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November 18, 2025

Tri-Series Opener: Pakistan Opt to Bowl After Winning Toss

Tri-Series Opener: Pakistan Opt to Bowl After Winning Toss
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Pakistan chose to bowl first against Zimbabwe in the 1st tri-series game in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

The strategy begins with a bold move by the hosts. The captain has handed the ball to the team's bowling unit.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan (wk), 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Salman Ali Agha (capt), 5 Usman Khan (wk), 6 Fakhar Zaman, 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Mohammad Salman Mirza, 11 Abrar Ahmed

Zimbabwe: 1 Brian Bennett, 2 Ryan Burl, 3 Sikandar Raza (capt.), 4 Bradley Evans, 5 Brendan Taylor (wk), 6 Tadiwanashe Marumani, 7 Tashinga Musekiwa, 8 Tony Munyonga, 9 Graeme Cremer, 10 Tinotenda Maposa, 11 Richard Ngarava

Head-to-Head Dominance

Pakistan and Zimbabwe have faced each other 21 times in T20I cricket, with the Green Shirts emerging victorious on 18 occasions. This impressive head-to-head record puts the psychological pressure on Sikandar Raza's men, but in the shortest format, anything is possible!