Pakistan Faces Favourable Surface at Queens Sports Club Bulawayo

Bulawayo: The first One-Day International of Pakistan's three-match series against Zimbabwe is set to take place at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. On Sunday, teams will clash in their second ODI match outside the Asian subcontinent for a while.

According to the forecasted pitch reports on Queens Sports Club Bulawayo, which has historically been known as batting-friendly grounds. Historically, both teams have found success with the bats against fast bowlers. However, if anything, this might be more beneficial for the home side than the visitors.

The venue generally produces prodigious swing and a hint of seam movement to new-ball bowlers in the first innings. So, expect them to struggle early on Sunday afternoon. But once the ball gets old, with all heat will clear up, the pitch tends towards even bounces and better swings for all batsmen.

For teams batting at 1st innings, they might find it difficult to tackle. The surface should be ideal for bowlers on both fronts - swinging fast bowler in front of a huge crowd (Pakistan) vs a slow, dusty wicket (zimbabwe). As you walk towards evening time around dusk when the day slows off faster. Then agains the pacers using their short ball would take advantage of spin getting through slower ball's from seam bowling

When does that happen - mid afternoon?