Zimbabwe put Pakistan in to bat

Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat in the first limited overs day-night international at the National Stadium here on Monday.

Utseya, who missed the tourists' four-day match here last week, recovered from an ankle injury to lead his team in the five-match series. The tourists also included left-arm spinner Ray Price in the side.

Pakistan included 18-year-old opener Nasir Jamshed and 25-year-old paceman Samiullah Niazi for their one-day debuts.

Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (capt), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar, Samiullah Niazi

Zimbabwe: : Prosper Utseya (capt), Chamu Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda, Tatenda Taibu, Brendon Taylor, Sean Williams

Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI), Zameer Haider (PAK)

TV umpire: Riazuddin (PAK)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)