Pakistan, Zimbabwe to lock horns in 2nd T20 today

Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 11 runs in the first game of the three-match T20I series and lead the series 1-0.

Meanwhile Zimbabwe’s middle-order batsman Craig Ervine suffered a right calf muscle strain while fielding during the first match. However, he has been ruled out from the remaining T20Is against Pakistan.

JUST IN | @ZimCricketv batsman Craig Ervine will miss the rest of the T20I series against @TheRealPCB after he suffered a right calf muscle strain while fielding during the first match.

Tarisai Musakanda has been called up as his replacement.

Speedy recovery, Craig!#ZIMvPAK pic.twitter.com/Qv34vBltEe

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) April 22, 2021

Tarisai Musakanda has replaced Ervine in the T20I squad for the remaining two games.

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, Tarisai Musakanda, 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.

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