PCB announces playing XI for second ODI

Spinner Abrar Ahmed and batsman Tayyab Tahir are set to make their ODI debuts as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the player line-up for the second PAK vs ZIM match.

The Greenshirts are looking to make a comeback in the series after suffering an 80-run defeat in the first game.

For the second PAK vs ZIM ODI, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir will replace Haseebullah Khan and Mohammad Hasnain.

A day earlier, Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan by 80 runs (DLS method) in the rain-affected first match of the PAK vs ZIM ODI series at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.

When the rain stopped play, the visitors were 60 for six in 21 overs. After the cutoff time, Zimbabwe was awarded victory using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.

The second match between the two teams will be played tomorrow (November 26) while the third and final ODI is scheduled for November 28.

Pakistan and Zimbabwe will then meet in the first T20I on December 1st, the second match will take place on December 3rd and the final match is scheduled for December 5th.

Pakistan ODI squad: Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (c) (WK), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir.

Pakistan T20I SQUAD: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (WK), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan.