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    "excerpt": "Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the first time in a Twenty20 international Friday, with four-wicket Luke Jongwe the star of a shock 19-run triumph at Harare Sports Club.\u00a0 A maiden victory in 16 attempts s",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the first time in a Twenty20 international Friday, with four-wicket Luke Jongwe the star of a shock 19-run triumph at Harare Sports Club.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A maiden victory in 16 attempts seemed unlikely when the tourists restricted the hosts to a meagre 118-9 with Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (34) the only batsman to impress.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But right-arm medium pacer Jongwe (4-18) wreaked havoc and Zimbabwe bowled out Pakistan for 99 in 19.5 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was the lowest total defended in a T20 international in Harare and victory for Zimbabwe levelled the three-match series at 1-1 ahead of the decider at the same venue Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thrilling Victory For Zimbabwe. Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZimCricketv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZimCricketv<\/a> Team<br \/>\r\nScorecard @ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/unERImBRQz\">https:\/\/t.co\/unERImBRQz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ZIMvPAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ZIMvPAK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8xakDXnekP\">pic.twitter.com\/8xakDXnekP<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1385579451795267585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was a painful defeat,&quot; admitted Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We chased big totals in South Africa and should have crossed the line here easily but we didn&#39;t play well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We played very poor cricket. Our middle order is struggling. In fact in this match our whole batting group collapsed. We have to do well and I am sure we will come back hard in the final game.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan arrived in Zimbabwe brimming with confidence after completing a double in South Africa, winning a one-day international series 2-1 and a T20 series 3-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A T20 victory at home has been a long time coming for Zimbabwe as they last succeeded five years ago, against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was big turnaround for us after the first game,&quot; said Brendan Taylor, the stand-in captain for rested Sean Williams, referring to the recovery from a 11-run loss in the first match two days ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I would be lying if I said I was confident after our batting, but we dug deep and managed to squeeze Pakistan and our commitment and determination got us over the line.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Set a run-a-ball victory target, Pakistan lost star opener Mohammad Rizwan for only 13 and Azam (41) was the lone batsman to offer much resistance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jongwe captured the prized wickets of Rizwan and Azam, and those of Haris Rauf and Arshad Iqbal as the Pakistan tail collapsed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rizwan, who made 82 in the first international, faced only 18 balls and hit one four before being caught by Tarisai Musakanda as Jongwe claimed his first victim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fellow opener Azam struck five fours and then became the fourth Pakistan batsman to fall, leaving the tourists on 78-4 after 15.5 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With wickets falling cheaply, the tourists began the final over on 99-7 and needing 20 runs to snatch a dramatic victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But instead of a run fest, the wickets of Usman Qadir, Rauf and Iqbal fell without any addition to the scoreboard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, opener Kamunhukamwe starred for Zimbabwe with his contribution including four fours in a 60-minute stand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His innings ended when caught by Azam off the bowling of Danish Aziz, who was making his second appearance for the tourists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fellow opener Taylor, who missed the first match due to illness, lasted only seven balls before being caught by Mohammad Hafeez off a Faheem Ashraf delivery for five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Six Pakistan bowlers captured wickets with Mohammad Hasnain (2-19) and Aziz (2-29) the most successful.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After the T20 series, Zimbabwe and Pakistan will play two Tests in Harare, beginning on April 29 and May 7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071973527\/pakistan-tour-of-zimbabwe-t20-1\">FULL SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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