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Two players to debut against Zimbabwe

News Desk

Nov 26

The management of the Pakistan cricket team  has announced the names of playing eleven for the second ODI against Zimbabwe.

 

The second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe will be played tomorrow in Bulawayo, for which two changes have been made to the national team.

 

Tayyab Tahir has been included in the team in place of Haseebullah, and Abrar Ahmed in place of Muhammad Hasnain.

 

Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir will play an ODI for Pakistan for the first time.

 

The Pakistan team for the second ODI includes Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Niazi, Amir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram and Abrar Ahmed. 

 

Zimbabwe won the rain-hit first mat h by 80 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

 

First ODI 

In the first ODI of the three-match ODI series, Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan by 80 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method.

 

The first match of the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe was played in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in which the host team set a target of 206 runs for Pakistan to win.

 

In pursuit of Zimbabwe's target of 206 runs, Pakistan's batting line-up struggled, and six players on the national team were out for 60 runs. After 21 overs of the match, the match had to be stopped due to rain, and the game had to be ended due to continuous rain.

 

Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan by 80 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method.

 

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl against Zimbabwe; Faisal Akram made his debut for Pakistan.

 

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 205 runs in 40.2 overs, with debutants Faisal Akram and Salman Ali Agha taking three wickets each.

 

Haris Rauf dismissed one player while Abdullah Shafiq ran out a batter. In addition, Aamir Jamal and Muhammad Hasnain returned one player to the pavilion.

 

Chasing a target of 206 runs, the national team had a disappointing start. Openers Saim Ayub scored 11, and Abdullah Shafiq returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. Kamran Ghulam could score 17 runs, while Salman Agha was out after scoring four runs.

 

Pakistan's fifth wicket fell for 49 runs, and the fifth player to be dismissed from the national team was Haseebullah, who was out for a duck.

 

Pakistan's sixth wicket fell for 58 runs, while Irfan Khan was bowled for seven runs. After that, after adding two more runs, the match had to be stopped due to rain. Captain Mohammad Rizwan remained unbeaten on 19 runs, while Aamir Jamal was present at the wicket with him but could not score any runs.

 

Pakistan's final XI included Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Haseebullah, Salman Agha and Irfan Khan. In addition, Aamir Jamal, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain and Faisal Akram were also part of the final XI.


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