After Ireland shocked England at the MCG on Wednesday to blow Group 1 wide open, Zimbabwe beat Pakistan on Thursday to severely dent the 2009 champions' hopes of progressing from Group 2.
Pakistan, who suffered an agonising last-ball loss to India on Sunday, may miss out on the knockout stages even if they win their final three matches against Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.
Chasing 131 for victory at Optus Stadium, Pakistan slumped to 36-3 inside eight overs and then 94-6 in the 16th, only for Mohammad Nawaz (22 off 18) - whose error-strewn, nine-ball final over had cost his side in Sunday's MCG classic - and Mohammad Wasim (12no of 13) to cut the requirement to four from four balls.
However, Nawaz was then caught at mid-off with three needed from two balls before Shaheen Afridi was run out off the last trying to complete a two that would have taken the game to a Super Over.
Zimbabwe's win was their first outside the first round of the T20 World Cup and leaves them on three points from two matches after their opening fixture against South Africa was wrecked by rain.
Zimbabwe fade with the bat but star with the ball
Pakistan had seemed favourites at the halfway stage after curtailing a brisk start from Zimbabwe - Craig Ervine's side raced to 31-0 after three overs - to limit their rivals to 130-8, with four wickets falling for no runs in six balls at one stage.
Pakistan's stars with the ball were Wasim (4-24) and Shadab Khan (3-23) although Haris Rauf shipped only 12 runs from his four overs and accounted for Ervine (19) at the end of the fifth over to snap an opening stand of 42 with Wesley Madhevere (17).
Wasim - who came into the Pakistan side in place of Asif Ali - pinned Madhevere lbw in the next over, while he and Shadab were both on hat-tricks at one point as four wickets tumbled across the 14th and 15th overs, including Zimbabwe's top-scorer Sean Williams (31), who was bowled by Shadab, and the talented Sikandar Raza (9), who hauled Wasim's slower-ball bouncer to deep square leg.
A score of 95-3 soon became 95-7 but an eighth-wicket stand of 31 between Brad Evans (19) and Ryan Burl (10no) helped lift Zimbabwe up to what proved a winning total.
Babar Azam (4) and Mohammad Rizwan (14) then fell cheaply for the second game running - Babar following his golden duck against India by skewing Zimbabwe quick Evans (2-25) to point in the third over.
Opening partner Rizwan then inside-edged Blessing Muzarabani onto his stumps before Iftikhar Ahmed (5) was caught off Luke Jongwe.
Source: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/ICC-World-T20/news/27117/12731502/pakistan-suffer-second-straight-last-ball-defeat-as-zimbabwe-pull-off-t20-world-cup-shock
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