Zimbabwe Captains Bold Message to Pakistan Goes Viral

The T20I tri-series involving Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan have started. This tri-series is being hosted by Pakistan, and the first match is taking place between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. These have been the arch rivals, where Pakistan do look

But this time, Zimbabwe has entered the game with high confidence levels. Just hours before the game, the Zimbabwe skipper, Sikandar Raza, was present in an interview. He clearly said,“It will not be an upset if we defeat Pakistan.”This is a clear statement of intent given by the skipper to the entire Pakistani team.

Pakistan and Zimbabwe have faced each other 21 times in the T20I format. It should be noted that this figure now goes to 22, as the current match between these two teams goes on. Pakistan has undoubtedly been dominant against Zimbabwe even in the shortest format of the game.

But over the last few years, it seems that both teams are finally starting to have an equal competition. Over their last six T20I games against each other, Pakistan and Zimbabwe have managed to defeat each other three times. With Zimbabwe starting to gain an upper hand, their skipper also feels confident.

After winning the ODI series, the team had also won the T20I series by 2-0 in the first two games. Now, it was a chance for the final match of the series and also time for Zimbabwe to showcase their form. Pakistan was able to win the toss in this game and they had decided to bat first, underestimating the bowling line-up of Zimbabwe.

But Zimbabwe's bowlers ensured to give their team a strong start. Pakistan was put down to 19/3 within the power play, allowing Zimbabwe to get an upper hand. While the team restricted Pakistan from scoring runs, they also made sure that the wickets were falling consistently from the other end.

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