Pakistan win the toss and elect to bat in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) – Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.

Pakistan bounced back from a shock loss in the rain-affected first match by one 10-wicket win in the second game after a maiden ODI century from Saim Ayub.

The tourists kept the same winning combination with Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahmed and Salman Ali Agha the three spin options.

Ahmed and Salman sliced ​​through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up in the second match, sharing seven wickets between them, while leg-spinner Abrar took 4-33 in his debut ODI.

Zimbabwe brought in wicketkeeper-batsman Clive Madande and fast-bowling all-rounder Faraz Akram for their first match of the series in place of Brandon Mavuta and Trevor Gwandu.

The ODI series will be followed by a three-match Twenty20 series starting in Bulawayo from Sunday.

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Lineups:

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahmed.

Zimbabwe: Joylord Gumbie, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (captain), Sean Williams, Clive Madande, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Faraz Akram, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.

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