33rd Match, Group A -
Pakistan v Zimbabwe
Pallekele International
Cricket Stadium
Mon Mar 14
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
15:00 BDT
Shahid Afridi, Pakistan
Afridi is one of only three players who have scored over 5000 runs and picked up over 250 wickets in ODIs Forget the debate over whether Shahid Afridi will or should be captain of the ODI side; he remains the side’s most talismanic player, capable of changing any game in a trice. Over the years, it is Afridi’s leg-spin that has held him in better stead, providing not only a vital choke during the middle overs, but a serious wicket-taking threat. With the bat he remains as he was when he first arrived, capable of both ends of madness. Often he has threatened to become mature and sensible but it is generally a temporary state; don’t discount his two ODI hundreds in the Asia Cup last year, in his first matches as captain and also 2011 ICC World Cup.
Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe
Elton Chigumbura allrounder with the talent to alter the course of an innings with both bat and ball, Elton Chigumbura has not taken as naturally to the captaincy of the national side as many might have hoped. The weight of responsibility and niggling injuries appeared to sap the zip from his bowling and the adventure from his batting, and he has averaged 22 with the bat and 129 with the ball since taking the helm. Chigumbura’s potential is undoubted, however, and Zimbabwe will need him to get back to his electric best if they are to challenge the top teams at the World Cup.
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