Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the first T20 international of a three-match series at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday.
The visitors have already announced their Salman Ali Agha-led squad, which includes young and powerful players including Saim Ayub, Umair Ben Youssef, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Irfan Khan and Jahandad Khan.
The bowling side includes Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan Muqim.
On Thursday, the Men in Green inflicted a 99-run defeat on Zimbabwe in the third One Day International to win the series 2-1.
Pakistan and Zimbabwe enter the three-match series with mixed momentum.
The home team is unbeaten in their previous five appearances in the format, part of their perfect run in the recent Africa Men’s T20 World Cup sub-regional qualifiers.
As the Green Shirts bear the weight of a crushing 3-0 defeat to Australia, their first series after a dismal campaign in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, which marked their first exit from the group stage of the tournament.
Playing eleven:
Salman Ali Agha (c), Saim Ayub, Umair Bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Jehandad Khan, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, and Sufyan Muqim.