Most runs for Zimbabwe after fall of fifth wicket (T20Is)
India beat Zimbabwe by 23 runs in the 3rd T20I in Harare. The visitors successfully defended 182 after restricting Zimbabwe to 159/6. The home team was reduced to 39/5 at one stage before Dion Myers (65*) and Clive Madande (37) took them past the 100-run mark. Here we look at the most runs added by Zimbabwe after the fall of the 5th wicket (T20Is).
100 versus Afghanistan, 2016
Chasing 216 in the 2016 Sharjah T20I against Afghanistan, Zimbabwe were reduced to 34/5. Opener Hamilton Masakadza then found a potent partner in Peter Moor as the duo stitched a 77-run stand for the sixth wicket. While Masakadza made 63 off 44 balls, Moor made a 32-ball 25. Their efforts meant Zimbabwe finished at 134/10 in 18.1 overs. Afghanistan, hence, won by 81 runs.
101 versus Bangladesh, 2022
Zimbabwe were off to a terrible start in the 2022 Harare game against Bangladesh. Sikandar Raza joined Ryan Burl in the middle with the scorecard reading 31/5. The duo then added 80 runs for the sixth wicket as Zimbabwe finished at 135/8. While Raza made a fine fifty (62 off 53 balls), Ryan Burl contributed with a 32-ball 31. Bangladesh, however, prevailed comfortably.
104 versus Bangladesh, 2022
Zimbabwe faced yet another top-order collapse in the third T20I of the aforementioned series against Bangladesh. They were reeling at 55/5 before being further reduced to 67/6. Burl (54) and Luke Jongwe (35) fought back with a 79-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Their efforts helped Zimbabwe compile 156/8. The Tigers could only manage 146/8 in response.
119 versus India, 2024
As mentioned, Zimbabwe were down to 39/5 in the aforementioned Harare game against India. Myers held his nerves and kept Zimbabwe afloat. He launched a befitting counter-attacking while adding a 77-run stand with Madande. Myers returned unbeaten on 65 off 49 balls. Madande contributed with a 26-ball 37. Wellington Masakadza also made an unbeaten 10-ball 18 as Zimbabwe finished at 6/159 while chasing 183.
