Mystery spinner Usman Tariq claimed a hat-trick as Pakistan barged into the T20 tri-series final with a 69-run victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday. Tariq worked his magic in the 10th over, reducing Zimbabwe from 60-4 to 60-7 in the span of three deliveries at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Tariq had Tony Munyonga caught at short fine leg to start his rout. Then on the next ball he clean bowled Tashinga Musekiwa before Babar Azam leapt on a catch at mid-off to send back Wellington Masakadza and give off-spinner Tariq his hat trick. For good measure, he also claimed the wicket of Tinotenda Maposa, bowling the player with a googly.

Tariq thus became the fourth Pakistan bowler to take a T20 hat trick after Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Nawaz. What was remarkable was that he was playin

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