{"id":57763,"date":"2024-11-30T20:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=57763"},"modified":"2024-11-30T20:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:38:01","slug":"pakistan-unveils-playing-xi-for-t20-against-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/pakistan-unveils-playing-xi-for-t20-against-zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan unveils playing XI for T20 against Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&#8217;s playing XI for the first T20I of the<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/u19-asia-cup-2024-pakistan-defeats-india-by-44-runs\/\"> Pakistan-Zimbabwe series<\/a> has been announced, with Salman Agha appointed as the captain. The match is scheduled to be played tomorrow, which will kick off the much-anticipated series.<\/p>\n<p>The squad features a mix of experienced players and emerging talent. Saim Ayub, Umair Bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, and Irfan Khan have all been selected for the line-up.<\/p>\n<p>In the bowling department, Jhandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, and pace spearhead Haris Rauf have been included, alongside spinners Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan Moqim, rounding off a well-balanced team.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha stressed the importance of winning the T20I series. Addressing a press conference, Agha described the series as an opportunity for young players to showcase their talents. He mentioned plans to test the strength of the team&#8217;s bench in the T20Is and acknowledged the positive momentum from the successful<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/pakistan-wins-odi-series-in-australia-after-22-years\/\"> ODI series<\/a>, which he aimed to carry forward.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the team&#8217;s spinners, Agha expressed confidence in their ability to perform in the T20I squad. Citing their strong domestic performances, he urged the younger players to take advantage of the opportunities provided.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;T20I cricket often revolves around an impressive spell or individual performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Agha acknowledged Zimbabwe&#8217;s strength on their home ground and reaffirmed his team&#8217;s determination to prevent the hosts from dominating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&#8217;s playing XI for the first T20I of the Pakistan-Zimbabwe series has been announced, with Salman Agha appointed as the captain. The match is scheduled to be played tomorrow, which will kick off the much-anticipated series. The squad features a mix of experienced players and emerging talent. Saim Ayub, Umair Bin Yousuf, Usman Khan, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":57765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2600,24411,364],"class_list":["post-57763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-zimbabwe","tag-pakistan-zimbabwe-series","tag-pcb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57763"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57766,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57763\/revisions\/57766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}