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Veteran Zimbabwe batsman Craig Ervine ruled out of the rest of T20I series against Pakistan by a calf muscle strain.

Ervine, who top scored for Zimbabwe with 34 runs on Wednesday, showed signs of discomfort while he was batting and has been ruled out of the T20I series. Ervine Suffered a right calf muscle strain while fielding during the first match at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.

Tarisai Musakanda, one of the players placed on standby has been called up as a replacement for the injured Ervine.

Musakanda, who played nine T20I matches for Zimbabwe was part of the three-match series against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates where a lot was expected from him as a senior player but he had the best score of 30 runs in the last match of the tour.

Zimbabwe are looking to bounce back with a win the second match [Friday] and level the series to make the third and final T20I exciting on Sunday.