Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2020β21 | |||
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Pakistan | Zimbabwe | ||
Dates | 30 October β 10 November 2020 | ||
Captains | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Babar Azam (221) | Brendan Taylor (204) | |
Most wickets | Four bowlers took five wickets each [n 1] | Blessing Muzarabani (7) | |
Player of the series | Babar Azam (Pak) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 3β0 | ||
Most runs | Babar Azam (133) | Wesley Madhevere (103) | |
Most wickets | Usman Qadir (8) | Blessing Muzarabani (4) | |
Player of the series | Usman Qadir (Pak) |
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Pakistan in October and November 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] All of the matches were played behind closed doors at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. [3] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020β2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. [4] [5] Pakistan's Babar Azam captained the team for the first time in ODI cricket. [6]
In the second ODI, Aleem Dar of Pakistan stood in his 210th ODI match as an on-field umpire, surpassing South African Rudi Koertzen's record of officiating in the most ODI matches. [7] In the second T20I, Ahsan Raza of Pakistan stood in his 50th T20I match as an on-field umpire, becoming the first umpire to reach the milestone in T20I cricket. [8]
Pakistan won the first two ODI matches to take an unassailable lead in the series. [9] The third match was tied, with Zimbabwe winning the Super Over. [10] It was Zimbabwe's first win in an ODI in Pakistan since November 1998. [11] Pakistan also won the first two T20I matches to win the series. [12] They also won the third T20I by eight wickets to take the series 3β0. [13] Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura retired from international cricket following the conclusion of the tour. [14]
In August 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the tour was still going ahead as planned, and were preparing a bio-secure environment, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] [16] Initially, the PCB were considering to host both the T20I and ODI series at a single venue in Lahore. [17] However, in September 2020, it was announced that the T20I and ODI series would be held in Rawalpindi and Multan respectively. [18] On 9 October 2020, the PCB moved the matches from Multan to Lahore, following a disagreement with the government in the city over finances. [19] Multan last hosted international matches in April 2008, when Bangladesh played at the venue. [20]
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. [21] [22] Smog had been forecast in Lahore during November, [23] with the PCB monitoring the situation. [24] 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. [25]
In September 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket stated that the official confirmation of travelling to Pakistan was imminent. [26] Tavengwa Mukuhlani, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, said he was "hopeful" that the tour would go ahead. [27] On 20 September 2020, Zimbabwe named a preliminary squad of 25 players to begin training ahead of the tour. [28] On 23 September 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket received government permission to travel to Pakistan. [29] On 19 October 2020, the Zimbabwe team departed from the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, [30] arriving in Pakistan early the next day. [31] The Zimbabwean head coach Lalchand Rajput did not travel with the team, so their bowling coach Douglas Hondo was put in charge of the team. [32] The PCB also confirmed the match officials for the tour on the same day. [33]
On 19 October 2020, Misbah-ul-Haq, head coach and chief selector of the Pakistan team, named a twenty-two man squad of "probables" for the series. [38] The squad travelled to Lahore to begin COVID-19 testing and training ahead of the ODI matches, [39] with the squads for each format being named later. [40] Pakistan's vice-captain, Shadab Khan, was ruled out of the ODI series, after suffering an injury during a warm-up game. [41] Haider Ali was added to Pakistan's squad for the second ODI. [42] He replaced Haris Sohail, who suffered an injury during the first ODI match. [43] For the third and final ODI, Abdullah Shafique, Zafar Gohar and Mohammad Hasnain were added to the squad, replacing Imad Wasim, Abid Ali and Haris Rauf. [44] However, on the morning of the third ODI, Haris Rauf was re-added to the team, after Faheem Ashraf was suffering from food poisoning. [45]
Ahead of the T20I series, Abid Ali, Haris Sohail and Imam-ul-Haq were released from Pakistan's squad. [46] Shadab Khan 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. [47] [48]
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Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2020β21 | |||
