Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams on Tuesday said that he was confident his team will make most of the home advantage in the upcoming series against Pakistan, The News reported today.
Talking to media in a virtual press conference, the 34-year-old said he has players who know the conditions well and want to make a difference.
“The best thing about the series is that we are playing at home and know well what is required of us in these conditions,” Williams said. “It is a massive advantage. We have been training hard and now when we are back to full strength, I am confident we can take the battle back to Pakistan mainly because we have cricketers with us who want to deliver and make the difference.”
The home side is strengthened by the inclusion of star players Craig Ervine and Brendon Taylor who missed the recent series against Afghanistan in UAE. “The team has gained strength with their inclusion,” the Zimbabwean skipper said.
“Both are really good when it comes to playing T20 cricket. Brendon has been playing T20 leagues throughout the world so he knows about requirements of the shorter version of the game.”
Williams added that to stop the runs-flow, his team had chalked out a plan targeting Pakistan’s top-order, especially Fakhar Zaman. “We know that he [Fakhar] is coming out of an exceptional series against South Africa,” he said. “He was more fluent with the bat than anyone else. We know well how to halt his progress and how to restrict him from scoring fluently despite the fact that he had scored two double hundreds during Pakistan’s last visit here.”
The batting all-rounder acknowledged Pakistan is not an easy side to beat, terming the Green Shirts as one of the best T20 teams. “It is not easy to beat a team like South Africa at their own backyards. Pakistan did it twice. So there is no doubt that they are one of the best sides when it comes to T20 cricket,” Williams said.
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