Zimbabwe has posted a strong score against Pakistan, keeping most of their wickets in hand, after winning the toss and choosing to bat first today. This has made the match more interesting for cricket fans in both countries.
After losing their first match against Zimbabwe, the Green Shirts are eager to win this match at any cost to keep their hopes alive in the three-match ODI series. Zimbabwe had scored over 50 runs against Pakistan in the first 12 overs.
Zimbabwe lost their first wicket early when opener Tadiwanashe Marumani was run out by Tayyab Tahir, scoring only 4 runs off 2 balls. The other opener, Joylord Gumbie, also fell soon after.
Gumbie made just 5 runs off 14 balls before being clean bowled by Abrar Ahmed, leaving Zimbabwe on 23 runs. After that, the Zimbabwean batters became more cautious and began playing more responsibly against Pakistan, but Zimbabwe lost their third wicket at a total of 61.
Salman Ali Aga claimed the wicket of Dion Myers, who was dismissed LBW after making 33 runs off 30 balls, including 6 fours. The fourth wicket to fall was that of captain Craig Ervine, who was caught by Mohammad Rizwan after a good delivery from Salman Ali Aga.
Craig Ervine made 18 runs off 35 balls, including one four, in his innings. The current match situation is exciting, with Zimbabwe having scored 68 runs for the loss of 4 wickets after 15 overs.
