Perth: Pakistan in locking horns with Zimbabwe in their second fixture of T20 World Cup. After winning the toss, Zimbabwe has opted to bat first.
However, Babar Azam also wanted to bat and said, “Would’ve bowled first. There’s swing early, wanted to utilise that. Everyone is ready to go. Asif Ali not playing, Wasim is playing,” after the toss.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe captain Ervine said, “We’ll bat. Wicket’s going to play the same throughout. Want to put on a decent score and put them under pressure. We’ll have to be (ready to face their pace attack?). Only had one day to get used to these conditions but everyone is feeling good. Chatara out for Evans.”
Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Regis Chakabva(w), Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Milton Shumba, Brad Evans, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
