Pakistan’s First T20 Against Zimbabwe: A Look At The Possible Playing XI

Pakistan’s First T20 against Zimbabwe is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Rawalpindi and hence, here is a look at the playing eleven for the game.

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Top Three During Pakistan’s First T20 Against Zimbabwe

Skipper Babar Azam is expected to open the innings with Fakhar Zaman while Haider Ali is likely to bat at the all important number three position.

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Middle And Lower Order

Mohd. Hafeez and Khushdil Shan then are likely to bat at the number four and five positions respectively. Iftikhar Ahmed’s poor form with the bat means that he has a 50-50 chance of playing the concerned game. Iftikhar then is likely to bat at the number six position if he is given an opportunity otherwise it will be either Imad Wasim or Mohd. Rizwan. Faheem Ashraf, Zafar Gohar or Usman Qadir might replace Iftikhar Ahmed in the lineup i.e. if the selectors decide to go that route. Also, there is no chance of Shadab Khan playing as he is still recovering from an injury.

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Fast Bowlers

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Wahab Riaz and Mohd. Hasnain are likely to spearhead Pakistan’s bowling department during the game. 

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So, What The Final Line up Should Look Like?

The final line up then should look somewhat similar to what is being given below.

Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Mohd. Hafeez, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed/Faheem Ashraf/Zafar Gohar/Usman Qadir, Mohd. Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohd. Hasnain