HARARE, Sep 18, 2011 (AFP) – Pakistan finished a purify brush of Zimbabwe by winning a second as good as final Twenty20 general by 5 runs during a Harare Sports Club upon Sunday.
Pakistan done 141 from their twenty overs with male of a compare Mohammed Hafeez top-scoring with 51 prior to Zimbabwe were hold to 136 for 7 as a tourists gave manager Waqar Younis a winning send-off.
“We unequivocally appreciate Waqar. The approach he worked with everybody. He did a smashing job, a approach he came in during a formidable time. He had good inputs. A lot of youngsters came in. I’m starting to skip him,” pronounced skipper Misbah Ul Haq.
“I’m unequivocally confident with a approach a group played. All a players got a satisfactory possibility as good as everyone performed.
“It’s been a good debate for us. The Sri Lanka array (in a UAE in October) equates to a lot for us, we’re starting to hope for good as good as fool around good opposite them.”
Hafeez added: “It was a good debate for me. Thanks to a team, they upheld me, a manager Waqar Younis. I’ll skip him.”
The home side went down fighting, with Tatenda Taibu during a centre of a movement in a thespian last-over finish.
With twenty runs compulsory off a final 6 balls, Taibu smacked a initial for a 6 over long-on as good as took a integrate off any of a subsequent 4 deliveries to leave 6 compulsory off a final ball.
But Sohail Khan coolly bowled a full toss, far-reaching outward off branch that Taibu was incompetent to get his bat on.
Zimbabwe openers Vusi Sibanda as good as Chamu Chibhabha had struggled to keep forward of a run-rate as good as a brakes were slammed upon by delayed bowler Saeed Ajmal, who discharged Chibhabha.
Hafeez afterwards held Sibanda prior to removing absolved of Cephas Zhuwao, Hamilton Maskadza as good as Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor.
Elton Chigumbura (24) as good as Taibu (37 not out) supposing late fireworks, though a home side fell short.
Pakistan had been 34 for 3 during a single theatre prior to Hafeez, who scored 71 as good as took 4 wickets in Friday’s 85-run win, took charge.
He strike 51 off 38 balls prior to in a future descending to off-spinner Ray Price.
Pakistan’s run-rate was slowed as good as they scored only 36 runs in a final 5 overs, though it in a future valid only enough.
Pakistan finish Zimbabwe clean-sweep
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