Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2020: Squads, Fixtures, Live Streaming Details, And Everything You Need To Know

Former world champions Pakistan will host Zimbabwe in the ICC Men’s World Cup Super League Series in Rawalpindi from Friday, allowing both teams to begin their World Cup qualification campaign to be played in India in 2023.

Pakistan’s new captain Babar Azam will be encouraged by the record against Zimbabwe, having lost just one of the 19 matches of the last six home series. Apart from hosts India, the top seven teams in the Superleague table will automatically qualify for this World Cup.

The Superleague has 13 teams including the Netherlands with a full 12 members of the International Cricket Council. The Netherlands team made it to the ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17 by winning it. In the Superleague, each team has played eight series of three matches, in which four domestic and four other teams will be played on the field.

The team that fails to qualify from the Super League will have one more chance to qualify. In this, the winning team will get 10 points, while the tie / no result/cancellation, five points and one defeat. Teams will be ranked according to the total points earned in all eight series. England, the defending champions of the ICC World Cup, currently tops the table with 30 points.

The team had beaten Ireland 2–1 while they had lost against Australia by a similar margin. Babar is among the best-ranked players in the ICC ODI batting list among players from both teams participating in the series. He, however, last played in this format against Sri Lanka a year ago. This player ranked third in the rankings of batsmen, is the only player in the series who is in the top 10.

For Chamu Chibhabha-led Zimbabwe, Sikandar Raza is the best-ranked batsman with 47th position while Brendan Taylor, who was in the top 10, is ranked 50th.

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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2020 – Squads:

Pakistan ODI squad:

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (VC), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-Ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Musa, Rohail Nazir, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, Zafar Gohar

Pakistan T20 Squad:

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (VC), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-Ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Musa, Rohail Nazir, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, Zafar Gohar

Zimbabwe ODI Squad:

Chamu Chibhaba (c), Ryan Burl, Brian Chari, Tendai Chatara, Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro, Craig Ervine, Faraz Akram, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wesley Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Carl Mumba, Richmond Mutumbami, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba, Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tripiano, Sean Williams

Zimbabwe T20 Squad:

Chamu Chibhaba (c), Ryan Burl, Brian Chari, Tendai Chatara, Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro, Craig Ervine, Faraz Akram, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wesley Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Carl Mumba, Richmond Mutumbami, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba, Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tripiano, Sean Williams

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Fixtures:

• 1st ODI: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi – 30th October 2020 (12:30 IST, 12:00 Local)
• 2nd ODI: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi – 1st November 2020 (12:30 IST, 12:00 Local)
• 3rd ODI: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi – 3rd November 2020 (12:30 IST, 12:00 Local)
• 1st T20I: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi – 7th November 2020 (16:00 IST, 15:30 Local)
• 2nd T20I: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi – 8th November 2020 (16:00 IST, 15:30 Local)
• 3rd T20I: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi – 10th November 2020 (16:00 IST, 15:30 Local)

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Live streaming details of Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2020:

The matches would be telecasted live by Sony Six and Sony ESPN. The live streaming would also become available on the SonyLiv app.