Pakistan national cricket team announced their squad for the final T20I against Zimbabwe national team. The final match of the three-match series between the teams will be played at Queen’s Park Club in Bulawayo on Thursday (December 5).
Pakistan national cricket team has made four changes in their playing squad from the last match. As Salman Ali Agha’s side won the match, the management decided to test their bench strength and give a few more youngsters a chance in the last game.
Sahibzoda Farhan replaces Saim Ayub at the top of the order for the final T20I
Sahibzadeh Farhan will replace Saim Ayub in Pakistan’s playing XI for the final T20I against Zimbabwe National Cricket Team. He will open the innings along with Omair bin Yusuf, who played a decent role with the bat in the second match of the series.
The middle order will be the same for the Pakistan national cricket team going into the third match. Usman Khan will keep the wickets and bat at number 3, while skipper Salman Ali Agha and Tayyib Tahir will take charge in the middle order in the third match.
Qasim Akram, Arafat Minhas and Muhammad Hasnain replaced Irfan Khan, Abrar Ahmed and Haris Rauf in the T201 against Zimbabwe.
Qasim Akram is another change for Pakistan national cricket team for the third match against Zimbabwe national team. He replaces Irrfan Khan in the team. He will be an all-rounder in the final along with Jahandod Khan.
Arafat Minhas replaces Abrar Ahmed in the team and Mohammad Hasnain replaces Haris Rauf. Mohammad Abbas Afridi and Sufian Muqim, who won the man of the match in the last game, retained their place in the team in the last game of the series.
Pakistan National Cricket Team XI is playing for the third T20I
Here is the Pakistan National Cricket Team XI for the third T20I:
Sahibzoda Farhan, Omar ibn Yusuf, Usman Khan (vk), Salman Ali Agha (C), Tayyib Tahir, Kasim Akram, Arafat Minhas, Jahandod Khan, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Hasnain, Sufiyan Muqim
Pakistan XI for Final T20I vs Zimbabwe 🏏#ZIMvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/RJGRYiGsSU
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The Pakistan national cricket team has won two dominant matches in the first two matches of the series. In the first match, they faced a stunning effort as they piled up 165 runs on the board and then bowled out the Zimbabwe national team for just 108 runs to win the match by 57 runs.
In the second match, the guests were very interesting with the ball. They were put on the field first and they bundled out Zimbabwe’s innings for just 57 runs. The visitors then chased down the target with 10 balls in hand and inside 13 overs to take a 2-0 lead.
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