Pakistan's Sufiyan Muqeem Shines with Record-Breaking 5/3 as Zimbabwe Collapses to Lowest T20I Total
The left-arm wrist spinner led Pakistan to a dominant 10-wicket victory, securing a 2-0 T20 series win in Bulawayo.
- Sufiyan Muqeem, a 25-year-old left-arm wrist spinner, claimed career-best figures of 5 wickets for 3 runs in just 16 balls during the second T20I against Zimbabwe.
- Zimbabwe was bowled out for their lowest-ever T20I total of 57 in 12.4 overs, losing 10 wickets for only 20 runs after a promising 37-run opening stand.
- Muqeem's performance broke Pakistan's previous best T20I bowling record, surpassing Umar Gul's 5/6, and marked his first five-wicket haul in international cricket.
- Pakistan openers Saim Ayub (38 not out) and Omair Yousuf (22 not out) chased down the target in just 5.3 overs, securing Pakistan's largest-ever T20I win by balls remaining.
- With this victory, Pakistan clinched the three-match T20 series 2-0, with the final game scheduled to take place on Thursday at the same venue.