Pakistan (148/0) thrash Zimbabwe (145) by 10 wickets in the second ODI to level the 3-match series 1-1

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan is set to face Zimbabwe in the second One-Day International of a three-match series. After losing the first encounter, Pakistan will aim to bounce back. Under the leadership of Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan recently achieved a remarkable ODI series victory against Australia on their home soil. However, the Men in Green will be without several senior players, including Babar Azam, as a younger squad has been chosen for the challenge against the Chevrons.

All eyes will be on Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique, who impressed with the bat during the Australia series. Skipper Rizwan will be pivotal in leading the side, supported by Kamran Ghulam, while Agha Salman and Irfan Khan Niazi are expected to strengthen the lower middle order.

On the Zimbabwean side, much will depend on Sikandar Raza, known for delivering standout performances in home conditions. Craig Ervine and Brian Bennett will be key figures in the batting lineup, while Sean Williams and Blessing Muzarabani pose significant threats with their experience and skill.

As the action unfolds at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, all eyes will be on how the pitch and conditions impact this intriguing contest.


Squads:

Zimbabwe: Joylord Gumbie, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Dion Myers, Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Faraz Akram, Clive Madande, Tashinga Musekiwa, Tinotenda Maposa

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Agha Salman, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahmed, Shahnawaz Dahani, Ahmed Daniyal, Tayyab Tahir

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[The Bald Eagle]

 

[sweep_shot]

I expect pitch to be sluggish. Another low-scoring game probably.

Spinners should have a good time.

 

[Omer2002]

Tayab Tahir is definately a better selection even though i dont think he has much future but then again no body else does aswell.

Surley Ahmed Daniyal deserved a go insteam of Ammir Jamal.

 

[Kianig89]

So changes , surely panic button pressed by Rizwan n Co.

Why not Rizwan demotes him to 7 and give other the opportunity to score freely. Surely losing the series against Zimbabwe would be unthinkable. Toss will be crucial

 

[Savak]

This is really an inconsequential series to be honest. I would rather that all stakeholders be more concerned with discovering new talent. In the long run no one will care or remember who won or lost the series.

 

[mominsaigol]

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Problem is Abrar is gonna get thrashed on any pitch. Hoping to be proven wrong. Also captain clueless doesn't realise that rauf is a crap new ball bowler and will be tonked.

Also @RedwoodOriginal you critised me for taking only 2 fast bowlers yet your favourite opted for 2 fast bowlers for tmr?

 

[Rana]

What is the purpose of Irfan Khan at 7?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

What is the purpose of Irfan Khan at 7?

he is a power hitter without having any power.

 

[mominsaigol]

What is the purpose of Irfan Khan at 7?

He's chacha's replacement

 

[Asad T]

So changes , surely panic button pressed by Rizwan n Co.

Why not Rizwan demotes him to 7 and give other the opportunity to score freely. Surely losing the series against Zimbabwe would be unthinkable. Toss will be crucial

He should also let Haseebullah keep

 

[Asad T]

Also, I'm not sure how wise it is playing someone like Haris Rauf
Really don't want to risk him getting injured at this stage in a useless bilateral

 

[Asad T]

he is a power hitter without having any power.

honestly, i feel he has a lot of power. He's by far, the strongest person in the team. hope he has a chance to really prove himself

 

[mominsaigol]

honestly, i feel he has a lot of power. He's by far, the strongest person in the team. hope he has a chance to really prove himself

I don't mind niazi since tbh he hasn't done anything wrong.

He performed well in champions cup, performed well in aus t20 series, can't really fault him for the loss, and overall has been okay.

But based of the last game, he doesn't seem to be revolutionary. Just ordinary.

Granted pak cricket is dead now. Talent has dried up.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Problem is Abrar is gonna get thrashed on any pitch. Hoping to be proven wrong. Also captain clueless doesn't realise that rauf is a crap new ball bowler and will be tonked.

Also @RedwoodOriginal you critised me for taking only 2 fast bowlers yet your favourite opted for 2 fast bowlers for tmr?

Why cant aqib just select sajid khan instead of abrar any reason sajid we know has fire in both bowling nad batting maybe sajid list a record is not great any reason bro?

 

[SportsWarrior]

I observed Abrar Ahmad in the US during the MCL. He had difficulty securing a spot on the MCL team, and Matt Short's part-time spin bowling was chosen over his. It's puzzling how he makes it into the Pakistan team. When I watched him bowl in the nets, he seemed quite average, as everyone was easily hitting him around the field. He looks a very ordinary player and i hope he proves me wrong

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Problem is Abrar is gonna get thrashed on any pitch. Hoping to be proven wrong. Also captain clueless doesn't realise that rauf is a crap new ball bowler and will be tonked.

