Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21

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Not to be confused with Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21.

Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21

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|  Zimbabwe|  Pakistan
Dates|  21 April – 11 May 2021
Captains|  Brendan Taylor (Tests)
Sean Williams (T20Is)[n 1]|  Babar Azam
Test series
Result|  Pakistan won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs|  Regis Chakabva (146)|  Abid Ali (275)
Most wickets|  Blessing Muzarabani (7)|  Hasan Ali (14)
Player of the series|  Hasan Ali (Pak)
Twenty20 International series
Results|  Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs|  Wesley Madhevere (89)|  Mohammad Rizwan (186)
Most wickets|  Luke Jongwe (9)|  Mohammad Hasnain (5)
Player of the series|  Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)

The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in April and May 2021 to play two Tests and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The tour of Zimbabwe followed on from Pakistan's tour of South Africa.[4][5] On 28 March 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the tour itinerary,[6] with all the matches being played behind closed doors in Harare.[7]

Pakistan won the first T20I match by eleven runs,[8] with Zimbabwe winning the second match by nineteen runs to level the series.[9] It was Zimbabwe's first win against Pakistan in T20Is in sixteen attempts,[10] and their first win in a home T20I match since beating India in June 2016.[11] Pakistan won the third T20I match by 24 runs to win the series 2–1.[12]

Pakistan won the first Test match inside three days,[13] beating Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs.[14] Pakistan won the second match by an innings and 147 runs to win the series 2–0.[15]

## Squads

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Tests  | T20Is

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Zimbabwe[16] |  Pakistan[17] |  Zimbabwe[18] |  Pakistan[19]

* Brendan Taylor (c)
* ~~Sean Williams (c)~~
* Regis Chakabva
* Tendai Chisoro
* Tanaka Chivanga
* Luke Jongwe
* Roy Kaia
* Kevin Kasuza
* Wesley Madhevere
* Wellington Masakadza
* Prince Masvaure
* Tarisai Musakanda
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Richard Ngarava
* Victor Nyauchi
* Milton Shumba
* Donald Tiripano

* Babar Azam (c)
* Mohammad Rizwan (vc, wk)
* Shaheen Afridi
* Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk)
* Fawad Alam
* Abid Ali
* Azhar Ali
* Hasan Ali
* Nauman Ali
* Faheem Ashraf
* Imran Butt
* Shahnawaz Dahani
* Sajid Khan
* Tabish Khan
* Zahid Mahmood
* Mohammad Nawaz
* Haris Rauf
* Agha Salman
* Abdullah Shafique
* Saud Shakeel

* Sean Williams (c)
* Ryan Burl
* Regis Chakabva
* Tanaka Chivanga
* Craig Ervine
* Luke Jongwe
* Tinashe Kamunhukamwe
* Wesley Madhevere
* Tadiwanashe Marumani
* Wellington Masakadza
* Tapiwa Mufudza
* Tarisai Musakanda
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Richard Ngarava
* Brendan Taylor
* Donald Tiripano

* Babar Azam (c)
* ~~Shadab Khan (vc)~~
* Shaheen Afridi
* Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk)
* Asif Ali
* Haider Ali
* Hasan Ali
* Faheem Ashraf
* Danish Aziz
* Mohammad Hafeez
* Mohammad Hasnain
* Arshad Iqbal
* Sharjeel Khan
* ~~Zahid Mahmood~~
* Mohammad Nawaz
* Usman Qadir
* Haris Rauf
* Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
* Mohammad Wasim
* Fakhar Zaman

Pakistan's Shadab Khan injured his toe during the second One Day International (ODI) against South Africa and was ruled out of T20I matches against Zimbabwe.[20] Zahid Mahmood was named as Shadab Khan's replacement for the T20I matches.[21] However, Zahid Mahmood would later rule himself out of the T20I matches, due to the anxiety of flying alone.[22] Fakhar Zaman was also added to Pakistan's T20I squad.[23]

