Pakistan vs Zimbabwe T20 Live Score: After Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first, Zimbabwe posted 147 on the board. The visitors went from 72-0 to 128-8 before skipper Sikandar Raza’s late flourish with an unbeaten 34. Brian Benett made 49 runs in 36 balls. Mohammad Nawaz took two wickets while Shaheen Afridi, Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, and Salman Mirza took one wicket each.
Pakistan will host Zimbabwe in the first match of the T20I tri-series, which involves Sri Lanka too. Afghanistan were initially supposed to play, but they pulled out after the death of local cricketers in a military attack, which led to Zimbabwe being announced as a replacement.
Pakistan have had a successful home season in white-ball cricket so far, having won the T20I and ODI series against South Africa. They also whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the recently concluded ODI series.
All three teams will look to sharpen up their preparation for the T20 World Cup.
Toss: Pakistan Win Toss, Chose To Bowl First
Weather Updates: There is no rain expected, but it is a cold day with temperatures expected to go down as low as 9 degrees celcius.
Pitch Report: A high-scoring match is expected
Pakistan playing XI:Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Salman Agha(c), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
Zimbabwe playing XI:Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brad Evans, Sikandar Raza(c), Brendan Taylor(w), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Tony Munyonga, Graeme Cremer, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava
Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Salman Agha(c), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq, Abdul Samad
Zimbabwe Squad:Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Brendan Taylor(w), Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Clive Madande, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Graeme Cremer, Tony Munyonga, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Newman Nyamhuri