Also @RedwoodOriginal you critised me for taking only 2 fast bowlers yet your favourite opted for 2 fast bowlers for tmr?

There's a difference between having two fast-bowlers in the playing eleven. And having two fast-bowlers in the entire squad.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

There's a difference between having two fast-bowlers in the playing eleven. And having two fast-bowlers in the entire squad.

You rate abrar higher than sajid khan who is better in shorter formats?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

You rate abrar higher than sajid khan who is better in shorter formats?

I don't want to compare them. I haven't really seen Sajid bowl in List A, nor am I aware of his numbers. But I think people shouldn't write off Abrar. Mystery spinners are far more effective in white-ball cricket than they are in red-ball cricket. And Abrar can bowl with some guile when he's on-song. Give him a chance to play before writing the obituary of his career.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

I don't want to compare them. I haven't really seen Sajid bowl in List A, nor am I aware of his numbers. But I think people shouldn't write off Abrar. Mystery spinners are far more effective in white-ball cricket than they are in red-ball cricket. And Abrar can bowl with some guile when he's on-song. Give him a chance to play before writing the obituary of his career.

Ya but dont you think pak can take a chance with sajid whats the harm in trying him in odis can bat aswell.

 

[Rana]

honestly, i feel he has a lot of power. He's by far, the strongest person in the team. hope he has a chance to really prove himself

He only really has leg side shots though

That’s where he looks to tee off

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Ya but dont you think pak can take a chance with sajid whats the harm in trying him in odis can bat aswell.

Personally, I am not a fan of selecting guys based on their performances in other formats. If he does well in domestic List A cricket then he should be selected for ODIs too. But far too often I have seen this experiment fail. Yasir Shah is one notable example I can think of, off the top of my head.

Generally, I like Pakistan's vision when it comes to spinners here. Having one mystery spinner and two chinaman spinners in the squad is the right approach to have in white-ball cricket. Because these types of bowlers are genuine wicket-takers in white-ball cricket, even when they go for runs. Ofcourse they actually have to perform but I think we should give a fair shot to Abrar, Faisal Akram and Sufiyan Muqeem before considering someone else.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Personally, I am not a fan of selecting guys based on their performances in other formats. If he does well in domestic List A cricket then he should be selected for ODIs too. But far too often I have seen this experiment fail. Yasir Shah is one notable example I can think of, off the top of my head.

Generally, I like Pakistan's vision when it comes to spinners here. Having one mystery spinner and two chinaman spinners in the squad is the right approach to have in white-ball cricket. Because these types of bowlers are genuine wicket-takers in white-ball cricket, even when they go for runs. Ofcourse they actually have to perform but I think we should give a fair shot to Abrar, Faisal Akram and Sufiyan Muqeem before considering someone else.

Ya fair enough great points made by you we should just be patient with these yougsters.

 

[Rana]

Irfan Khan Niazi

The power hitter of Pakistan who has no shots in the V

The power hitter who’s V range is square leg

 

[mominsaigol]

Irfan Khan Niazi

The power hitter of Pakistan who has no shots in the V

The power hitter who’s V range is square leg

You really understand cricketers playstyles like the back of your hand lol.

 

[mominsaigol]

Why cant aqib just select sajid khan instead of abrar any reason sajid we know has fire in both bowling nad batting maybe sajid list a record is not great any reason bro?

Ong, Sajid Khan would have demolished these Zimbabwe bowlers on this pitch.

He and noman are the 2 best spinners in the entire country.

Abrar is way too slow. His mystery bowling is useless if he's bowling at woman cricketer speeds. The likes of Sean Williams and sikandar raza bowl better then he does

 

[mominsaigol]

There's a difference between having two fast-bowlers in the playing eleven. And having two fast-bowlers in the entire squad.

My squad didn't have only 2? The 15 had 4.

Only the playing 11 had 2 because in pakistan pcb shpuld get the heaters out way before icc takes notice.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

My squad didn't have only 2? The 15 had 4.

Only the playing 11 had 2 because in pakistan pcb shpuld get the heaters out way before icc takes notice.

Pretty sure your squad had two fast-bowlers and one seam-bowling all-rounder.

 

[mominsaigol]

Pretty sure your squad had two fast-bowlers and one seam-bowling all-rounder.

I don't remember my squad, but if it did, then my mistake and I'll own upto it. Ik from experience that you're not one to lie about these things.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Hows the weather for this contest.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Hows the weather for this contest.

again rain forecast during match

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

again rain forecast during match

Lol from series win in Australia to series loss in Zimbabwe. This is why you can never take this clown team seriously.

 

[stani_pak]

Ahmad Daniyal should have gotten a chance however good to see Tayyab Tahir given a go

Why does Pak making the squad selection public a day before the match starts

 

[Devadwal]

Another mouth watering contest is coming up between two eventually matchup team's.

