The 24th match of the T20 World Cup tournament was reported on 27th October at Perth Stadium. Moreover, this battle will be taking place between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Team of Pakistan
Though they were defeated by team India in the first battle of the tournament, the team put up their best efforts in order to make the match an interesting and exciting one. As per reports, the bowlers of Pakistan did a fantastic job, but it was their batters who disappointed the fans. Their bowlers like Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf managed to provide two major breakthroughs and pick the wickets of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma on a total of just 10 runs. Moreover, the duo picked four key wickets for India in 31 runs, but somehow failed to break the partnership of Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.
However, their batsmen like Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed were successful in setting up a tough competition. But the team is said to have more experienced batsmen who unfortunately couldn’t give their best in the last battle against team India. As of now, the team will have to beat Bangladesh, South Africa, Netherlands, and Zimbabwe in order to make it to the semi-finals.
Pakistan Playing XI for T20 World Cup
Babar Azam (Captain of the team), Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
Team of Zimbabwe
Whereas the Zimbabwe team were successful in giving their best at the qualifier rounds. However, the first match of the tournament that was scheduled to take place between Zimbabwe and South Africa was called off due to poor weather conditions. According to reports, the performance of the team was not impressive in the incomplete face off against South Africa.
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Among the players, Wesley Madhevere and Milton Shumba performed well. Wesley Madhevere was the highest run-scorer, who managed to register 35 runs in 18 deliveries, with the help of four boundaries and one huge six. As well, Milton Shumba performed well and scored 18 runs. But the other strong competitors were not able to present their potential. Also, the bowling unit was smashed by the batters of South Africa.
Zimbabwe Playing XI for T20 World Cup
Regis Chakabva (Wicketkeeper), Craig Ervine (Captain of the team), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.
Predicted Speculations
According to reports, Pakistan has managed to win 16 matches in the T20 format against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has come out victorious on only 1 occasion.
With excellent players by their side, Pakistan is likely to win this match. Moreover, it seems the team of Pakistan has a decent record while playing against Zimbabwe. Also, the batting order of Pakistan is much stronger than Zimbabwe. The team is further reported to be under pressure as they had to win this match at any cost.
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But Zimbabwe is equally expected to bounce back with their excellent form, thus setting a hardy competition to their competitors.
