Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe

ReportHasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi took a four-for each to bowl out Zimbabwe by tea on day oneStumps Pakistan 103 for 0 (Abid 56*, Butt 43*) trail Zimbabwe 176 (Kaia 48, Afridi 4-43, Hasan 4-53) by 73 runsZimbabwe may have controlled…

ReportPakistan tighten grip on contest despite Babar Azam's first golden duck in TestsPakistan 374 for 6 (Fawad 108*, Butt 91, Abid 60) lead Zimbabwe 176 by 198 runsThis might not have been the best advert for Test cricket, but it is…

ReportPakistan wiped out Zimbabwe less than 30 minutes after tea on day threePakistan 426 (Fawad 140, Butt 91, Abid 60, Muzarabani 4-73) beat Zimbabwe 176 (Kaia 48, Afridi 4-43, Hasan 4-53) and 134 (Musakanda 43, Hasan 5-36) by an innings…

PreviewThe visiting side have been impressive in Test cricket, and Zimbabwe will need to summon a collective performanceBig picture Test cricket is perhaps the format where Pakistan's progress is most discernible. There is a stability about…

ReportMuzarabani dismissed Azhar, Babar Azam and Fawad Alam with second new ballStumps Pakistan 268 for 4 (Azhar 126, Abid 118*, Muzarabani 3-41) vs ZimbabweCenturies from Abid Ali and Azhar Ali put Pakistan in firm command of the second…

ReportHosts lost four wickets in the third session, ending the day 458 behind visitors' totalStumps Zimbabwe 52 for 4 (Chakabva 28*, Sajid 1-0, Hasan 1-7) trail Pakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid 215*, Nauman 97, Muzarabani 3-82) by 458 runsIn a…

Zimbabwe 132 (Chakabva 33, Hasan Ali 5-27) and 220 for 9 (Chakabva 80, Taylor 49, Shaheen 4-45, Nauman 5-86) trail Pakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid Ali 215, Azhar Ali 126) by 158 runsPakistan are on the cusp of a 2-0 series win after regular…

ReportThis is the first time in Pakistan history three bowlers have taken five wickets in a single TestPakistan 510 for 8 dec (Abid 215*, Azhar 126, Nauman 97, Muzarabani 3-82) beat Zimbabwe 132 (Chakabva 33, Hasan 5-27) and 231 (Chakabva…

PreviewFor the first time since 2017, Zimbabwe have the chance to play Test cricket against a side other than Afghanistan, Sri Lanka or BangladeshBig PictureFor the first time since 2017, Zimbabwe have the chance to play Test cricket…

PreviewAfter their first T20I win against Pakistan, the hosts now chase their first-ever bilateral series win in the formatBig pictureIt was about time the chickens would come home to roost on Pakistan's middle order, but the manner of that…