s 37.

The rest of the batters, on the other hand, also made handy contributions and bolstered their side to put on a defendable total.

Dutch bowlers Brandon Glover and Bas de Leede put on a show with the ball for their side, picking up three wickets each.

Scotland then put on a disciplined bowling performance in the run chase and restricted the Netherlands to 133/7, winning the match by 18 runs.

Max O’Dowd top-scored for the Netherlands with 43, whereas Brad Wheal was the pick of the Scotland bowlers with figures of 2/24 to his name.

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Bumrah likely to miss T20 World Cup with back injury: Report

NEW DELHI: India faced a major setback as the team’s main strike Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be ruled out of ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2022 due to a back stress fracture, reported Indian media on Thursday. 

“Bumrah is not going to play the World T20 for sure. He has a serious back condition. It’s a stress fracture and he could be out for a period of six months,” a BCCI official told PTI as reported by India Today.

Meanwhile, Indian Journalist Vikrant Gupta also confirmed Bumrah’s exclusion from the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup.

“Bumrah out of the World Cup. Shami/Siraj likely replacement for Bumrah” tweeted Gupta.

Bumrah was ruled out of the first T20I against South Africa on Wednesday as he complained of back pain during India’s practice session a day earlier.

The right-arm pacer had already missed the Asia Cup 2022 due to a back injury. He was named in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup and the home series against Australia and South Africa.

Bumrah’s ouster from the T20 World Cup will pave the way for one of the two reserve fast bowlers Mohammad Shami or Deepak Chahar to play for the Indian team in the World Cup, commencing from October 16.

India will kick off their !CC T20 World Cup campaign with a blockbuster match against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 at iconic MCG stadium.

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