*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will take on Zimbabwe in the first game of the fivematch one-day international series at Bulawayo on Friday.*

The fixture will begin at 12:15pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).

The green shirts are heading into the ODI series with a Twenty20 tri-serieswin over the hosts and Australia.

Zimbabwe Cricket, on the other hand, are dealing with financial and injurycrisis of their own.

Opening batsman Solomon Mire and Kyle Jarvis have been ruled out from theODI series due to injuries.

According to a report by ESPNCricinfo, Zimbabwe Cricket had to postponedomestic tournaments and struggled to pay players and employees due tomonetary issues.

Zimbabwe have lost four of their previous five 50 overs encounters againstPakistan.

*Squads:*

*Pakistan: *Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, BabarAzam, Asif Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain and wicket keeper), Mohammad Nawaz,Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan, YasirShah, Hasan Ali, Haris Sohail

*Zimbabwe:* Brian Chari, Tendai Chatara, Chamu Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura,Tendai Chisoro, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Hamilton Masakadza (captain),Wellington Masakadza, Peter Moor, Ryan Murray, Tarisai Musakanda, BlessingMuzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Liam Roche, Donald Tiripano, Malcolm Waller.