Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25
| Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25 | |||
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 Zimbabwe |
 Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 24 November – 5 December 2024 | ||
| Captains |
Craig Ervine (ODIs) Sikandar Raza (T20Is) |
Mohammad Rizwan (ODIs) Salman Ali Agha (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results |
Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Sean Williams (78) | Saim Ayub (155) | |
| Most wickets | Sikandar Raza (4) |
Abrar Ahmed (6) Salman Ali Agha (6) | |
| Player of the series | Saim Ayub (Pak) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results |
Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Brian Bennett (70) |
Saim Ayub (60) Tayyab Tahir (60) | |
| Most wickets |
Ryan Burl (2) Wellington Masakadza (2) Richard Ngarava (2) Blessing Muzarabani (2) | Sufiyan Muqeem (9) | |
| Player of the series | Sufiyan Muqeem (Pak) | ||
The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in November and December 2024 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team.[1][2][3] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[4][5] In July 2024, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[6][7]
Squads
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On 27 November, Ahmed Daniyal and Shahnawaz Dahani were ruled out of the third ODI due hamstring injury and left ankle injury respectively, with Jahandad Khan and Abbas Afridi added to the squad while Ahmed Daniyal was also ruled out of the T20I series and Aamir Jamal named as his replacement.[12]
ODI series
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Brian Bennett, Trevor Gwandu (Zim), Faisal Akram, Aamir Jamal and Haseebullah Khan (Pak) all made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir (Pak) both made their ODI debuts.
- Saim Ayub (Pak) scored his first century in ODIs.[13]
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamran Ghulam (Pak) scored his first century in ODIs.[14]
T20I series
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sufiyan Muqeem (Pak) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[15]
- This was Zimbabwe's lowest total in T20Is.[16]
3rd T20I
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PCB unveils Pakistan's home and away schedule for 2024-25 season". Cricket Times. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "PCB unveils details of 2024-25 home international season". Pakistan Cricket Board. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan scheduled to play white-ball series in Zimbabwe". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan announce action-packed schedule for International home season". International Cricket Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Bulawayo to host Zimbabwe's white-ball series against Pakistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024 schedule revealed by Zimbabwe Cricket". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Mix of experience and youth in Zimbabwe's white-ball squads for Pakistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe squads for ODI, T20I series against Pakistan named". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan squads for Australia and Zimbabwe tours named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Rizwan announced white-ball captain; Babar, Afridi, Naseem return for Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan hit by injuries ahead of series decider against Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Ayub smashes maiden ODI hundred in Pakistan's thumping 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Ghulam maiden ton, bowlers help Pakistan seal series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Sufiyan Muqeem sets new record, surpassing Umar Gul's best bowling figures for Pakistan". Dunya News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "ZIM vs PAK: Zimbabwe post their lowest-ever total in T20Is as Sufiyan Muqeem's 5 wickets wipe them out for 57". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 December 2024.