Scotland lost their final four wickets in as many balls during a frantic last over as Zimbabwe levelled their T20I series with a 10-run win in Edinburgh on Friday.
Set a target of 137 to move to an unassailable 2-0 lead, the hosts needed 13 off the final six balls of the match.
But two wickets for Wellington Masakadza and a couple of run-outs meant Scotland were all out for 126 in 19.4 overs.
They had been in dire trouble at 16-4 before Richie Berrington and Matthew Cross, who both scored 42, revived the innings.
Zimbabwe, too, endured a tough start with the bat, slumping to 20-3 on an awkward pitch before recovering to a total of 136-5 that owed much to Sean Williams’ unbeaten 60 from 52 balls, an innings that included five fours and a six.
Victory had Zimbabwe, who lost Wednesday’s opener by seven runs at the same venue, squaring the three-match series at 1-1 ahead of Sunday’s finale.
This weekend’s match will be Scotland’s last T20I before their T20 World Cup group-stage opener against Bangladesh in Oman on 17 October.
The Scots will also face Oman and Papua New Guinea in Group B of the tournament.
Zimbabwe did not qualify for the World Cup.
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