Asked to bat, Zimbabwe did not have the best of starts, slipping to 8 for 2 and later 32 for 3, inside the first nine overs. A nip-backer from Taskin Ahmed castled the stumps and sent Brian Bennett back for a duck, while Innocent Kaia came down the track and top-edged a hoick off the same bowler to depart for 4. Curran and Craig Ervine tried to build a partnership but the latter fell for 9, bowled by Nahid Rana. At the end of the 10th over, Zimbabwe were in a spot of bother, having managed 37 for 3.
