Unchanged Pakistan bat first in final ODI against Zimbabwe

Pakistan captain Muhammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe being played in Bulawayo today, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Pakistan and Zimbabwe are clashing in the final ODI as both teams have won one match each levelling the three-match series 1-1.

Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine said he would have bowled first as well, so both skippers went back to their dressing rooms happy.

Pakistan are unchanged, while Zimbabwe have made two changes with Clive Madande and Faraz Akram coming in for Trevor Gwandu and Brandon Mavuta.

TEAMS 

Zimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Joylord Gumbie, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (capt), Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Brian Bennett, Clive Madande (wk), Faraz Akram, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan (capt, wk), Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram

In the last match on Tuesday, Pakistani bowlers had dismissed the Zimbabwe team for just 145 runs in 32.3 overs and the openers chased down the target in just 18.2 overs, winning the match by 10 wickets.

Pakistan’s Saim Ayub made his maiden century, scoring an unbeaten 113 runs off 62 balls. Abdullah Shafique supported him with 32 runs off 48 balls. Saim Ayub’s innings included 17 fours and 3 sixes.

Zimbabwe won the first one-dayer by 80 runs in the rain-affected match played on last Sunday.