Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Match 24 T20 WC 2022 Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Babar Azam’s Pakistan continues their campaign when they face Zimbabwe in Match 24 of the ongoing T20 World Cup on October 27 on a triple-header day at the Perth Stadium. The Men in Green faced a Virat Kohli special in Melbourne as they suffered a four-wicket loss in a thriller of their opening match of the tournament. Zimbabwe’s opener with South Africa ended with no result as the neighbouring countries shared points.

Speaking about the India game, the ever-reliable opening pair of skipper Babar and Mohammad Rizwan failed to reach the double-figure as both fell early. But half-centuries from Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed took Pakistan’s total to 159/8 in their allotted 20 overs. In what looked like a challenging total and with India struggling at 31/4, Pakistan’s victory looked inevitable. But King Kohli rose to the occasion as he broke Pakistan’s hearts with his knock of 82* off 53.

The Men in Green will be looking to come out of the Kohli hangover and snatch a victory against the African nation Zimbabwe. Shaheen Afridi, who looked a bit rusty after coming back from an injury, would be raring to go against the Zimbabwean batting line-up. To make matters worse for Zimbabwe, they have a terrible record of losing 16 out of 17 against Pakistan in the format.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 24 in the Super 12 Round in Group 2 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in T20 WC 2022:

Head-to-Head: As mentioned above, Pakistan and Zimbabwe have locked horns in 17 T20 internationals with Pakistan having a stellar record of 16 victories. Zimbabwe’s only win came last year in 2021 when they won a T20I by 19 runs in Harare.

8 – Babar Azam (342) needs eight fours to complete 350 fours in T20Is.

1 – Mohammad Nawaz (49) is one game away from appearing in the 50th T20 international match.

3 – Shaheen Afridi (47) needs three scalps to reach 50 wickets in T20Is.

6 – Ryan Burl (44) requires six fours to get to 50 fours in T20Is.

1 – Asif Ali (49) is one innings away from batting in 50 T20I innings.

8 – Sikandar Raza (92) needs eight fours to get to 100 fours in T20 internationals.

5 – Haris Rauf (95) requires five scalps to complete 100 wickets in international cricket.

2 – Luke Jongwe (48) needs two scalps to reach 50 wickets in the T20I format.

36 – Mohammad Rizwan (2464) is 36 runs away from reaching 2500 T20I runs.

4 – Mohammad Nawaz (46) requires four wickets to reach 50 wickets in the shortest international format.

1 – Haider Ali (499) needs one run to reach 500 runs in T20 internationals.

7 – Iftikhar Ahmed (43) is seven fours away from completing 50 fours in the T20I format.