Captain Babar Azam’s brilliant innings of 82 runs helped Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the first T20 match on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Zimbabwe scored a challenging score of 156 for six in 20 overs thanks to Madhevere’s brilliant knock of 48 off 48 balls with the help of nine fours and a six.
Brendan Taylor contributed 20 and Sean Williams contributed 25 runs. Pakistan scored an easy victory by scoring 157 runs for four wickets in 18.5 overs. Captain Babar Azam scored a match-winning 82 from 55 balls with the help of nine fours and a six for which he received the Player of the Match award.