Overview
- Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 69 runs in Rawalpindi, posting 195/5 and bowling the visitors out for 126 in 19 overs on November 23.
- Babar Azam hit 74 off 52 and Sahibzada Farhan made 63 off 41 in a 103-run stand for the second wicket, with Fakhar Zaman adding an unbeaten 27 off 10 at the finish.
- Playing just his second T20I, Usman Tariq returned 4/18 and claimed a triple-wicket maiden hat-trick, earning Player of the Match and becoming Pakistan’s fourth men’s T20I hat-trick taker.
- The victory sealed Pakistan’s place in the tri-series final and kept them 3-0, with a remaining league fixture against Sri Lanka on November 27 before the November 29 decider.
- Ryan Burl top-scored for Zimbabwe with an unbeaten 67 off 49 but lacked support, while Sri Lanka remain winless and Zimbabwe can still qualify by beating them on November 25.