Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21 should not be confused with Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21.
| Series Name: | Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Zimbabwe |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Pakistan.svg |
| Team2 Name: | Pakistan |
| From Date: | 21 April |
| To Date: | 11 May 2021 |
| Team1 Captain: | Brendan Taylor (Tests) Sean Williams (T20Is)[1] |
| Team2 Captain: | Babar Azam |
| No Of Tests: | 2 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Regis Chakabva (146) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Abid Ali (275) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Blessing Muzarabani (7) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Hasan Ali (14) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Hasan Ali (Pak) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Wesley Madhevere (89) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Mohammad Rizwan (186) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Luke Jongwe (9) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Mohammad Hasnain (5) |
| Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) |
The Pakistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in April and May 2021 to play two Tests and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] [3] [4] The tour of Zimbabwe followed on from Pakistan's tour of South Africa.[5] [6] On 28 March 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the tour itinerary,[7] with all the matches being played behind closed doors in Harare.[8]
Pakistan won the first T20I match by eleven runs,[9] with Zimbabwe winning the second match by nineteen runs to level the series.[10] It was Zimbabwe's first win against Pakistan in T20Is in sixteen attempts,[11] and their first win in a home T20I match since beating India in June 2016.[12] Pakistan won the third T20I match by 24 runs to win the series 2–1.[13]
Pakistan won the first Test match inside three days,[14] beating Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs.[15] Pakistan won the second match by an innings and 147 runs to win the series 2–0.[16]
Pakistan's Shadab Khan injured his toe during the second One Day International (ODI) against South Africa and was ruled out of T20I matches against Zimbabwe.[21] Zahid Mahmood was named as Shadab Khan's replacement for the T20I matches.[22] However, Zahid Mahmood would later rule himself out of the T20I matches, due to the anxiety of flying alone.[23] Fakhar Zaman was also added to Pakistan's T20I squad.[24]
Sean Williams was named as Zimbabwe's captain for the T20I matches,[25] after their regular captain Chamu Chibhabha was still recovering from a thigh injury.[26] Tarisai Musakanda, Ainsley Ndlovu and Brad Evans were also named as standby players for Zimbabwe's T20I matches.[27] Craig Ervine was ruled out of Zimbabwe's squad for the last two T20Is, after suffering an injury in the first match.[28] Tarisai Musakanda was named as Ervine's replacement.[29] Joylord Gumbie and Takudzwanashe Kaitano were both named as standby players for Zimbabwe's Test matches.[30] Ultimately, Sean Williams only captained Zimbabwe for the first and third T20Is, after suffering an injury, with Brendan Taylor leading the team in the second T20I and the Test series.[31] Wesley Madhevere was added to Zimbabwe's squad for the second Test.[32]