Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza (L) and Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha are in for the toss for the primary T20I on December 1, 2024. – X/TheRealPCB
BULAWAYO: Tayyab Tahir’s late fireworks took Pakistan to 165/4 within the first T20I of the three-match collection in opposition to Zimbabwe right here at Queens Sports activities Membership on Sunday.
Earlier, the Males in Inexperienced received the toss and elected to bat first in opposition to the host nation.
The guests have already introduced its enjoying XI led by Salman Ali Agha, that includes younger and robust gamers together with Saim Ayub, Omair Bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Jahandad Khan.
The bowling facet options Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan Moqim.
On Thursday, the Males in Inexperienced inflicted a 99 runs defeat on Zimbabwe within the third One Day Worldwide to win the collection by 2-1.
Pakistan and Zimbabwe enter the three-match collection with contrasting momentums.
The house facet are unbeaten of their earlier 5 look within the format, a part of their excellent run on the recently-held ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier.
Whereas, the inexperienced shirts are carrying the load of a 3-0 clear sweep defeat in opposition to Australia, their first collection after a dismal marketing campaign on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024, which marked their first-ever group stage exit from the event.
Enjoying XI:
Salman Ali Agha (c), Saim Ayub, Omair bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, and Sufiyan Moqim.
