Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the deciding match against Zimbabwe – Aitrend

Pakistan national team captain Mohammad Rizwan during the Zimbabwe match. – Geo News
Pakistan national team captain Mohammad Rizwan during the Zimbabwe match. – Geo News

The Pakistan team won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the third One Day International (ODI) and series decider at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Thursday.

Pakistan and Zimbabwe each have one match.

In Tuesday’s match, Pakistani players Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafiq led the Green Shirts to level the three-match series with a flawless 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe.

Pakistan and Zimbabwe have faced each other head-to-head 64 times in ODI matches, with the former posting a dominant record with 55 wins, compared to the opposition’s six, while two matches ended scoreless.

The Green Shirts have an equally dominant record in bilateral series as they have won 19 of their 21 ODI series, while Zimbabwe managed to draw two series in 1994/95 and 2013.

Shes playing

Pakistan has not changed, while Zimbabwe has made two changes.

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Rizwan, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed and Faisal Akram.

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Joylord Gombe (wk), Trevor Gwandu, Craig Irvine (c), Tawandanashi Marumane, Brandon Mafuta, Blessing Muzarabane, Richard Ngarava, Dion Myers, Sikander Raza, Sean Williams.


This is a developing story and will be updated with more details.

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