Pakistan will face zimbabwe In the first match of the T20I tri-series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Zimbabwe vs Pakistan for the first match of the series.
Zimbabwe Playing XI vs Pakistan- Pakistan T20I Tri Series 2025, Match 1:
Openers: Brian Bennett, Dion Myers
Zimbabwe would like to perform brilliantly by taking on home team Pakistan in the first match of the tri-series.
The visitors have decided to stick with the core players from Zimbabwe’s last T20 series against Afghanistan and will hope to perform well against the strong Pakistani batting and bowling lineup.
Zimbabwe have a good mix of youth and experience with names like captain Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor and former captain Graeme Cremer present, who will be assisted by Dion Mayers, Brian Bennett and Clive Madende.
The Sikandar Raza-led side will open the batting with Brian Bennett and Dion Mayers, both of whom will be responsible for giving good starts to the team and also scoring runs individually.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Brendan Taylor (wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Clive Madende, Brad Evans.
The openers will be followed by former and current captain Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza respectively.
The pair will also be joined by spin bowling all-rounder Ryan Burl, who will play a key role in controlling the innings while batting at number five, and will be supported by Clive Madanade and fast bowling all-rounder Brad Evans.
The responsibility of scoring most of the runs for the team will be on the top five batsmen, as the team bats up to number seven, which is a low number of batsmen in modern cricket.
If the visitors bat first, the batsmen should aim to score at least 180-190 runs as this is predicted to be the par score at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Bowlers: Wellington Masakadza, Tinotenda Maphosa, Richard Ngarwa
As far as bowling is concerned, it will largely depend on the new ball bowlers and captain Sikandar Raza, who will play a key role with the ball once the on-field restrictions are lifted after the first six overs.
Experienced fast bowler Richard Ngarawa will have to take charge and pick wickets early in Pakistan’s batting innings, as Zimbabwe will be without the services of Blessing Muzarabani, who has been ruled out of the series.
Ngarawa will be supported by Brad Evans, who led his team to victory with some good bowling in the one-off Test and will be looking to deliver a similar performance in a different format of the game.
When it comes to the spin bowling department, it consists of Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl and Wellington Masakadza.
All things considered, the Rainbow Nation will look to put up a spirited performance in all three departments of the game to show the world what the team is capable of and give Pakistan a run for their money.