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Pakistan | Zimbabwe | ||
Dates | 30 October β 10 November 2020 | ||
Captains | Babar Azam | Chamu Chibhabha | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2β1 | ||
Most runs | Babar Azam (221) | Brendan Taylor (204) | |
Most wickets | Four bowlers took five wickets each [n 1] | Blessing Muzarabani (7) | |
Player of the series | Babar Azam (Pak) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 3β0 | ||
Most runs | Babar Azam (133) | Wesley Madhevere (103) | |
Most wickets | Usman Qadir (8) | Blessing Muzarabani (4) | |
Player of the series | Usman Qadir (Pak) |
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Pakistan in October and November 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] All of the matches were played behind closed doors at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. [3] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020β2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. [4] [5] Pakistan's Babar Azam captained the team for the first time in ODI cricket. [6]
In the second ODI, Aleem Dar of Pakistan stood in his 210th ODI match as an on-field umpire, surpassing South African Rudi Koertzen's record of officiating in the most ODI matches. [7] In the second T20I, Ahsan Raza of Pakistan stood in his 50th T20I match as an on-field umpire, becoming the first umpire to reach the milestone in T20I cricket. [8]
Pakistan won the first two ODI matches to take an unassailable lead in the series. [9] The third match was tied, with Zimbabwe winning the Super Over. [10] It was Zimbabwe's first win in an ODI in Pakistan since November 1998. [11] Pakistan also won the first two T20I matches to win the series. [12] They also won the third T20I by eight wickets to take the series 3β0. [13] Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura retired from international cricket following the conclusion of the tour. [14]
In August 2020, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the tour was still going ahead as planned, and were preparing a bio-secure environment, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] [16] Initially, the PCB were considering to host both the T20I and ODI series at a single venue in Lahore. [17] However, in September 2020, it was announced that the T20I and ODI series would be held in Rawalpindi and Multan respectively. [18] On 9 October 2020, the PCB moved the matches from Multan to Lahore, following a disagreement with the government in the city over finances. [19] Multan last hosted international matches in April 2008, when Bangladesh played at the venue. [20]
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. [21] [22] Smog had been forecast in Lahore during November, [23] with the PCB monitoring the situation. [24] 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. [25]
In September 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket stated that the official confirmation of travelling to Pakistan was imminent. [26] Tavengwa Mukuhlani, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, said he was "hopeful" that the tour would go ahead. [27] On 20 September 2020, Zimbabwe named a preliminary squad of 25 players to begin training ahead of the tour. [28] On 23 September 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket received government permission to travel to Pakistan. [29] On 19 October 2020, the Zimbabwe team departed from the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, [30] arriving in Pakistan early the next day. [31] The Zimbabwean head coach Lalchand Rajput did not travel with the team, so their bowling coach Douglas Hondo was put in charge of the team. [32] The PCB also confirmed the match officials for the tour on the same day. [33]
On 19 October 2020, Misbah-ul-Haq, head coach and chief selector of the Pakistan team, named a twenty-two man squad of "probables" for the series. [38] The squad travelled to Lahore to begin COVID-19 testing and training ahead of the ODI matches, [39] with the squads for each format being named later. [40] Pakistan's vice-captain, Shadab Khan, was ruled out of the ODI series, after suffering an injury during a warm-up game. [41] Haider Ali was added to Pakistan's squad for the second ODI. [42] He replaced Haris Sohail, who suffered an injury during the first ODI match. [43] For the third and final ODI, Abdullah Shafique, Zafar Gohar and Mohammad Hasnain were added to the squad, replacing Imad Wasim, Abid Ali and Haris Rauf. [44] However, on the morning of the third ODI, Haris Rauf was re-added to the team, after Faheem Ashraf was suffering from food poisoning. [45]
Ahead of the T20I series, Abid Ali, Haris Sohail and Imam-ul-Haq were released from Pakistan's squad. [46] Shadab Khan 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. [47] [48]
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