Pakistan win toss, elect to bat against Zimbabwe

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in their pool B ODI cricket match of the ICC World Cup, here today.

The Misbah ul Haq-led side has excluded Younis Khan and brought in left-arm pacer Rahat Ali in the playing XI.

For Zimbabwe, Chamu Chibhabha, Solomon Mire and Tawanda Mupariwa replace Regis Chakabva, Tafadzwa Kamungozi and Stuart Matsikenyeri in the XI. Teams:

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan

Zimbabwe: Chamu Chibhabha, Sikandar Raza, Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor (wk), Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura (capt), Solomon Mire, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tinashe Panyangara, Tendai Chatara.