So the T20s and ODIs are over and the Test Series is going to start from Tuesday. Pakistan and Zimbabwe have played 15 Test matches in total. Pakistan won 9, Zimbabwe won 2 and 4 resulted in a draw. In last 11 years Pakistan and Zimbabwe played only 1 Test match that was in 2011, Pakistan won that match comfortably by 7 wickets.
Zimbabwe played last Test Series against Bangladesh which resulted in a draw 1-1 while Pakistan is coming from a lost Test series against South Africa.
Test Series was in danger as Zimbabwean players protest again to their pay , fortunately the board promise to pay all dues before match and players have decided to play the first test.
From Pakistan current Test squad only Mohammad Hafeez got a Test century against Zimbabwe in his only Test match against Zimbabwe in 2011. In current tour Hafeez is looking in good form he scored a fifty in T20 series and than a fifty and a century in ODI series.
In last Test match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan Tino Mawoyo was the key player for Zimbabwe. He scored his highest Test score 163* in that match against Pakistan which helped his team to post a total of 412 in 1st innings against Pakistan in 2011 Test match
Test Squad:
Pakistan:
Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Abdur Rehman, Adnan Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Adil, Faisal Iqbal, Junaid Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahat Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Shan Masood, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan
Zimbabwe yet to announce Test squad
Via Sports-Maza
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