Ashes 2.0

 

[Farabi]

Irfan Khan Niazi

The power hitter of Pakistan who has no shots in the V

The power hitter who’s V range is square leg

Are you sure? In the little I’ve seen of him, he does hit in the V.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Good to see that mediocre Haseeb is dropped. Tayyab should have played ahead of him in the first game as well. Abrar is also a good change. hasnain is not gonna be that much effective on those pitches.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Problem is Abrar is gonna get thrashed on any pitch. Hoping to be proven wrong. Also captain clueless doesn't realise that rauf is a crap new ball bowler and will be tonked.

Also @RedwoodOriginal you critised me for taking only 2 fast bowlers yet your favourite opted for 2 fast bowlers for tmr?

Arafat minhas not given a chance in Aus and here Zimbabwe not in ODI squad , what are they trying to achieve by keeping such a talent sitting in the dugout. Watching the emerging talent Asia cup Arafat and Muqeem were the standout.

 

[Kianig89]

Hopefully TT will come good this time, the 3 T20 games which he played looked ordinary not sure what we are trying to ahieve with a 31 year old

 

[ask_analyse_act]

They should try to make Irfan khan into their Stoinis or Hardik. Early stages but definitely doable. Aamir Jamal another one but both have to step up at least against Zimbabwe

Meanwhile making Agha Salman as LOI vice captain seems a misfire , Pak and their think tank. Why not saud Shakeel who is already their Test vice captain

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Lol from series win in Australia to series loss in Zimbabwe. This is why you can never take this clown team seriously.

Well without Zimbabar actually this team fall apart like pack of cards.

No Babar, Shaheen, Naseem and with their new Kalyan and out of blue vice captain and with Haris Rauf this team is losing by 80 runs in and ODI, had the game not stopped by rain Pak would have been all out under 80 and Zimbabwe would have made a record winning by 120+ runs margin

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Well without Zimbabar actually this team fall apart like pack of cards.

No Babar, Shaheen, Naseem and with their new Kalyan and out of blue vice captain and with Haris Rauf this team is losing by 80 runs in and ODI, had the game not stopped by rain Pak would have been all out under 80 and Zimbabwe would have made a record winning by 120+ runs margin

Going back to Babar is a regressive mindset.

Babar offers nothing to the table except a "pretty cover drive".

He is at the fag end of his career.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Irfan Khan Niazi

The power hitter of Pakistan who has no shots in the V

The power hitter who’s V range is square leg

pak think tank is also like their fans who can see players with tinted glass and not their actual potential. He is the only player who could do the hook shot well and in controlled way in Aus next to Babar. His fielding is very good. He is definitely one for the future. Rizwan keeps blocking the no.4 spot for quite long with no impact 50s here and there.

The no.4 that scored a 100 was by Rizwan only in the last ten years. The series against Aus before the 2019 CWC led by Imad Wasim , where senior players and captain Sarfraz was rested. Also Haris Sohail scored a century too in that series. Shan Masood debuted in ODIs. Goes to show the batting talent Pakistan has lol.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Going back to Babar is a regressive mindset.

Babar offers nothing to the table except a "pretty cover drive".

He is at the fag end of his career.

Well at least against Zimbabwe he will score runs. That’s how Zimbabar the name evolved.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Going back to Babar is a regressive mindset.

Babar offers nothing to the table except a "pretty cover drive".

He is at the fag end of his career.

Babar has just been rested. He will be back in next series. He certainly is declining as he probably is few years older than his official age but he is no way close to the end of hsi career

 

[BouncerGuy]

Babar has just been rested. He will be back in next series. He certainly is declining as he probably is few years older than his official age but he is no way close to the end of hsi career

If Haseeb is the replacement then I will revert back to babar. The Team was pathetic in the first ODI.

 

[SportsWarrior]

If Haseeb is the replacement then I will revert back to babar. The Team was pathetic in the first ODI.

Babar is clearly better than anyone in the current team

 

[BouncerGuy]

Babar is clearly better than anyone in the current team

Some people will never accept this reality.

 

[Kianig89]

If Pakistan loses this, massive cleanup will begin, players like Asif Ali, Iftikhar, sharjeel, Imam & Amir might comeback.

fictional Pakistan XI

Sharjeel Imam Usman Azam+ Khushdil Asif c Irfan Nawaz Shadab Jamal Amir


Flamboyant aggressive players with ability to score 400 in Odis atleast on paper, batting till no.11

 

[Kianig89]

Yasir Hameed on Tv for 2nd ODI

Backs Irfan Niazi in a finisher role, welcomes inclusion of Tayab Tahir, criticizes Agha for lack of batting, Shafique & Saim are losing focus and making mistakes needs to adapt according to situation. Also team is missing Babar & Fakhar.

