It’s a historic home series for Pakistan as they’re set to host another tour at home, where cricket is slowly but steadily returning after years if being banned. Between 30 Oct – 10 Nov 2020 as the world will have its eyes on IPL 2020, Pakistan will play host to Zimbabwe for 3 ODIs followed by 3 T20Is and the hosts are clear favourites, having won 6 consecutive ODIs against this opposition.
Zimbabwe is recently returning from an international cricket ban and they’ve only beaten Pakistan 4 times in 57 ODIs, and 3 of those wins came in Zimbabwe while the only one to come in Pakistan was way back in 1998, so they have a lot of work to do if they want to go against history and end victorious here. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the PAK vs ZIM 1st ODI…
Match info
- Tournament: Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 2020.
- Date: 30th October 2020, 12:30pm IST.
- Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan.
- Capacity: 20,000+
- Series status: First game of the 3-match ODI series.
Recent form
- PAK: W W W W W
- ZIM: L L L L L
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 ODI games, Pakistan leads 5-0.
- In their last meeting in an ODI, Pakistan won by 131 runs.
- Fakhar Zaman – 515 runs in only 5 ODIs against Zimbabwe.
- Mohammad Hafeez – 155 runs in 2 T20I innings in England.
Pakistan
This team is looking towards the future as they’ve skipped Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir from the squad but they have some serious batting talent still, including Fakhar Zaman who can’t be left out of your PAK vs ZIM fantasy side because of his supreme record and batting average of 257.5 against Zimbabwe, including a double century. Babar Azam also has a century and a fifty in 5 innings against this team and will lead the side in this series.
Young Haider Ali recently scored a couple of fifties in 9 games at the National T20 Cup in Pakistan and prior to that, he sizzled in England with a fifty on T20I debut, so I don’t think he should be left out. With the ball, Shadab Khan will miss the 1st ODI because of a leg stiffness during practice and you can even consider leaving out Imad Wasim who only managed 4 wickets in his last 9 games at the National T20 Cup.
Zimbabwe
This side will be boosted with the return of pacer Blessing Muzarabani who had earlier retired for Zimbabwe after signing the Kolpak deal and he’ll come back with plenty of experience from his time with the Northants. Apart from him, we think Tendai Chisoro is a pacer worth adding to your fantasy team for this PAK vs ZIM 1st ODI as he’s been regularly among the wickets in recent games, across formats.
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There’s the old faithful Sean Williams in the side but remember, the all-rounder hasn’t picked a wicket in his last 5 games for Zimbabwe and plus, the hosts play spin brilliantly. If you to pick a batsman, go in for the captain Chamu Chibhabha who has been away from the national side since a while but we think the captaincy stint may boost his confidence. Another person to add to your Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team could be Wesley Madhevere – a young and talented all-rounder to watch out for.
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Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 2020 – 1st ODI
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Pakistan ODI Squad
Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan, Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Musa, Rohail Nazir, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Hafeez.
Zimbabwe ODI Squad
Chamu Chibhabha (C), Brian Chari, Elton Chigumbura, Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Brendan Taylor, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Carl Mumba, Richmond Mutumbami, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba, Sikandar Raza, Faraz Akram, Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chisoro.
PAK vs ZIM fantasy team
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