Sean Williams was named as Zimbabwe's captain for the T20I matches,[24] after their regular captain Chamu Chibhabha was still recovering from a thigh injury.[25] Tarisai Musakanda, Ainsley Ndlovu and Brad Evans were also named as standby players for Zimbabwe's T20I matches.[26] Craig Ervine was ruled out of Zimbabwe's squad for the last two T20Is, after suffering an injury in the first match.[27] Tarisai Musakanda was named as Ervine's replacement.[28] Joylord Gumbie and Takudzwanashe Kaitano were both named as standby players for Zimbabwe's Test matches.[29] Ultimately, Sean Williams only captained Zimbabwe for the first and third T20Is, after suffering an injury, with Brendan Taylor leading the team in the second T20I and the Test series.[30] Wesley Madhevere was added to Zimbabwe's squad for the second Test.[31]

## T20I series

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### 1st T20I

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21 April 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Pakistan
149/7 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
138/7 (20 overs)

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Mohammad Rizwan 82* (61)
Wesley Madhevere 2/11 (2 overs)

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Craig Ervine 34 (23)
Usman Qadir 3/29 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* Tadiwanashe Marumani (Zim) and Danish Aziz (Pak) both made their T20I debuts.

### 2nd T20I

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23 April 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
118/9 (20 overs)

Pakistan
99 (19.5 overs)

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|

Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 34 (40)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/19 (4 overs)

|  |

Babar Azam 41 (45)
Luke Jongwe 4/18 (3.5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 19 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Luke Jongwe (Zim)

* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Arshad Iqbal (Pak) made his T20I debut.
* This was Zimbabwe's first win against Pakistan in T20Is.[32]

### 3rd T20I

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25 April 2021
11:00
Scorecard

Pakistan
165/3 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
141/7 (20 overs)

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Mohammad Rizwan 91* (60)
Luke Jongwe 3/37 (4 overs)

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Wesley Madhevere 59 (47)
Hasan Ali 4/18 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 24 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Pak)

* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Babar Azam (Pak) became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 2,000 runs in T20Is (52).[33]

## Test series

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### 1st Test

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29 April–3 May 2021[n 2]
Scorecard

Zimbabwe

Pakistan

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176 (59.1 overs)
Roy Kaia 48 (94)
Shaheen Afridi 4/43 (15.1 overs)

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426 (133 overs)
Fawad Alam 140 (204)
Blessing Muzarabani 4/73 (31 overs)

134 (46.2 overs)
Tarisai Musakanda 43 (84)
Hasan Ali 5/36 (12.2 overs)

|  |

Pakistan won by an innings and 116 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Pak)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Roy Kaia, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba (Zim) and Sajid Khan (Pak) all made their Test debuts.
* Langton Rusere (Zim) became the first black African umpire to stand in a Test.[34]
* Shaheen Afridi (Pak) took his 50th wicket in Tests.[35]
* Hasan Ali (Pak) took his 50th wicket in Tests.[36]

### 2nd Test

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7–11 May 2021[n 2]
Scorecard

Pakistan

Zimbabwe

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510/8d (147.1 overs)
Abid Ali 215* (407)
Blessing Muzarabani 3/82 (29 overs)

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132 (60.4 overs)
Regis Chakabva 33 (92)
Hasan Ali 5/27 (13 overs)

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231 (68 overs) (f/o)
Regis Chakabva 80 (137)
Shaheen Afridi 5/52 (20 overs)

Pakistan won by an innings and 147 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Abid Ali (Pak)

* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Luke Jongwe (Zim) and Tabish Khan (Pak) both made their Test debuts.
* Abid Ali (Pak) scored his first double century in Tests.[37]
* Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali and Shaheen Afridi each took a five-wicket haul, the first time that three bowlers for Pakistan had done so in the same Test.[38]

## Notes

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1. ^ Brendan Taylor captained Zimbabwe for the second T20I.
2. ^ a b While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days, and the second Test reached a result in four days.

## References

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