LIVE - Zimbabwe v Pakistan: 1st ODI – Toss Report
Following an opening defeat at the recently concluded one-off Test match at the hands of the Pakistani tourists, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 once again gears up to face the opponents in the opening One Day International (ODI) bout, set to kick off today, Thursday, September
8, 2011, at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
With the Bulawayo arena serving some fair weather conditions, the toss was won by Pakistani Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, who won the toss and chose to bat, putting the hosts into fielding first.
Zimbabwe will presumably come out with its usual batting and bowling line-up. However, for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088.
To begin with Pakistan, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq will once again lead a much overhauled squad that delivered a potent run on the recent Test fixture at the same venue.
As for the ODI series opener, the Captain will once again have to bank on the big guns including all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, who delivered an exceptional performance, both with the ball and the bat, on the Tour’s opening Test spell.
Other top order potent stars include veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 and Shoaib Malik.
The roster will be banked upon to bag some early numbers for the team that may aid the eventual batters into putting on a competitive chase against Zimbabwe.
On the other hand, Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Richard-Ervine-c51733 and Ray Price, will also aim at delivering some stable batting in the early moments of the game, paving a smooth trail for the following players
on the line-up who will aim at covering up the chase.
Coming to the pacers, Pakistan will once again feature a fresh lot of pacers including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859.
As for Zimbabwe, the team may kick off its attack with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/E-Chigumbura-c1411.
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