Pakistan playing XI for 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe announced

Pakistan National Cricket Team have announced their playing XI for the second T20I against the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team. The second game of the three-match series between the teams will be taking place on Tuesday (2nd December) at Queens Park Club in Bulawayo.

Pakistan National Cricket Team have retained the same team for the second game as well. They had a terrific outing in the first match under the leadership of Salman Ali Agha as they went on to win the game by the massive margin of 57 runs.

Saim Ayub and Omair Yousuf will be opening for Pakistan in second T20 against Zimbabwe

Saim Ayub and Omair Yousuf will be opening the innings in the second game for the Salman Ali Agha-led side. While the left-hander had a good hit in the middle, Yousuf scored just 16 runs and would be hoping to better his performance in the next game.

Usman Khan, who played an innings of 39 runs in the first game, is expected to bat at No.3 in the second match as well. While skipper Salman Ali Agha is expected to take the No.4 spot. He would be keen to make an impact with the bat in the second game for Pakistan, having struggled to get going in the series opener.

Tayyab Tahir and Irfan Khan will be the two finishers for team in second T20I

He scored 13 runs off 19 balls and would be hoping for a better effort. Tayyab Tahir, who won Player of the Match in the first game for team, is expected to bat at No.5. He played an unbeaten innings of 39 runs off 25 balls and would be hoping to carry on his good form.

He, along with Irfan Khan, who slammed 27 runs in the first game, will be vital for their team in the second game as well. Jahandad Khan, who picked one wicket in the last game, and Abbas Afridi will be the two all-rounders for the team.

Haris Rauf will be the leader of the pace attack, while two spinners in Abrar Ahmed, who picked three wickets in the last match, and Sufiyan Muqeem, who bagged three scalps, have been picked for the second game against Zimbabwe.

Pakistan Playing XI for the second T20I against Zimbabwe

Here's the Playing XI for the second T20I against Zimbabwe

Salman Ali Agha (c), Saim Ayub, Omair Bin Yousuf, Usman Khan (c), Usman Khan (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem

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The visitors would be hoping to seal the series in the second game itself. They were terrific with the bat and ball in the first game and took an early lead in the series. They posted a total of 165 runs on the board and then bundled out the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team on just 108 runs to win the match by 57 runs.

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