Pakistan eye whitewash against Zimbabwe in third T20I today

Pakistan celebrates the wicket of Zimbabwe's Ryan Burl during the second T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on December 3, 2024. (AP/File)
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Updated 05 December 2024
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Pakistan eye whitewash against Zimbabwe in third T20I today

  • Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets on Tuesday to register 10-wicket victory in second T20I
  • Spinner Sufiyan Muqeem returned figures of 5-3, the best by a Pakistani bowler in T20I format

ISLAMABAD: After securing a commanding victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20I this week, Pakistan will face Zimbabwe in the third T20I of the series at Bulawayo as it eyes completing a 3-0 whitewash over the hosts. 

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets on Tuesday as spinner Sufiyan Muqeem registered the best figures by a Pakistan bowler in T20I, returning figures of 5-3. 

Set to chase a paltry 58, Pakistan chased the target with 14.3 overs to spare, marking the biggest win by balls remaining between two Full Members in men’s T20I cricket.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced its playing Xi for the third T20I against Zimbabwe. 

“Pakistan playing XI for 3rd T20I against Zimbabwe,” the PCB wrote on social media platform X. 

The playing XI features openers Omair Bin Yousuf and Sahibzada Farhan as well as middle-order batters Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha (captain), Tayyab Tahir, Qasim Akram, Arafat Minhas and all-rounders Jahandad Khan and Abbas Afridi. 

Pakistan have featured Mohammad Hasnain and Sufyan Muqeem as featured bowlers. The match has been scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today.


Pakistan to target over 45 million children in first anti-polio drive of 2026

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Pakistan to target over 45 million children in first anti-polio drive of 2026

  • Polio is a highly infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis
  • Pakistan last year conducted six campaigns that reduced cases to 30 from 74 in 2024

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan aims to vaccinate more than 45 million children against polio during the first nationwide immunization drive of 2026, the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) said on Saturday.

Polio is a highly infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis. The only effective protection is through repeated vaccination for every child under five.

The anti-polio campaign will be launched on Feb. 2 and run till Feb. 8, according to the NEOC. The inoculation drive will run simultaneously in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

“Over 400,000 male and female polio workers will perform duties in the national polio campaign,” the NEOC said in a statement.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where transmission of the wild poliovirus has never been interrupted, posing a risk to global eradication efforts.

The NEOC last year conducted six nationwide campaigns against poliovirus in Pakistan, where cases came down from 74 in 2024 to 30 in 2025.

“Parents should fully cooperate with polio workers and protect their children from lifelong disabilities,” the NEOC urged.