Muqeem takes five wickets as Pakistan defeat Zimbabwe to win T20 series

Pakistan wins by 10 wickets to instrumentality a 2-0 pb with 1 lucifer to play successful the three-game series.

Pakistan wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem has starred successful a series-clinching, 10-wicket Twenty20 planetary rout of Zimbabwe successful Bulawayo.

The 25-year-old took 5 consecutive wickets for the nonaccomplishment of lone 3 runs arsenic Zimbabwe crumbled to 57 each retired successful 12.4 overs aft making a promising commencement connected Tuesday.

Pakistan past sped to 61-0 disconnected 33 balls done Saim Ayub (36) and Omair Yousuf (22) to travel up a 57-run triumph connected Sunday successful the archetypal of 3 matches.

The ascendant triumph completed a white-ball treble for the tourists, who won a one-day planetary bid 2-1 past week.

Pakistan skipper Salman Agha said: “Losing the flip did not interest america due to the fact that we had plans and executed them truly well. The bowling of Sufiyan was outstanding.

“We person a young broadside afloat of prime players, and the mode they are performing is precise heartening for me.”

Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza admitted his squad were “all hurting and successful a beauteous atrocious spot astatine the moment”.

“My biggest interest is whether we are learning our lessons erstwhile we endure defeats due to the fact that we look to beryllium making the aforesaid mistakes lucifer aft match.”

Zimbabwe openers Brian Bennett (21) and Tadiwanashe Marumani (16) were the lone batters to scope treble figures for Zimbabwe.

Then, some fell wrong 5 balls, and the location squad mislaid their 10 wickets for conscionable 20 runs arsenic Muqeem wreaked havoc.

Pakistan implicit the T20 bid against Zimbabwe connected Thursday. They past question to South Africa for an eight-match, all-formats tour, including 2 Tests.

Muqeem bowls successful the series-clinching triumph for Pakistan successful Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, connected December 3, 2024 [Wonder Mashura/AP]