Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - Match Preview: Pakistan will face off against Zimbabwe in match no. 24 of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday, October 27, from 4:30 PM IST onwards at Perth.
Pakistan lost their opening match in a close encounter against their arch-rivals India. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe's only game against South Africa end's up with no result as rain affected the game.
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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: Super 12 Match Preview
Match Details:-
Match: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - Super 12 Group 2 (Match 24)
Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth.
Date & Time: October 27, 2022, at 4:30 PM (IST)
Where to Watch Live: Star Sports Network and JIO TV.
Pitch Report: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
The pitch at Perth Stadium, Perth is a balanced pitch which has been good for both of the departments so far, however, Bowling first should be the call as the matches have done here a bit more advantage for Batting second and an average score on this pitch is likely to be 150+.
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Head-to-Head Stats: (T20 World Cup)
Matches Played: 17
Won by Pakistan: 16
Won by Zimbabwe: 01
Team News:
Pakistan:
Pakistan will be looking to bounce back in this game as they suffered a close defeat in their opening encounter against India. Group 2 is comparably easy to group 1, so there is a good chance for Pakistan to make it to the next stage. Babar and Rizwan both failed to score against India, while Shan Masood and Iftikhar both smashed half-centuries to get Pakistan to a competitive total.
Coming to the bowlers, Nawaz and Rauf scalped two wickets each while Shaheen Afridi and Shadab remain wicketless. As we know Pakistan will go as favorites against Zimbabwe in this game and will be looking to grab two crucial points here at Perth.
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Zimbabwe:
Meanwhile, for Zimbabwe, it's a great opportunity to seize the moment and grab a win here against Pakistan. Their previous game against the Proteas has remained with no result as rain affected the game. In a total of 9 overs in which they batted, scored 79 runs in 5 wickets.
Madhevere remained unbeaten on 35 and was the highest scorer of their innings. In 3 overs they bowled but failed to pick any wicket. However, Zimbabwe has performed well enough in the first round that helped them to come through the Super 12. Now, can they deliver the same in Super 12's?
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: Super 12: Possible Playing XI
Pakistan:
Babar Azam (C)
Mohammed Rizwan (wk)
Fakhar Zaman
Haider Ali
Mohammad Nawaz
Iftikhar Ahmed
Asif Ali
Shadab Khan
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf
Zimbabwe:
Regis Chakabva (wk)
Craig Ervine (C)
Wesley Madhevere
Sean Williams
Sikandar Raza
Milton Shumba
Ryan Burl
Luke Jongwe
Tendai Chatara
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani
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Super 12: Fantasy Cricket Dream11 Team Prediction: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe:
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