Babar Azam, Naseem Shah Return as Pakistan Announce White-Ball Squads for Home Series
New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled its white-ball squads for the upcoming home fixtures against South Africa and Sri Lanka, featuring the return of star players Babar Azam and Naseem Shah to the T20I side, and Haris Rauf to the ODI setup.
Pakistan will host South Africa for a six-match series comprising three T20Is and three ODIs starting October 28, followed by three ODIs against Sri Lanka from November 11, according to the ICC.
After these bilateral series, Rawalpindi and Lahore will stage a T20I tri-series involving Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe. Salman Ali Agha will continue as captain in the shortest format.
Babar Azam and Naseem Shah, who missed the recent T20I series against the West Indies and the Asia Cup, make their comeback just months before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Haris Rauf also returns to the ODI lineup alongside Faisal Akram and Haseebullah, marking Pakistan’s first 50-over matches under new captain Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Pakistan T20I Squad:
Salman Ali Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Moqim
Pakistan ODI Squad:
Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Schedule
South Africa Tour of Pakistan
- Oct 28: 1st T20I – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Oct 31: 2nd T20I – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Nov 1: 3rd T20I – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Nov 4: 1st ODI – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
- Nov 6: 2nd ODI – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
- Nov 8: 3rd ODI – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Sri Lanka Tour of Pakistan
- Nov 11: 1st ODI – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Nov 13: 2nd ODI – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Nov 15: 3rd ODI – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
T20I Tri-Series (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe)
- Nov 17: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- Nov 19: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- Nov 22: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Nov 23: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Nov 25: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Nov 27: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Nov 29: Final – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
