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Pakistan Sweep Zimbabwe 3-0 as Fatima Sana Smashes Fastest WT20I Fifty

The rout capped a series defined by record scoring alongside tight bowling.

Fatima Sana registered a 15-ball fifty in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, the fastest in the women’s game.
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Eyman Fatima became the youngest Pakistani woman to score a T20I half-century in 17 years in the second T20I against Zimbabwe.
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Overview

  • Pakistan Women, which closed the series Friday in Karachi, crushed Zimbabwe by 133 runs to seal a 3-0 T20I clean sweep.
  • Captain Fatima Sana set a world mark with a 15-ball half-century and finished 62 not out off 19 as Pakistan reached 223/4, the fastest T20I fifty by any Pakistani across genders.
  • Zimbabwe folded for 90 in 17.1 overs as left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal led with 3/20 and Pakistan shared wickets across the attack.
  • Earlier in the week, Ayesha Zafar struck 102 not out to lift Pakistan to 237/5 in the opener, and Eyman Fatima’s unbeaten 79 in the second match secured an unassailable 2-0 lead.
  • Pakistan crossed 200 twice in three games and held Zimbabwe to 84, 103 and 90, underscoring dominance with both bat and ball throughout the series.