Pakistan will play the first T20I of their three-match series against Zimbabwe on December 1, 2024, at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. This will be the start of Pakistan’s return to T20 cricket after having faced a tough 0-3 loss against Australia in their previous series.
The visiting side is ranked 7th in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings and will be without their captain Mohammad Rizwan and several other key players absent, including Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah.
Zimbabwe will be seeking to recover from a 2-1 loss to Pakistan in the recent ODI series that placed them at 12th in T20I rankings. Zimbabwe will rely on some young blood in Trevor Gwandu and Tashinga Musekiwa.
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PAK vs ZIM Head to Head Records- 1st T2OI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024
| Stats | Matches | PAK Won | ZIM Won | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| At Bulawayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Zimbabwe | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PAK vs ZIM Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
Pakistan has always been on top when Zimbabwe has played them in T20 with Pakistan winning 16 of the 18 games. Zimbabwe has managed two remarkable wins, with a highlight being the incredible 1-run win at Perth during the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.
Most of Pakistan’s wins have come with strong margins. Their largest victory came by 85 runs in Harare in 2011. Zimbabwe’s largest win was a 19-run victory in Harare during their 2021 home series, breaking Pakistan’s streak of wins with a disciplined bowling performance.
Harare has been a key venue after hosting 11 matches, where Pakistan claimed 10 wins and Zimbabwe secured one. Pakistan’s ability to control matches, particularly with their bowlers, has been a recurring theme in the rivalry.
PAK vs ZIM Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches
Pakistan are 3-2 ahead in the last five matches. As far as information is concerned, Zimbabwe last won a game by the narrowest of margins-1 run-by at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Perth while Pakistan had outclassed Zimbabwe by 24 runs in Harare in 2021.
Zimbabwe had earlier stunned Pakistan with a 19-run win. Earlier than that, Pakistan had won both games at Rawalpindi in 2020.
PAK vs ZIM Head-to-Head Records: Best performers:
Ahmed Shehzad tops the run-getters list in Pakistan-Zimbabwe T20I matches. He has scored 265 runs in 6 games, averaging 53.00, with three fifties to his name.
Mohammad Hafeez comes next with 261 runs in 12 matches, followed by Mohammad Rizwan, who has 255 runs in 10 games and boasts an average of 63.75. For Zimbabwe, Elton Chigumbura leads the pack with 253 runs in 14 matches.
In the bowling department, Mohammad Hafeez stands out as the most effective bowler in Pakistan-Zimbabwe T20Is. He has taken 14 wickets in 12 matches, maintaining an average of 7.64, with his best figures being 4/10.
Zimbabwe’s LM Jongwe is not far behind, claiming 13 wickets in 6 games at an average of 9.38, with his best performance of 4/18.
Conclusion
PAK vs ZIM has a head-to-head record in favor of Pakistan and has largely dominated the rivalry with Zimbabwe winning on and off.