Zimbabwe were 52 for four and found themselves in a precarious position as they needed another 259 runs to avoid the follow-on and trailed Pakistan's 510 for eight declared by a whopping 458 runs.
Pakistan won the first test by an innings in three days in Harare and is on the cusp of rounding off a highly successful tour of southern Africa.
The veteran all-rounder has played in 35 Tests, 287 one-day internationals and 116 T20 internationals for his country.
Babar said in a virtual press conference that the debate over whether he was a captain with authority should end now.
Mohammad Rizwan's unbeaten 91 and captain Babar Azam's 52 helped Pakistan to 165/3 before fast bowler Hasan Ali's four-wicket haul helped the visitors restrict Zimbabwe to 141/7.
It was Zimbabwe’s first win in a T20 in two years, and first at home since 2016.
Babar needs only 60 more runs to break India skipper Virat Kohli's record of fastest to 2,000 T20I runs.
There is still no certainty on Pakistan's participation as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has demanded visas not just for its cricket team and media but also for the fans.
Speaking at a virtual press conference, Younis made it clear that a benchmark needs to be set to pick players for the senior team, particularly batsmen.
The fast bowling great said that winning the One-Day and T20 series in South Africa was a big achievement for the team.
It has been learned that BCCI secretary Jay Shah has informed the Apex Council about government's decision on giving visas to the Pakistan players.
Chasing 144, Pakistan reached the target with just a ball remaining.
Babar marked the day he unseated Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world with another brilliant limited-overs innings, albeit in the shortest format this time.
According to an ICC media release, match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the sanction after Heinrich Klaasen's side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Pakistan opener Fakhar's score came from 155 balls and he hit 18 fours and 10 sixes to give South Africa a big scare in the second one-day international.
The Twenty20 series will be played from Apr. 21-25, followed by the test matches on Apr. 29-May 3 and May 7-11.
Sharjeel's selection in the Pakistan T20 squad for the four games in South Africa and another three in Zimbabwe has been questioned by some former players and critics.
Sharjeel was banned for five-years in August, 2017 by the Anti-Corruption Tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board after being found guilty of corruption during the Pakistan Super League held in the UAE.
Pakistan defeated South Africa in the final T20I of the three-match series by 4 wickets to win the series 2-1.
The 32-year-old legspinner Zahid Mahmood picked up 3-40 in his debut game and had reduced South Africa to 65-7 before Miller's clean hitting powered South Africa to a total of 164-8
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