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Babar Azam regrets for bating failure after the loss against Zimbabwe
Luke Jongwe's four-wicket haul helped Zimbabwe record their first-ever T20 victory against Pakistan as the visitors lost by 19 runs in Harare in the second match of the series. Pakistan bowlers were sharp and penetrative to have restricted Zimbabwe to just 118 but unfortunately, Pakistan got all out for 99 in the final over. The skipper Babar Azam made 41 while Danish Aziz chipped in with 22 but there was no real support for the Pakistan captain from the other batsmen. Azam said he is frustrated with the failure of middle-order batsmen. Citing the example of Pakistan's 200-run chase in their very recent series against South Africa on their home soil, Babar explained that they should have easily won the match here against Zimbabwe but mainly due to the failure of the middle-order batsmen the team failed to score even 118, felt Pakistan captain. According to Babar Azam, it was a collective collapse and they lost as a group. But at the same time, Pakistan captain made appreciation to Zimbabwe who came back so strongly after losing in the first T20I. With the series tied, the two teams will now meet in the decider on Sunday. They will then play a two-Test series from April 29 at the same venue.
