Who Will Win Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 4th ODI?
Pakistan cantered to a nine-wicket win in the third one-day international to clinch the five-match series. With the series already gone, Zimbabwe now have nothing to play for but pride. The two teams are set to clash once again in the fourth ODI at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The match is scheduled to be played on July 20 with live action to begin at 9:15 AM local time.
Zim vs Pak 4th ODI: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
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Toss Prediction
Seven of the last ten one-day internationals played at the Queens Sports Club have been won by the side batting first. Zimbabwe batted first in the previous game and were bowled out for just 67 runs in 25.1 overs but they only have their own batsmen to blame for that abysmal performance. The wicket, otherwise, has been very good for batting and so the toss-winning team is likely to bat first again.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 4th ODI...
Zimbabwe Team News & Playing 11
ZIM Team News
Zimbabwe made as many as four changes to their side in the third ODI. They replaced batsman Brian Chari with Prince Masvaure and bowlers Donald Tiripano, Liam Nicholas Roche and Tendai Chatara with Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro and Richard Ngarava respectively. Having already lost the series, the hosts may decide to give this line-up one more chance.
ZIM Key Players
Zimbabwe need a much better effort with the bat and they will be hoping that their top-order batsmen Hamilton Masakadza and Chamu Chibhabha can set the tone for the team. Masakadza, one of the team's leading ODI run-getters, hit a fifty in the second game and he will be expected to replicate that performance here. Peter Moor also stroked a fifty in that game and he along with Elton Chigumbura are the ones to watch out for in the middle order.
With the ball, Zimbabwe will look to their new-ball bowler Blessing Muzarabani to pick up the early wickets. The pacer has 18 wickets in 17 ODIs and he dismissed Pakistan's opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq on the very first delivery of the last match. Wellington Masakadza has 16 wickets in this format and he is the go-to man for the hosts when it comes to spin.
ZIM Recent Form
Zimbabwe's nine-wicket drubbing in the third ODI was their fifth consecutive loss in the 50-overs format. They have not fared too well with the ball so far in this ongoing series and they have been even more disappointing with the bat. The hosts have failed to bat through their 50 overs every time and they got shot out for 67 in the last game - their lowest ODI total against Pakistan.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11
Chamu Chibhabha, Prince Masvaure, Hamilton Masakadza (c), Tarisai Musakanda, Peter Moor, Ryan Murray (wk), Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
PAK Team News
Batsman Haris Sohail has pulled himself out of the remainder of the series and has returned home to tend to his ailing daughter. He did not feature in any of the ODIs and the team has decided against requesting for a replacement player. Hasan Ali and Mohammed Amir were both rested in the last game and were replaced by Junaid Khan and Yasir Shah. Pakistan are expected to go in with an unchanged line-up for this fourth one-day international.
PAK Key Players
Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are looking in top form and Pakistan will want this opening pair to continue to flourish. Fakhar has scored the most runs for the side so far with scores of 60, 117* and 43* in his respective three innings and he is the key man in this batting line-up. Imam failed to contribute last time and he will be looking to make amends here. Babar Azam - world no. 3 in ODIs - and Shoaib Malik are the others who can be dangerous on their day.
Faheem Ashraf and Usman Khan have been the pick of the bowlers with seven wickets and Pakistan will back these seamers to do the damage once again. The former is coming off a five-wicket haul and will be high on confidence. Shadab Khan has also done a good job for the team with five wickets in three matches and the leg-spinner will be the biggest hurdle for Zimbabwe in the middle overs.
PAK Recent Form
Pakistan have now won their third one-day international in a row and this will make them feel a lot better after the 0-5 thrashing at the hands of New Zealand in their previous ODI series. The visitors have been absolutely clinical in both the batting and bowling departments in this series. While they won the first game by 201 runs, they secured a comfortable nine-wicket win in each of the following two games.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (c/wk), Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan
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