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Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat in the first\u00a0Test against Pakistan\u00a0at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The home team gave three players their Test debuts for the series opener: batsmen Milton Shumba and Roy Kaia and left-arm seamer Richard Ngarava.<\/p>\n

\"Pakistan-Zimbabwe-opts-to-bat-in-1st-<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams is sidelined with injury, as is fellow batsman Craig Ervine. Former captain Brendan Taylor will be standing in as skipper.<\/p>\n

Pakistan handed a debut to bowling all-rounder Sajid Khan.<\/p>\n

The tourists are aiming to convert strong recent form in limited-overs cricket into the longer format, having already won one-day international and Twenty20 series in South Africa and a\u00a0T20 series in Zimbabwe\u00a0on this southern Africa trip.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe drew its last Test series against Afghanistan but hasn\u2019t won a series since 2011. Pakistan comes off a 2-0 home series win over South Africa in February.<\/p>\n

Lineups:<\/h2>\n

Pakistan<\/strong>: Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (captain), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Noman Ali, Hasan Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe:<\/strong>\u00a0Prince Masvaure, Kevin Kasuza, Tarisai Musakanda, Brendan Taylor (captain), Milton Shumba, Roy Kaia, Regis Chakabva, Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chisoro, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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