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'Officially the biggest chokers in world cricket'- Fans stunned as Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in a thriller

Pakistan and Zimbabwe locked horns in the Super 12 round of the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

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Zimbabwe and Pakistan locked horns in the Super 12 round of the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 game at the Optus Stadium in Perth. It was a must0win game for both teams. Pakistan had lost agonizingly to arch-rivals India to start their campaign. On the other hand, Zimbabwe's first game of the second round against South Africa was washed out. After the game, the Red Army shared one point with their African neighbors.

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Talking about the game, the Craig Ervine-led side won the toss and elected to bat first. They had a good start as the openers, Ervine, and Wessly Madhevere scored 42 runs in five overs. However, they couldn't make it big as they lost three wickets for 64 runs in 9.4.overs. The likes of Sean William and Sikandar Raza tried to stabilize the innings with a partnership of 31 runs.

However, two wickets each from Shadad Khan and Mohammad Wasim Jr derailed the Southern African team's innings. They somehow managed to amass 130/8.

Pakistan makes a mess of the chase

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In reply, the 2009 winners started poorly once again as they lost their in-form openers, skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan inside the powerplay. Iftikhar Ahmed, who did well against India, was caught down the leg side after scoring only five runs. At 36/3, the likes of Shadab Khan and Shan Masood put together 52 runs to bring some stability to the chase.

At this stage, it looked like the Green Brigade will chase down the target easily. However, Pakistan-born Zimbabwe player Sikandar Raza had other ideas. He took the wickets of Khan, Masood, and Haider Ali in different overs to change the complexion of the game. The likes of Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Wasim Jr took the game close and looked like winning it. However, when the team needed three runs off as many balls, Nawaz played a dot ball, followed by getting caught at mid-off.

On the last ball, the Asian team needed three runs. However, Shaheen Afridi couldn't complete the second run to take the game to the Super over. He got run out and the team lost the game by one run.

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