After Zimbabwe fell to its lowest T20I total during the second match against Pakistan, captain Sikandar Raza admitted that the team is "hurting" and is in a "pretty bad place."
Pakistan took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after Zimbabwe crashed on its lowest T20I total in the second match of the series on Tuesday in Bulawayo.
Young left-hand batter Zubaid Akbari received maiden call-up as the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe on Sunday
Pakistan skipper Salman Agha won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday.
Kamran Ghulam's maiden ODI century and a well-rounded bowling display ensured Pakistan orchestrated a successful comeback to take away the ODI series by 2-1 on Thursday against Zimbabwe.
After the completion of the second ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan, Zimbabwe's left-hand batter Sean Williams has found guilty of having violated Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, specifically breaching Article 2.8, which relates to "
Right-arm seamer Abbas Afridi and all-rounder Jahandad Khan is set to replace injured pacers Ahmed Daniyal and Shahnawaz Dahani, respectively, for the third and final ODI of the series against Zimbabwe at the Queens Park Sports Club on Thursday.
Ayub smashed his first ODI hundred in brilliant style, with the 22-year-old bringing up his century in just 53 balls to help Pakistan level the three-game series at 1-1 ahead of the series decider on Thursday.