Ngarava to Omair Yousuf, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Omair Yousuf taps it towards point and takes a single

Ngarava to Omair Yousuf, no run, looks to make room, swings across the line, gets an inside edge towards the on-side

Ngarava to Omair Yousuf, no run

Ngarava to Omair Yousuf, no run,

Omair Yousuf and Saim Ayub are at the crease. Omair Yousuf is on strike. Ngarava will open the attack

Done with the national anthems of both the teams and it's time for live action. The Zimbabwean players are gathered in a huddle as the Pakistani openers now enter the field.

Pitch report: Looks like a good batting track. Batting first would be a good option. The average first innings total at this venue in T20Is is 155.

Teams:

Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Tayyab Tahir, Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan(w), Salman Agha(c), Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem

Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu

Sikandar Raza: We are looking forward to have a good game, want to put our right foot into the group. Wellington and Ryan Burl come back.

Salman Agha:

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

12:00 Local Time, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the first T20I of the series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan folks! Pakistan lost the first ODI against the hosts, however, the visitors bounced back in an emphatic manner to clinch the ODI series by a 2-1 margin. What do we have in store for the T20Is though? Will Zimbabwe put up a similar performance like the first game of the ODI series, or will they succumb against the fiery bowling attack of Pakistan? Only time will tell. Zimbabwe have a few all-rounders in good form, so they will be expecting them to fire in the shortest format. Hopefully they make the most of the home conditions as well. Pakistan have a rather inexperienced team as well. So let’s hope we have an interesting battle. Stay around for the toss and teams..

Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan(w), Salman Agha(c), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem

Squads:

Zimbabwe Squad: Ryan Burl, Dion Myers, Tashinga Musekiwa, Sikandar Raza(c), Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Brian Bennett, Clive Madande(w), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Brandon Mavuta, Faraz Akram

Pakistan Squad: Salman Agha(c), Saim Ayub, Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan(w), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haseebullah Khan, Arafat Minhas, Qasim Akram, Aamer Jamal, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Hasnain