BULAWAYO: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the Playing XI for the second T20I of the three-match series against Zimbabwe, scheduled to be played at the Queens Sports Club here on 3 December.
The visiting team has decided to field an unchanged side, which steered the team to a comfortable victory in the first T20I.
Salman Ali Agha-led Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 57 runs thanks to a valuable cameo by Tayyab Tahir, who struck an unbeaten 39 off 25 with the help of four fours and one six.
An unfinished 65-run fifth-wicket partnership off 34 balls between Tahir and Muhammad Irfan Khan (27*) helped Pakistan post an imposing 165-4 while batting first.
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Usman Khan with a 30-ball 39 with two fours and two sixes and Saim Ayub (24) were the other notable run-scorers, while Omair Bin Yousuf scored 16 and captain Salman Ali Agha scored a 19-ball 13.
In response, Zimbabwe scored 60 for two in their PowerPlay – eight runs more than Pakistan – but then ran out of steam to be bundled out for 108 in 15.3 overs.
Abrar Ahmed took two wickets in his second over to finish with figures of three for 28, while Sufyan Moqim mesmerised the middle-order with his left-arm wrist spin bowling to finish with figures of 4-0-20-3. Haris Rauf took two wickets for 17 runs.
Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk), Omair Bin Yousuf, Salman Agha (c), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf.
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