Pak vs Zim 1st T20I, As the ODI series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, has successfully come to an end. Pakistan won the series by 2-1. Now they move on to T20I action as the last ODI was won by Zimbabwe it will give them a morale boost.
Zimbabwe will now try to win the T20 series as they have already lost the ODI series. The last defeat by Zimbabwe has absolutely shaken the Pakistani squad a little but they will try to regain their confidence to get back in their confidence.
International cricket once again comes to Pakistan after 13 months. International cricket returns to Pakistan. After a successful ODI series, we will now watch an excellent T20 series of Pakistan and Zimbabwe at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan and Zimbabwe have faced each other in T20’s for almost 11 times and out of 11 Pakistan have won 11 times. Now as the Zimbabwe team have some young talent on their squad they will try to break the streak.
Match Details
| Match | 1st T20I: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe |
| Date | Saturday 7th Nov 2020 |
| Time | 3:30 PM PST, 4:00 PM IST |
| Venue | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
Probable Playing XI
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (capt), Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez/Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan/Rohail Nazir (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf /Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Musa/Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Afridi
Zimbabwe: Brian Chari/Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Brendan Taylor (wk), Craig Ervine, Chamu Chibhabha (capt), Sean Williams, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Elton Chigumbura /Richmond Mutumbami, Carl Mumba, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.
Pak vs Zim T20I Head to Head Encounters
The two teams have faced each other 11 times in so far, with Pakistan holding an 11-0 head-to-head win/loss record over Zimbabwe.
Matches played – 11
- Pak Won: 11
- Zim Won: 00
Last T20 Series:
The last time Pakistan played a T20 series with England in August 2020 at Old Trafford Cricket Ground the series was drawn by 1-1. On the other side, the Last time Zimbabwe visited Bangladesh for a T20 series, In March 2020. This was 2 matches series hosted by Bangladesh. In which they were whitewashed by their host Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Squad For T20I Series for Pak Vs ZIM
Pakistan Squad: Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Khushdil Shah, Wahab Riaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Waseem, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Rohail Nazir, Shadab Khan, Zafar Gohar, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Musa.
Zimbabwe Squad: Chamu Chibhabha (c), Ryan Burl, Brian Chari, Tendai Chatara, Elton Chigumbura. Tendai Chisoro, Craig Ervine, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wesley Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Carl Mumba, Richmond Mutumbami. Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano, Sean Williams, Faraz Akram.
