KANDY – Pakistan has not very good memories associated with the venue ‘Pallekele’, where they lost their first match of the World Cup against New Zealand by a huge margin of 110 runs on last Tuesday (March 8).
But they have to play again on the same venue against Zimbabwe tomorrow. Zimbabwe has won only once in this world cup and that was against Canada; while Pakistan has lost their only match against New Zealand out of four they have played. But the attribute of ‘unpredictable’ associated with Pakistan is the biggest threat for themselves as well as for their opponents.
The match is very important for Pakistan to make their way to quarterfinals; but their shattered confidence can lead them to an unprecedented pressure which can turn tables for them.
The match will start on 14:00 PST (14:30 IST, 09:00 GMT) and will be officiated by Nigel Llong and Tony Hill, Marais Erasmus (third), Ranmore Martinesz (fourth), Chris Broad (referee).
Both team s will announce their final eleven just before the start of the match from the following squads:
Zimbabwe (From): Brendan Taylor, Charles Coventry, Tatenda Taibu(w), Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura(c), Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Ray Price, Chris Mpofu, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara, Terry Duffin
Pakistan (From): Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal(w), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi(c), Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Wahab Riaz, Asad Shafiq, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan
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