ZIM vs PAK: T20I Series – Five players to watch out for
Pakistan and Zimbabwe will clash against each other in a 3-match T20I series starting on 21st April 2021. All the matches will be played at the Harare Sports Club. The Pakistan side will enter the series with a lot of confidence after beating South Africa in their own backyard. On the other hand, Zimbabwe will enter the series on the back of 8 consecutive T20I losses.
With that being said, let us take a look at 5 players to watch out for in the T20I series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan.
5. Sean Williams
Sean Williams is one of the greatest batsmen to have picked up a willow for Zimbabwe in T20I cricket. And, the numbers that he has generated in the T20I format confirm the same. The left-hander has aggregated 927 runs for the Zimbabwe side in T20Is and if he scores another 73 runs, he will become the second Zimbabwe willow wielder after Hamilton Masakadza to complete 1000 runs in T20I cricket.
4. Brendan Taylor
He has been one of the legends of Zimbabwe cricket. Brendan Taylor has been playing at the international circuit for almost a decade and a half now. Taylor missed the series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan but will now be back in action for the series against Pakistan. With so much experience under his belt, Zimbabwe will look to Taylor to step up and tackle the Pakistan bowling attack.
3. Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman’s sensational 60 off just 34 deliveries allowed Pakistan to beat South Africa in a thrilling encounter at Centurion on 16th April 2021. The left-hander was in good form in the T20I series against South Africa. In the three innings that he played against the Proteas, Zaman scored 95 runs at an average of 47.50 and a whopping strike rate of 172.73. Keep an eye on Zaman in the T20I series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan.
2. Mohammed Rizwan
In his last 8 innings in T20I cricket, Mohammed Rizwan has scored 4 fifties and a century. The Pakistan wicketkeeper has been in excellent form in the T20I format of the game. In the 4-match T20I series against South Africa, Rizwan scored 147 runs at an average of 73.50. If Rizwan gets going, then Zimbabwe will surely not be in a comfortable state.
1. Babar Azam
He will be the biggest attraction in the T20I series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Babar Azam was in cracking form in the T20I series between South Africa and Pakistan. In the 4 innings that he played against the Proteas, Azam plundered 210 runs at an average of 52.50 and at a strike rate of 143.84. He also scored a blistering 122 in the 3rd T20I between Pakistan and South Africa. Expect Azam to come hard at the Zimbabwe bowlers.
