Overview
- Zaki collapsed during pre-match warm-ups about 20 minutes before the scheduled start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
- Medical staff administered CPR at the venue before he was taken by ambulance to Al Haramain Hospital and pronounced dead around 1:00 PM local time.
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board and Dhaka Capitals confirmed his death and issued formal condolences.
- Players and officials from several franchises visited the hospital, and the match observed a minute’s silence in his memory.
- Multiple outlets reported a suspected cardiac arrest and noted differing on-scene accounts about his condition en route to the hospital, while official statements focused on confirming his passing.