PERTH, Oct 27 (FD): Pakistan seek to revive their T20 World Cup campaign here on Thursday when they play their second group match against Zimbabwe.
After losing blockbuster against arch-rivals India on the very last ball of an extraordinarily thrilling match at a roaring Melbourne Cricket Ground last Sunday as Virat Kohli played a masterpiece knock, Babar Azam and his men would be looking to get back to winning ways in their Group 2 clash against Zimbabwe in Perth.
The two teams are facing each other in a T20 World Cup for the very first time.
The greenshirts have lost only one of the 17 T20 Internationals they have played against Zimbabwe, and that was last year in a bilateral series in Harare. Though Pakistan on paper look relatively stronger than Zimbabwe, Babar and company must remain on guard given the highly unpredictable nature of T20 cricket.
Moreover, Zimbabwe’s rain-marred first Super 12 game against South Africa in Hobart on Monday that gave the former a crucial point can give Craig Ervine’s team the spirit to cause an upset that can derail Pakistan who are known for their own brand of unpredictability in the game’s shortest format.
