PAK vs ZIM Head to Head Records- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024
Published - 24 Nov 2024, 08:27 AM
Pakistan faces Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series, eyeing to get back on track after a mixed Australia tour. The Men in Green won a historic 2-1 ODI series Down Under— their first in 22 years—but were whitewashed 3-0 in the T20Is.
Zimbabwe comes in on a high, fresh off dominating the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier. Sikandar Raza shined with an unbeaten 133 off 43 balls against The Gambia, where his team finished their group-stage campaign unbeaten.
Sean Williams has been recalled to the ODI setup after missing out on the injury layoff while ODI captain Craig Ervine was omitted from the T20I squad. Pakistan will be looking to ride the wave of their bowling unit, and Zimbabwe hopes to capitalize on their form.
PAK vs ZIM Head to Head Records- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024
| Stats | Matches | PAK Won | ZIM Won | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 62 | 54 | 05 | 01 | 02 |
| At Bulawayo | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Zimbabwe | 28 | 23 | 03 | 0 | 02 |
| In 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PAK vs ZIM Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
The cricket rivalry Pak vs Zim has been one-sided historically, with Pakistan dominating most of the contests.Also read: PAK vs ZIM Match Preview- 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024
In the ODI series, Pakistan had a consistent edge over Zimbabwe by gaining 19 out of 21 bilateral series.
Zimbabwe had managed a draw for the series twice in the season 1994/95 and again recently in 2013 where they won a rare home contest at 2-1.
Pakistan's highest wins come in multiple clean sweeps, including 5-0 results in 2002/03, 2007/08 and 2018.
While Pakistan has dominated head-to-head encounters, Zimbabwe has splashed occasional bright spots - like the one-run win against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup - to represent respite.
But in ODIs, the gulf in experience and performance has been largely reflective of why Pakistan has dominated this rivalry.
PAK vs ZIM Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches
The last five ODI matches between both teams have been pretty similar to overall h2h. Pakistan have dominated the Zimbabwe and has won 4 of the last 5 games.
PAK vs ZIM Head-to-Head Records: Best performers:
Mohammad Yousuf holds the record for the most runs scored by a Pakistani batter against Zimbabwe in ODIs, including 1,033 runs in 24 matches at an impressive average of 73.78. His tally includes three centuries and seven half-centuries, with a top score of 141*.
Grant Flower, however, is the highest scorer for Zimbabwe against Pakistan in ODIs. He scored 906 runs over 30 matches at an average of 34.84, with a century and six fifties.
As far as bowling is concerned, Heath Streak remains Zimbabwe’s highest wicket-taker against Pakistan in ODIs, claiming 35 wickets in 20 matches.
For Pakistan, Shahid Afridi leads the wicket tally against Zimbabwe in ODIs with 34 wickets in 31 games.
Conclusion
The PAK vs ZIM head-to-head record is in favour of Pakistan and has largely dominated the rivalry with Zimbabwe winning on and off.
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