Babar, Farhan Power Pakistan to 195 Against Zimbabwe

News Desk 

Rawalpindi: Half-centuries from Babar Azam and Sahibzada Farhan helped Pakistan post a competitive 195-5 against Zimbabwe in the fourth match of the T20I tri-series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan got off to a solid start with an aggressive opening stand before Saim Ayub fell to Brad Evans for 13 off eight balls, leaving Pakistan at 29-1 in the third over.

Babar Azam joined Farhan at the crease, and the pair dominated the Zimbabwean attack, pushing Pakistan past the 100-run mark in the 13th over. Both batters reached their fifties—Farhan scoring his seventh T20I fifty, while Babar notched up his 38th.

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Their 103-run stand ended when Sikandar Raza removed Farhan for a well-played 63 off 41 balls, leaving Pakistan at 132-2 in the 16th over.

Pakistan then lost quick wickets as Faheem Ashraf was run out for three, and Raza struck again to dismiss Babar for a fluent 74 off 52 balls, featuring seven fours and two sixes.

Mohammad Nawaz continued to struggle with the bat, scoring just four before falling to Richard Ngarava. A late cameo from Fakhar Zaman, who smashed 21 off nine balls with two sixes and a four, lifted Pakistan close to the 200-mark.

For Zimbabwe, Raza was the standout bowler with 2-39 in four overs, while Evans and Ngarava picked up one wicket each.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq.