Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21

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Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  Zimbabwe Pakistan
Dates 21 April – 11 May 2021
Captains Brendan Taylor (Tests)
Sean Williams (T20Is) [n 1] 		Babar Azam
Test series
Result Pakistan won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Regis Chakabva (146) Abid Ali (275)
Most wickets Blessing Muzarabani (7) Hasan Ali (14)
Player of the series Hasan Ali (Pak)
Twenty20 International series
Results Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Wesley Madhevere (89) Mohammad Rizwan (186)
Most wickets Luke Jongwe (9) Mohammad Hasnain (5)
Player of the series Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)

The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in April and May 2021 to play two Tests and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] [3] The tour of Zimbabwe followed on from Pakistan's tour of South Africa. [4] [5] On 28 March 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the tour itinerary, [6] with all the matches being played behind closed doors in Harare. [7]

Contents

Pakistan won the first T20I match by eleven runs, [8] with Zimbabwe winning the second match by nineteen runs to level the series. [9] It was Zimbabwe's first win against Pakistan in T20Is in sixteen attempts, [10] and their first win in a home T20I match since beating India in June 2016. [11] Pakistan won the third T20I match by 24 runs to win the series 2–1. [12]

Pakistan won the first Test match inside three days, [13] beating Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs. [14] Pakistan won the second match by an innings and 147 runs to win the series 2–0. [15]

Squads

TestsT20Is
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [16] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [17] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [18] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [19]

Pakistan's Shadab Khan injured his toe during the second One Day International (ODI) against South Africa and was ruled out of T20I matches against Zimbabwe. [20] Zahid Mahmood was named as Shadab Khan's replacement for the T20I matches. [21] However, Zahid Mahmood would later rule himself out of the T20I matches, due to the anxiety of flying alone. [22] Fakhar Zaman was also added to Pakistan's T20I squad. [23]

Sean Williams was named as Zimbabwe's captain for the T20I matches, [24] after their regular captain Chamu Chibhabha was still recovering from a thigh injury. [25] Tarisai Musakanda, Ainsley Ndlovu and Brad Evans were also named as standby players for Zimbabwe's T20I matches. [26] Craig Ervine was ruled out of Zimbabwe's squad for the last two T20Is, after suffering an injury in the first match. [27] Tarisai Musakanda was named as Ervine's replacement. [28] Joylord Gumbie and Takudzwanashe Kaitano were both named as standby players for Zimbabwe's Test matches. [29] Ultimately, Sean Williams only captained Zimbabwe for the first and third T20Is, after suffering an injury, with Brendan Taylor leading the team in the second T20I and the Test series. [30] Wesley Madhevere was added to Zimbabwe's squad for the second Test. [31]

T20I series

1st T20I

21 April 2021
11:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
149/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
138/7 (20 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 82* (61)
Wesley Madhevere 2/11 (2 overs)
Craig Ervine 34 (23)
Usman Qadir 3/29 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 11 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)

2nd T20I

23 April 2021
11:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
118/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
99 (19.5 overs)
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 34 (40)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/19 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 41 (45)
Luke Jongwe 4/18 (3.5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 19 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Luke Jongwe (Zim)

3rd T20I

25 April 2021
11:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
165/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
141/7 (20 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 91* (60)
Luke Jongwe 3/37 (4 overs)
Wesley Madhevere 59 (47)
Hasan Ali 4/18 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 24 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Pak)

Test series

1st Test

29 April–3 May 2021 [n 2]
Scorecard
v
176 (59.1 overs)
Roy Kaia 48 (94)
Shaheen Afridi 4/43 (15.1 overs)
426 (133 overs)
Fawad Alam 140 (204)
Blessing Muzarabani 4/73 (31 overs)
134 (46.2 overs)
Tarisai Musakanda 43 (84)
Hasan Ali 5/36 (12.2 overs)
Pakistan won by an innings and 116 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Pak)

2nd Test

7–11 May 2021 [n 2]
Scorecard
v
510/8d (147.1 overs)
Abid Ali 215* (407)
Blessing Muzarabani 3/82 (29 overs)
132 (60.4 overs)
Regis Chakabva 33 (92)
Hasan Ali 5/27 (13 overs)
231 (68 overs) (f/o)
Regis Chakabva 80 (137)
Shaheen Afridi 5/52 (20 overs)
Pakistan won by an innings and 147 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Abid Ali (Pak)

Notes

  1. ↑ Brendan Taylor captained Zimbabwe for the second T20I.
  2. 1 2 While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days, and the second Test reached a result in four days.

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