Pakistan in Zimbabwe, 2011
Wisden's review of the first T20I, Zimbabwe v Pakistan in Zimbabwe, 2011
Neil Manthorp
15-Apr-2012
At Harare, September 16, 2011. First Twenty20 international: Pakistan won by 85 runs. Pakistan 198-4 (20 overs) (Mohammad Hafeez 71, Asad Shafiq 38); Zimbabwe 113 (15.2 overs) (C. K. Coventry 30; Mohammad Hafeez 4-10).
Twenty20 international debuts: Aizaz Cheema, Rameez Raja, Yasir Shah. Mohammad Hafeez continued his extraordinary tour with another match-winning innings, this time 71 from 48 balls. Jarvis and Chibhabha returned respectable figures, but Mpofu bowled length balls for four overs and was belted everywhere for 59. Coventry's return from a post-World Cup wilderness provided the only bright spot for Zimbabwe as he walloped 30 from 13 deliveries, but Hafeez - who else? - wrapped things up with four cheap wickets.
MoM: Mohammad Hafeez. Twenty20 debut: K. M. Jarvis.
Neil Manthorp is a South African broadcaster and journalist, and head of the MWP Sport agency