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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 1st T20I Information
- Venue: Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date: Sunday, December 1
- Time: 1 pm local (11 am GMT or 4.30 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe are coming off a T20 World Cup Qualifier in which they faced off against teams like Seychelles, Gambia, Rwanda and Kenya and won all those four matches to proceed to the next stage.
Unfortunately for them, their competition here will be Pakistan, who are a few notches above the kind they faced in that T20 World Cup Qualifier.
Before that, they had won a T20I against a second-string India team before losing four in a row.
They had earlier featured in an ODI series against Pakistan who won it 2-1 after being 0-1 down.
Pakistan
Pakistan, who have an overall T20I record of 142-95, are coming off some poor form in this format.
In 2024 itself, they have lost a series 4-1 in New Zealand, drawn 2-2 with the same opponents at home, even lost a game to Ireland, lost to England 2-0 before crashing out of the T20 World Cup in the very first round.
And they followed that up with a 3-0 loss to Australia in November.
Pakistan were shocked in the first match of their three-match ODI series before winning the next two to grab the series.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall Zimbabwe vs Pakistan T20I Head-to-Head: There have been 18 previous T20Is played between these two teams and Pakistan lead 16-2 on head to head in this format.
- The last time these two teams had met was in the 2022 T20 World Cup where Zimbabwe had stunned Pakistan by one run in a low-scoring encounter.
- In fact, Zimbabwe have won two of their last three meetings against Pakistan.
- These two teams have never faced off in Bulawayo.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 1st T20I Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
Pakistan did not have a great time in Australia in this format but overall, they have been a much-improved side under Jason Gillespie. While he’s not their white ball coach, the difference in approach has been palpable.
They will also be a lot more confident having come back from an opening ODI loss to Zimbabwe before winning the series 2-1.
What’s interesting is that these T20Is don’t really matter too much for either side at this moment, not from the perspective of the T20 World Cup. That tournament is a good two years away but where it could help them is in different ways.
Zimbabwe need as much high level match practice as they can get before heading into the T20 World Cup Qualifiers, having failed to make it to the tournament in 2024.
Pakistan, on the other hand, are trying out new players, and would want to develop a bench strength that provides a backup to the likes of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Match Winner
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Top Batsman
- Top Zimbabwe Batter – Sikandar Raza: 3/1 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Pakistan Batter – Saim Ayub: 3/1
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Top Bowler
- Top Zimbabwe Bowler – Richard Ngarava: 7/2 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Pakistan Bowler – Haris Rauf: 13/5
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Toss Prediction
Zimbabwe to win the toss: 10/11
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – Pakistan: 4/9
*odds correct at the time of writing.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Squads
Zimbabwe Squad: Sikandar Raza (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava.
Pakistan Squad: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Saim Ayub, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Aamer Jamal, Abrar Ahmed.
How to Watch Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 1st T20I Live?
Indian fans can watch the Zimbabwe v Pakistan ODI and T20I series live with a FanCode subscription.
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Series Schedule
- 1st ODI: November 24 at Bulawayo
- 2nd ODI: November 26 at Bulawayo
- 3rd ODI: November 28 at Bulawayo
- 1st T20I: December 1 at Bulawayo
- 2nd T20I: December 3 at Bulawayo
- 3rd T20I: December 5 at Bulawayo
