ZWE vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction 23 Apr 2021

ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

Zimbabwe will lock horns with Pakistan in the second game of the three-match T20 international series. This match is supposed to be held at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on April 23, Friday. Thus, I have managed to handpick three of the best ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I match predictions.

How many of you expected Zimbabwe and Pakistan to have a close T20 encounter? To be honest, I definitely did not expect it either! Zimbabwe put on a terrific show during the 1st T20 international against an in-form Pakistan side. They were extremely close but at the end the hosts fell short by 11 runs. Pakistan could only score 149 for the loss of 7 wickets, courtesy of yet another wonderful knock from Mohammad Rizwan.

Zimbabwe, in reply, could only reach 138 runs for the loss of 7 wickets as well. Zimbabwe’s poor fielding cost them a lot of runs during the 1st ODI or else they could have spoilt Pakistan’s party. Babar Azam and co. did misfire with the bat initially and that could worry a lot of Pakistani fans. Can Zimbabwe pull off this heist here in Harare on Friday? Only time will tell! But for now, take a look at the betting tips that I have accumulated for you to bet on from the ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction.

ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I Player Bets:

The team bets for this clash are obviously going to be lower than usual since the bookmakers are favouring Pakistan again. Craig Ervine, Mohammad Rizwan and Sean Williams are the players that we are going to look at today from the ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20 international match prediction.

Craig Ervine to score over 18.5 runs

The 35-year-old left-handed middle order batsman from Harare had made his way into this Zimbabwe cricket team a long time ago. Craig Ervine has ever since given his services to his national side. Ervine scored 34 runs from 23 balls in the first match of the series against Pakistan. However, if we are to talk about more numbers here then let me share that Ervine has played 26 T20 international matches and has maintained an average of 22.33.

He has played three matches under the leadership of Sean Williams and has been maintaining an average of 23.66. In any two-team T20 international series, Ervine has an average of 24.57. His last four T20 scores are - 34, 45, 51 and 120*, and that shows that he has been in decent form in recent times. Ervine is expected to deliver with the bat yet again during the second T20 international. Therefore, Bet 365 is offering odds of 1.83 for Craig Ervine to score over 18.5 runs against Pakistan in the ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction.

Mohammad Rizwan to score over 29.5 runs

All of you must be thinking, why didn’t I go for Babar Azam, who is probably in the form of his life. If you choose only to look at the captain then let me tell you - you are making a mistake by overlooking the performances of Mohammad Rizwan! His last few T20 international scores look like this - 82*, 0, 73*, 0, 42, 51, 104* and 89! In no time his T20 international career average has shot up to 41.05 and I have seen that meteoric rise.

He scored 82* runs in the first game of this ongoing series where all the other batsmen failed. Rizwan is currently averaging 68.50 against Zimbabwe in T20Is. In this calendar year, it has been hard for the bowlers of several sides to dismiss Rizwan, therefore the wicket-keeper batsman’s average has sky-rocketed to 106.50. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the right-handed batsman has been averaging 68.00. Dafabet has come up with the best odds of 1.87 for Mohammad Rizwan to score over 29.5 runs in the ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction.

Sean Williams to score over 18.5 runs

When it comes to cricket betting, I have learnt to trust my instincts ever since I have learnt about it. Therefore, I have decided to pick the veteran Zimbabwean cricketer, who also happens to be the skipper, Sean Williams for tomorrow’s game. Williams may have failed in the first game against the visitors and scored just 9 runs in the process, but there’s more to this 34-year-old cricketer than it meets the eye.

He has played 46 T20 international matches in his career and has scored 936 runs at an average of 22.82. That average is strikingly similar to his mate’s (Craig Ervine), isn’t it? However, Williams has an average of 29.75 while playing against Pakistan and while playing at home, the left-hander has an average of 22.20. As the skipper of the side, Williams has been averaging 23.00. Dafabet is offering brilliant odds of 1.87 for Sean Williams to score over 18.5 runs against Pakistan in the ZIM vs PAK 2nd T20I match prediction.