ZIM Vs PAK, 1st T20I: Pakistan Spinners Lift Team To 57-Run Win Over Zimbabwe In Bulawayo

Pakistan's spinners propelled their team to an emphatic 57-run win over Zimbabwe in the first T20 international in Bulawayo on Sunday (December 1, 2024). Left-arm wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem claimed 3 wickets for 20 runs and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed picked up 3-28 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 108 in 15.3 overs. The hosts lost their last eight wickets for 31 runs. Pakistan, who won the toss and elected to bat, had posted 165-4 on the back of Tayyab Tahir's unbeaten 39 off 26 balls and Irfan Khan's 27 not out off 15 as both batters combined in a 65-run stand to lift the total in the death overs.

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Updated on: 2 December 2024 12:22 pm

Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo gallery

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Pakistan players celebrate a wicket | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Pakistan players celebrate a wicket during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo: Sufiyan Mugeem

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Pakistan's Sufiyan Mugeem appeals for the wicket of Zimbabwe's Trevor Gwandu | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Pakistan's Sufiyan Mugeem appeals for the wicket of Zimbabwe's Trevor Gwandu, during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo: Sufiyan Muqeem

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Pakistan's Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Khan celebrate a wicket | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Pakistan's Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Khan celebrate a wicket during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza bats as Pakistan's Usman Khan | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza bats as Pakistan's Usman Khan during fields, during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo: Haris Rauf

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Pakistan's Haris Rauf bowls | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Pakistan's Haris Rauf bowls during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo: Tadiwanashe Marumani

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Zimbabwe's Tadiwanashe Marumani bats | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Zimbabwe's Tadiwanashe Marumani bats, during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo: Sikandar Raza

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza bowls | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza bowls during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo: Omair Bin Yousuf

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Pakistan's Omair Bin Yousuf bats | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Pakistan's Omair Bin Yousuf bats during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Cricket match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo photo: Saim Ayub

ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a ball | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a ball during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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ZIM vs PAK 1st T20 Cricket: Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza flips a coin | Photo: AP/Wonder Mashura

Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza, left is watched by Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha as he flips a coin before the start of the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.