Pakistan make last-minute changes to squad for Zimbabwe T20Is, Saim Ayub & 2 others added

On Friday, November 29, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made last-minute changes to the T20I squad of the Pakistan National Cricket Team for the upcoming series against the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team.

Pakistan are currently on a tour to Zimbabwe for a white-ball series. The series consists of three ODI matches and three T20I matches.

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Pakistan won the ODI series 2-1 against Zimbabwe

The Men In Green won the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe by the margin of 2-1. They started off the series with a shock 80-run loss in Bulawayo but made a good comeback to clinch the series as they won the next two matches by 10 wickets and 99 runs.

The 22-year-old top-order batsman Saim Ayub emerged as one of the top performers in the ODI series and he also bagged a Player of the Series award.

In the series opener, he scored just 11 runs and registered bowling figures of 0/12. However, in the second match, he blasted an unbeaten 113 runs and bagged one wicket for 16 runs.

Also, in the series decider, he contributed 31 runs with the bat, and with the ball, he picked up two wickets for 29 runs. Speaking after winning the Player of the Series award, Saim Ayub said that he just stays in the present and tries to enjoy every game he plays. He said:

"It was similar to the last game, the pitch was a bit slower today. We just see the ball and react, sometimes it goes outside the boundary, sometimes it goes for a catch. We just trust the process and enjoy, everything is not in our control. We try to stay in the present and enjoy each other's company."

Saim Ayub, Aamer Jamal, and Abrar Ahmed added to the Pakistan T20I squad

Saim Ayub's brilliant performance in the ODI series impressed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee as they included him in the squad for the series against Zimbabwe.

Along with Ayub, Aamer Jamal, and Abrar Ahmed have been included in the Pakistan T20I squad for the three-match series against Zimbabwe.

The T20I matches between Pakistan and Zimbabwe will be played on December 1, 3 and 5. Salman Ali Agha will be captaining the team in the absence of the wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who has been rested.

Speaking after the ODI series win over Zimbabwe, Mohammad Rizwan said that he was proud of the way his team bounced back from defeat.

"It is a proud feeling. We lost the first match and the expectation from the nation is very high. But we had the confidence to bounce back. We knew we would face some pressure here, away is always difficult in terms of conditions."

Pakistan Full Squad For Zimbabwe T20Is

Squad: Saim Ayub, 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, Usman Khan, Aamer Jamal, Abrar Ahmed.