The third and decisive match of the ongoing three-match ODI series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan will be played at the Queen's Sports Club on November 28, Thursday. The second ODI of the series was also played at the Queen's Sports Club where Pakistan defeated the hosts by a big margin.
Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. This decision proved wrong for them as Zimbabwe collapsed for just 145 runs. Dion Myers and Sean Williams were the top scorers for Zimbabwe with 33 and 31 runs.
Chasing the target of 146 runs, Pakistan won the match without losing any wicket. Saim Ayub, who came out to open, scored a brilliant century and scored a total of 112 runs in 62 balls. Ayub hit 17 fours and three sixes during his innings. With this innings, Ayub has also become the first player in the world to score a century while chasing such a small target in ODIs.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Queens Sports Club will prove to be better for the bowlers. A total of 93 matches have been played on this pitch so far. Here 39 matches have been won while batting first, while 49 matches have been won while bowling first. Whichever team wins the toss in the upcoming match should bowl first.
ZIM vs PAK Head to Head
Pakistan and Zimbabwe have played against each other 64 times, out of which Pakistan has won 55 times, while Zimbabwe has won 6 times. One match was a draw, while two did not get any result.
Probable Playing 11 of Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
Zimbabwe:
Joylord Gumbie, Dion Myers, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine (captain), Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wicketkeeper), Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Faraz Akram, Trevor Gwandu
Pakistan:
Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (captain / wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Irfan Niazi, Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Hasnain, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Fantasy 11
Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Saim Ayub, Craig Ervine, Abdullah Shafiq, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Agha Salman (captain), Haris Rauf, Blessing Muzarabani, Abrar Ahmed