Shehzad heroics
Ahmed Shehzad's impressive form continued as he struck an unbeaten 98 to help Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs and wrap up the Twenty20 series in the second match at Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
Zimbabwe started their reply brightly, but some excellent spin bowling from Mohammad Hafeez (three for 30) and Zulfiqar Babar (two for 21) put the hosts behind the required rate and they never recovered, ending their 20 overs on 160 for six.
"They are showing great trust in each other and this is something we are trying to develop in our team. We thought 150 to 160 would be good on this track but Ahmed played very well."
After the loss of Nasir Jamshed (23), Hafeez joined Shehzad at the crease and the pair bludgeoned their way to a second wicket partnership of 143 in under 15 overs. It was the joint-fifth highest partnership for all wickets in Twenty20 international history.
"They got 20 too much, their two batters made it very difficult for us, but I also thought our bowlers missed their mark too many times," Taylor said.
Pakistan 179 for one off 20 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 98 not out, Mohammad Hafeez 54 not out) vs Zimbabwe 160 for six off 20 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 3-30).
Zimbabwe started their reply brightly, but some excellent spin bowling from Mohammad Hafeez (three for 30) and Zulfiqar Babar (two for 21) put the hosts behind the required rate and they never recovered, ending their 20 overs on 160 for six.
"They are showing great trust in each other and this is something we are trying to develop in our team. We thought 150 to 160 would be good on this track but Ahmed played very well."
After the loss of Nasir Jamshed (23), Hafeez joined Shehzad at the crease and the pair bludgeoned their way to a second wicket partnership of 143 in under 15 overs. It was the joint-fifth highest partnership for all wickets in Twenty20 international history.
"They got 20 too much, their two batters made it very difficult for us, but I also thought our bowlers missed their mark too many times," Taylor said.
Pakistan 179 for one off 20 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 98 not out, Mohammad Hafeez 54 not out) vs Zimbabwe 160 for six off 20 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 3-30).
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