HARARE: Pakistan on Tuesday won the toss and elected to bat against Zimbabwe in first of three One Day International (ODI) matches being played in Harare.
The T20-winner Green Shirts will also play two Tests during the tour.
Misbah is the first Pakistan captain to lead in 50 successive ODIs.
Pakistan have included Umar Amin in the middle order ahead of Shafiq and Sohail
The two teams are playing on the same pitch used for the second T20.
Zimbabwe team
V Sibanda, H Masakadza, BRM Taylor*†, SC Williams, T Maruma, MN Waller, E Chigumbura, P Utseya, T Panyangara, TL Chatara, BV Vitori
Pakistan team
Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Amin, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Haris Sohail, Junaid Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan