No surprises in Zimbabwe T20 squad

There were no surprises in the Zimbabwe T20 squad to face Pakistan in the two-match series in Harare on August 23 and 24 respectively. The squad has been announced less than 24 hours before the series begins, with the selectors trimming the existing 21-member practice squad to 15.

Only one change was made to the squad that faced Bangladesh in May. Kyle Jarvis, who announced his retirement on Sunday, was the only player to be withdrawn from the provisional list. The allrounder Elton Chigumbura took his place.

The players were involved in a pay dispute with their cricket board, which led to them boycotting training last week till their demands were met. They made peace with the board with the formation of a players union, allowing the home series to go ahead as planned.

Squad: Brendan Taylor (capt&wk), Sikandar Raza, Tendai Chatara, Elton Chigumbura, Timycen Maruma, Hamilton Masakadza, Shingi Masakadza, Natsai M'shangwe, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Tinashe Panyangara, Vusi Sibanda, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams