Pakistan wins the toss and elects to bat in third and final ODI against Zimbabwe
Pakistan wins the toss and elects to bat in third and final ODI against Zimbabwe
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub in action during the second ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub, left, and Abdullah Shafique during the second ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub in action during the second ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub in action during the second ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub, left, and Abdullah Shafique during the second ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub, left, and Abdullah Shafique during the second ODI cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura)
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Pakistan bounced back from a shocking loss in the rain-affected first match with a 10-wicket win in the second game after a maiden ODI century from Saim Ayub.
The tourists retained the same winning combination with Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahmed and Salman Ali Agha the three spin options.
Ahmed and Salman sliced through the Zimbabwe batting lineup in the second match by sharing seven wickets between them with leg-spinner Abrar getting 4-33 in his debut ODI.
Zimbabwe brought in wicketkeeper-batter Clive Madande and fast bowling all-rounder Faraz Akram for their first game of the series in place of Brandon Mavuta and Trevor Gwandu.
The ODI series will be followed by a three-match Twenty20 series starting at Bulawayo from Sunday.
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Lineups:
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahmed.
Zimbabwe: Joylord Gumbie, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (captain), Sean Williams, Clive Madande, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Faraz Akram, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.
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