# Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16

The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe between 24 September and 5 October 2015 to play the series which consisted of three One Day International (ODI) matches and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0 and the ODI series 2–1.

## Squads

| ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| Zimbabwe | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Pakistan |
| Elton Chigumbura (c) Brian Chari Chamu Chibhabha Graeme Cremer Craig Ervine Luke Jongwe Neville Madziva Hamilton Masakadza Christopher Mpofu Richmond Mutumbami Taurai Muzarabani John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Sikandar Raza Prosper Utseya Malcolm Waller Sean Williams | Azhar Ali (c) Ahmed Shehzad Mohammad Hafeez Sohaib Maqsood Shoaib Malik Babar Azam Asad Shafiq Sarfaraz Ahmed Mohammad Rizwan Imad Wasim Anwar Ali Wahab Riaz Yasir Shah Rahat Ali Mohammad Irfan Aamer Yamin Bilal Asif | Elton Chigumbura (c) Chamu Chibhabha Graeme Cremer Craig Ervine Luke Jongwe Neville Madziva Hamilton Masakadza Christopher Mpofu Richmond Mutumbami Taurai Muzarabani John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Sikandar Raza Prosper Utseya Malcolm Waller Sean Williams | Shahid Afridi (c) Ahmed Shehzad Mukhtar Ahmed Umar Akmal Mohammad Hafeez Sohaib Maqsood Shoaib Malik Aamer Yamin Mohammad Irfan Bilal Asif Wahab Riaz Imad Wasim Sohail Tanvir Mohammad Rizwan Imran Khan |
Pakistan's Anwar Ali was ruled out of the ODI series with an injury and was replaced by Aamer Yamin. Bilal Asif was added to Pakistan's ODI squad on 30 September, after originally only been included in the T20I squad.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 27 September 2015 Scorecard
| Pakistan 136/8 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 123/9 (20 overs) |
| Shoaib Malik 35 (24) Chamu Chibhabha 3/18 (3 overs) | | Elton Chigumbura 31 (28) Imad Wasim 4/11 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 13 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Imran Khan (Pak) and Luke Jongwe (Zim) made their T20I debuts.

### 2nd T20I

* 29 September 2015 Scorecard
| Pakistan 136/6 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 121/7 (20 overs) |
| Umar Akmal 38* (28) Luke Jongwe 2/24 (4 overs) | | Sean Williams 39* (35) Mohammad Irfan 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 15 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 1 October 2015 Scorecard
| Pakistan 259/6 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 128 (37 overs) |
| Mohammad Rizwan 75* (74) John Nyumbu 1/39 (9 overs) | | Sean Williams 26 (31) Yasir Shah 6/26 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 131 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Yasir Shah (Pak)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* Brian Chari (Zim) and Aamer Yamin (Pak) made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd ODI

* 3 October 2015 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 276/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 256/8 (48 overs) |
| Chamu Chibhabha 90 (125) Wahab Riaz 4/63 (10 overs) | | Shoaib Malik 96* (106) Tinashe Panyangara 2/44 (9 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 5 runs (DLS method) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Elton Chigumbura (Zim)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain stopped play in the 43rd over of Pakistan's innings and bad light prevented further play. The target was set at 262 runs from 48 overs.
* Bilal Asif (Pak) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd ODI

* 5 October 2015 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 161 (38.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 162/3 (34 overs) |
| Richmond Mutumbami 67 (85) Bilal Asif 5/25 (10 overs) | | Bilal Asif 38 (39) Tinashe Panyangara 1/22 (7 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Bilal Asif (Pak)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Sarfaraz Ahmed captained Pakistan for the first time in international cricket.