Rizwan is a good captain, has to rotate strike to avoid pressure

 

[m.shah]

Arafat minhas not given a chance in Aus and here Zimbabwe not in ODI squad , what are they trying to achieve by keeping such a talent sitting in the dugout. Watching the emerging talent Asia cup Arafat and Muqeem were the standout.

I don't understand the logic of selecting him in Australia odi series and not in Zimbabwe odi series.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Weather is not looking very good for this game.

 

[gazza619]

We like to keep the nation interested, we like to keep the players interested. As such we always like to make things harder for ourselves. That is our DNA.

If there is a full game, I expect Pakistan to dominate. Zimbabwe does have some decent white ball players though and it won’t be easy.

 

[Rana]

We like to keep the nation interested, we like to keep the players interested. As such we always like to make things harder for ourselves. That is our DNA.

If there is a full game, I expect Pakistan to dominate. Zimbabwe does have some decent white ball players though and it won’t be easy.

You expect Pakistan to dominate because of what? This is God’s team?

 

[mominsaigol]

You expect Pakistan to dominate because of what? This is God’s team?

The fact that Zimbabwe is batting first and rizzu said at the toss he would want to bowl cause he loves to chase shows his mentality.

Zimbabwe is batting first because they know rain will later and that they'll go bamg bang and once again either bowl pak out or achieve a drs victory.

Captain clueless still can't read the game

 

[Rana]

Zimbabwe know Rizwan will leave the match to God when it comes to DLS in the second half, so better to bat first

 

[BouncerGuy]

Toss Update:

Zimbabwe win the toss and opt to bat first against Pakistan

 

[Rana]

The fact that Zimbabwe is batting first and rizzu said at the toss he would want to bowl cause he loves to chase shows his mentality.

Zimbabwe is batting first because they know rain will later and that they'll go bamg bang and once again either bowl pak out or achieve a drs victory.

Captain clueless still can't read the game

He’s playing mind games apparently, “I would bowl first had I won the toss”

Yeah right MR Warrior of Salahuddin’s Army!

 

[mominsaigol]

He’s playing mind games apparently, “I would bowl first had I won the toss”

Yeah right MR Warrior of Salahuddin’s Army!

Easy drs victories for Zimbabwe, Rizwan and by extension pakistan ain't gonna attack for drs.

They'll be 60-5 in 20 to 25 overs and rain will win it for zimb

 

[BouncerGuy]

Zimbabwe chose well. Rain is gonna play spoil sport Maybe so if they can repeat the performance from 1st ODI, series over.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Zimbabwe chose well. Rain is gonna play spoil sport Maybe so if they can repeat the performance from 1st ODI, series over.

Although weather looks better now. Could be a full game then advantage Pakistan

 

[Rana]

Although weather looks better now. Could be a full game then advantage Pakistan

Pak will chase 200 on a crumbling deck?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pak will chase 200 on a crumbling deck?

Not everyday is a bad day bro.

 

[Rana]

Not everyday is a bad day bro.

let’s hope for the best I guess

 

[Human786]

This is really an inconsequential series to be honest. I would rather that all stakeholders be more concerned with discovering new talent. In the long run no one will care or remember who won or lost the series.

Not inconsequential for hosts .

 

[Human786]

Easy drs victories for Zimbabwe, Rizwan and by extension pakistan ain't gonna attack for drs.

They'll be 60-5 in 20 to 25 overs and rain will win it for zimb

1-1 here .

 

[Shafi]

Parchi Shafiq and Aga still in the team. 2-0 Zimbabwe.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Parchi Shafiq and Aga still in the team. 2-0 Zimbabwe.

Unfortunately we have no one in the squad to replace Abdullah.

 

[mominsaigol]

1-1 here .

Hopefully you're proven right but idk man, our players can't play spin and their pacers in their own honesty conditons ain't bad

 

[BouncerGuy]

umpires must be blind in this series because i don't think that was a wide ball and the extra ball cost 4 runs now

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan is playing with a team in which most of the player's were top performer in the Pakistan Champion ODI cup .

Not sure why is some fans are complaining now.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Run-out in the first ODI for Zimbabwe for 1st wicket.

Run-out again now

 

[m.shah]

Jamal will be butchered by good teams. There is nothing in his bowling and he looks older than his listed age .

 

[BouncerGuy]

Abrar gets his first ODI wicket now. Superb delivery after getting hit for 2 fours.

 

[imshally81]

2nd wicket down

 

[Shafi]

Anything over 150 this team can't cope.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Spray guns these pacers. Haris and Aamer Jamal should do better job here.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Newbie Myers smashing Haris for fun...LOL

 

[mominsaigol]

Myers to get a century

 

[Kianig89]

Zim.scoring at a good rate

 

[Human786]

56/2 in 11