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ZIM vs PAK 5th ODI Dream11 Team Prediction and Probable XI: Preview

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Zimbabwe versus Pakistan match. We are covering ZIM vs PAK 5th ODI Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for fifth ODI match. The match is to be played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

The clear-cut favourites Pakistan will face Zimbabwe in the fifth and last ODI match of this series. All the four matches have been won very comfortably by Pakistan.

When defending, Pakistan won by more than 200 runs.(In 2 matches)
When chasing, Pakistan won by 9 wickets.(In 2 matches)

In last match, Records were broken as Fakhar Zaman scored an eye-catching double century and gave a target of 400 runs to Zimbabwe. Imam-ul-haq also scored 113 runs and Asif Ali made a quick fifty in 22 balls only. In Bowling, Shadab took four wickets while Faheem and Usman took two wickets each.

Key performers for Pakistan in the series yet are :

Fakhar Zaman – 430 runs
Imam-ul-haq – 285 runs
Usman Khan – 9 wickets
Faheem Ashraf- 9 wickets
Shadab Khan – 9 wickets.

Pakistan will hope to continue their dream run and clean sweep Zimbabwe in the ODI series.

For Zimbabwe, No one has been the stand-out performer in the series as all their experienced match winners are not part of the squad. They will hope to end an forgettable series with a good note in the final encounter.

Expect a weak Zimbabwe side to choke to the strong Pakistan line-up in the final encounter also.

When and Where:

ZIM vs PAK 5th ODI, 2018.
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Zimbabwe.
22nd July, 12:45 PM IST

Venue Stats:

1st innings average score: 236
2nd innings average score: 206

Squads:

ZIM:
Hamilton Masakadza (c), Chamu Chibhabha, Peter Moor (wk), Tarisai Musakanda, Elton Chigumbura, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chisoro, Donald Tiripano, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Ryan Murray, Brian Chari, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Richard Ngarava, Liam Nicholas Roche

PAK:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk & c), Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan, Yasir Shah

Team News:

ZIM:

In the final match, Zimbabwe may make one-two changes in their playing XI after disappointing performance with bat as well as ball but lack of depth in squad may be cause of trouble for them.
Chamu Chibhabha can come in for Tinashe Kumanhukanwe.
Tendai Chatara can also come in place of Richard Ngarava.
Hamilton Masakadza will be the safe option with bat as he will surely open for team and is in good form as compared to rest Zimbabwe team.
T Musakanda, P Moor and R Murray will hold the middle order.
E Chigumbura played a good knock in last match and will retain his position.
B Muzarabani, D Tiripano and T Chatara/R Ngarava will form the pace attack.
T Chisoro and W Masakadza will be the main spinners.

PAK:

In last match of the ODI series they can give chance to M Hafeez and M Nawaz.
Mohammad Nawaz can come in for Yasir Shah or Shadab Khan.
M Amir or Hasan Ali can also come in playing XI but It is depend on their think-tank whether they give chance or not.
Mohammad Hafeez can also replace any batsman if chance is given.
Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are finishing the match on their own and scoring centuries easily.
Babar Azam is also performing his duty whenever given chance.
Asif Ali is playing his role as a finisher perfectly for his team.
Shadab Khan is bowling brilliantly and his leg-spin is very effective against fragile Zimbabwe line-up.

Probable Playing XI:

ZIM:
Tinashe Kumanhukanwe/Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza (c), Tarisai Musakanda, Peter Moor, Ryan Murray (wk), Elton Chigumbura, Donald Tiripano, T Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara/Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

PAK:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik/M Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan/M Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan/Hasan Ali, Usman Khan