Bulawayo: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the final T20I of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Thursday.
The Men in Green have already won the three-match series against Zimbabwe by a score of 2-0. The national team won the first match by 57 runs and the second match by 10 wickets.
The previous day, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced that the Green Shirts XI would play in the T20I final with four changes in the line-up.
The final formation, led by Salman Ali Agha, includes Umair Bin Yusuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Arafat Minhas, and Jindad Khan.
The bowling side includes Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain and Sufyan Muqim.
In the first T20I of the series, Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan steamrolled Pakistan to a 57-run win over Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on Sunday. They each took three wickets while Haris Rauf got two and Jahandad Khan one.
Chasing a target of 164 runs, Zimbabwe’s batting unit exposed a meager 108 in 15.3 overs despite quick knocks by skipper Sikandar Raza and opener Tadiwanashe Marumane.
In the second match, the Green Shirts registered a dominant win on Tuesday by 10 wickets.
In pursuit of a modest total of 58 runs, Pakistan managed to pull out a win within the power batting game without losing a single wicket.
Left-handed opener Saim Ayub was the primary aggressor on the match-winning stand, thanks to his quick knock of 36 runs off 18 deliveries, studded with six fours and a six.
Playing with the eleventh squad:
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan (wk), Umair Bin Yusuf, Salman Agha (c), Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Sufyan Muqim, Arafat Minhas and Muhammad Hasnain.
Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumane (wk), Dion Myers, Sikander Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Tashinga Mosekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabane, Tindotenda Mabuso.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more details.