Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 11 runs in first T20I

According to details, Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan.

Pakistan had given Zimbabwe a target of 150 runs with a smashing 82-run innings by Mohmmad Rizwan. Later, Pakistan’s bowlers played a great innings with Usman Qadir taking three wickets, Mohammad Hasnain two, and Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hafeez a wicket each.

Pakistan squad

Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf.

Zimbabwe squad

Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (capt), Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor, Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Luke Jongwe and Chakabva Regis

The schedule of the T20I series

April 21: 1st T20I; Harare Sports Club, Harare

April 23: 2nd T20I; Harare Sports Club, Harare

April 25: 3rd T20I; Harare Sports Club, Harare

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan has defeated South Africa by 3-1 in their recent four-match T20I series while Zimbabwe lost by 0-3 in their last three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.

Earlier in 2020, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 2-1 in the One Day Internationals (ODI) series and then swept them 3-0 in the T20I series.

Both the teams have played fourteen T20I matches against each other till now where Pakistan won all of those matches against Zimbabwe.