Zimbabwes Historic Victory Brings Back Captains Powerful Words

The Pakistan Tri-series has now started to go through some intense battles. Zimbabwe has also given a statement with its victory over Sri Lanka in the second match of the series. This reminds the fans of the statement given by Sikandar Raza ahead of the series.

The tri-series in Pakistan, which involves Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe have started to get intense. Pakistan was able to start off the series with a win, while Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe faced each other in the second game. And this time, Zimbabwe was able to

The team secured a win over Sri Lanka to get their first in the series. This was not just a normal victory by Zimbabwe, as it also helped the team to create a statement against the other full member nations. With this win, Zimbabwe also registered their biggest margin victory against any full member ICC nation.

1. Raza’s Statement

Pakistan and Zimbabwe were about to face each other in the opening encounter of the series. Before the match started, Zimbabwe's all-rounder, Sikandar Raza was present in a Press Conference. He was also asked about the question on which team is the second best Asian team, to which he to silence the reporters.

The debate on the second best Asian team had started during the Asia Cup. Afghanistan claimed itself to be the second best Asian team while Pakistan went on to reach the finals of the tournament. The media reporters wanted Sikandar Raza to give his opinion on the same.

, “There is a debate going on social media. I need an honest opinion from you. Who is the second-best and best T20 team in Asia? From Sikandar's point of view, is Zimbabwe playing the second-best or the third-best Asian teams in this tri-series?”

To this, Sikandar Raza replied by saying,“Since I am in a national jersey, all I will tell you is that Zimbabwe are the second-best team in Africa. I don't care who the first or second-best team in Asia is. I'll address that when I am not in national colours. Right now, my focus is on my team. This is a press conference for a Zimbabwe captain, so I should answer questions about Zimbabwe. I personally don't care who the first, second, third or fourth-best team in Asia is. We're the second-best team in Africa and we're looking to build on that. We're trying to challenge the best team in Africa.”

2. Zimbabwe's Historic Win

Sikandar Raza did give a strong statement ahead of the opening clash of the series. But they were not able to defeat Pakistan and get a good start to the same. The team decided to pull off a magnificent comeback in the series with its second match being against Sri Lanka. And this is the match which made fans remember made by Sikandar Raza.

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe faced each other, as Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Despite having a strong bowling line-up, they were not able to get an upper hand against Zimbabwe's batsmen. Brian Bennett ended up scoring 49 runs off 42 balls, and Sikandar Raza also scored 47 runs off 32 balls, allowing Zimbabwe

Wanindu Hasaranga was able to take 3 wickets, while Eshan Malinga took 2 wickets. Now for Sri Lanka to chase, fans expected it to be an easy one. But Zimbabwe had some other plans, which were meant to dominate Sri Lanka's batting line-up. The team started off by dismissing Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera within the first two overs of the game.

The wickets had started to fall continuously for the team, which allowed Zimbabwe to get the upper hand. Dasun Shanaka tried his best to help his team get close to the target, but he was also dismissed for 34 runs. Sri Lanka was bundled all out for just 95 runs in this game, allowing Zimbabwe to

This was not just a win secured by Sri Lanka, it was the statement given by Sikandar Raza which came out to be true. He was also given the Player of the Match award for scoring 47 runs and also taking a wicket for his team. Along with that, Zimbabwe also registered their biggest win against any full member ICC nation in the T20 format.