Zimbabwe win toss and bat against Pakistan

Pakistan bowler Umar Gul (right) celebrates after he discharged Zimbabwe batsman Regis Chakabva during a Group A compare in a World Cup contest during The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura won a toss as well as opted to bat opposite Pakistan in a World Cup Group A compare during Pallekele stadium.
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PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura won a toss as well as opted to bat opposite Pakistan in a World Cup Group A compare during Pallekele track upon Monday.

Pakistan were forced to have dual changes from a side which mislaid to New Zealand by 110 runs upon Tuesday, bringing in Asad Shafiq for harmed Umar Akmal as well as paceman Wahab Riaz for Shoaib Aktar who was rested.

Umar harm his finger upon Thursday as well as afterwards sprained his ankle upon Sunday.

His under-fire hermit Kamran, who had a catastrophic opening opposite New New Zealand, kept his place in a team.

Pakistan, with 6 points from 4 matches, will validate for a quarter-finals with victory.

Zimbabwe transposed pacemen Christopher Mpofu as well as Tanishe Panyangara with seamer Shingirai Masakadza as well as opener Vusimuzi Sibanda in dual changes from a group which mislaid to Sri Lanka by 139 runs upon Thursday.

Mpofu, who took 4 wickets in a final match, has suffered side strain.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Ahmed Shahzad.

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Regis Chakabva, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Greg Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Raymond Price, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Vusimuzi Sibanda.

Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG) as well as Tony Hill (NZL)

TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

Pitch condition: The representation during Pallekele track looks abandoned of weed though has rebound as well as spin for a spinners. Because of a cloudy conditions, seamers will additionally get pitch initially.