Zimbabwean Cricket Team In Pakistan In 2020–21
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Zimbabwe cricket team The Zimbabwe men's national cricket team, also known as the Chevrons, represents Zimbabwe in men's international cricket and is overseen by Zimbabwe Cricket. Zimbabwe has been a Full Member of the International Cricket Council since 1992. As o ...
toured Pakistan in October and November 2020 to play three
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(ODI) and three
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(T20I) matches. All of the matches were played
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at the
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. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural
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. Pakistan's
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captained the team for the first time in ODI cricket. In the second ODI,
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of Pakistan stood in his 210th ODI match as an on-field umpire, surpassing South African
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's record of officiating in the most ODI matches. In the second T20I,
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of Pakistan stood in his 50th T20I match as an on-field umpire, becoming the first umpire to reach the milestone in T20I cricket. Pakistan won the first two ODI matches to take an unassailable lead in the series. The third match was tied, with Zimbabwe winning the
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. It was Zimbabwe's first win in an ODI in Pakistan since November 1998. Pakistan also won the first two T20I matches to win the series. They also won the third T20I by eight wickets to take the series 3–0. Zimbabwe's
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retired from international cricket following the conclusion of the tour.


Background

In August 2020, the
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(PCB) announced that the tour was still going ahead as planned, and were preparing a bio-secure environment, due to the
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. Initially, the PCB were considering to host both the T20I and ODI series at a single venue in
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. However, in September 2020, it was announced that the T20I and ODI series would be held in
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and
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respectively. On 9 October 2020, the PCB moved the matches from Multan to Lahore, following a disagreement with the government in the city over finances. Multan last hosted international matches in
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, when Bangladesh played at the venue. On 11 October 2020, the PCB confirmed the itinerary for the series, with the ODI matches taking place in Rawalpindi, and the T20I matches taking place in Lahore. Smog had been forecast in Lahore during November, with the PCB monitoring the situation. On 23 October 2020, the PCB made a further change to the tour, moving all the T20I matches from Lahore to Rawalpindi, because of the concerns about the smog. In September 2020,
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stated that the official confirmation of travelling to Pakistan was imminent. Tavengwa Mukuhlani, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, said he was "hopeful" that the tour would go ahead. On 20 September 2020, Zimbabwe named a preliminary squad of 25 players to begin training ahead of the tour. On 23 September 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket received government permission to travel to Pakistan. On 19 October 2020, the Zimbabwe team departed from the
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, arriving in Pakistan early the next day. The Zimbabwean head coach
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did not travel with the team, so their bowling coach
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was put in charge of the team. The PCB also confirmed the match officials for the tour on the same day.


Squads

On 19 October 2020,
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, head coach and chief selector of the Pakistan team, named a twenty-two man squad of "probables" for the series. The squad travelled to Lahore to begin COVID-19 testing and training ahead of the ODI matches, with the squads for each format being named later. Pakistan's vice-captain,
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, was ruled out of the ODI series, after suffering an injury during a warm-up game. Haider Ali was added to Pakistan's squad for the second ODI. He replaced
Haris Sohail Haris Sohail ( Punjabi/; born 9 January 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a left-handed batsman and who occasionally bowls left-arm orthodox. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2013. In August 20 ...
, who suffered an injury during the first ODI match. For the third and final ODI,
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, Zafar Gohar and
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were added to the squad, replacing
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, Abid Ali and
Haris Rauf Haris Rauf (; born 7 November 1993) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the Pakistani national team. He also plays for Lahore Qalandar in the Pakistan Super League and Northern in first class cricket. ...
. However, on the morning of the third ODI, Haris Rauf was re-added to the team, after
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was suffering from food poisoning. Ahead of the T20I series, Abid Ali,
Haris Sohail Haris Sohail ( Punjabi/; born 9 January 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a left-handed batsman and who occasionally bowls left-arm orthodox. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2013. In August 20 ...
and
Imam-ul-Haq Imam-ul-Haq (; born 22 December 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan National Cricket Team. In his first One Day International (ODI), against Sri Lanka, he became the second batter for Pakistan, and thirteenth ...
were released from Pakistan's squad.
Shadab Khan Shadab Khan (; born 4 October 1998) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team. He captains Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), and under his leadership they won the PSL 2024 for a ...
was also unavailable for selection for Pakistan's squad for the T20Is, due to his earlier injury which ruled him out of the ODI matches.


ODI series


1st ODI


2nd ODI


3rd ODI


T20I series


1st T20I


2nd T20I


3rd T20I


Notes


References


External links


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