Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first in the first of the three one day internationals against Zimbabwe here on Thursday.
And it was a big day for ShoaibMalik, who returned to the side after a gap of more than a year. Left-arm medium pacer, SohailTanvir, too made a comeback. He last played in February this year.
ImranFarhat, who played his last international match in November 2010, was also included to the side.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, had mostly kept the same team composition that played against Bangladesh recently.