The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the national squads for the upcoming home white-ball assignments against Sri Lanka and the ODI tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka.
Sahibzada Farhan has been appointed captain for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, while Shaheen Afridi will continue to lead Pakistan in the ODI format.
Farhan, who recently captained Pakistan at the Asian Games, will lead a 15-member T20I squad for the series, which will be played entirely at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The first T20I will take place on October 9, followed by the second and third matches on October 11 and 13 respectively.
Pakistan’s T20I squad includes several of the players who featured in the Asian Games, with Abdul Samad, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan and Sufiyan Moqim among those selected.
Fakhar Zaman also returns to the T20I squad, while Khawaja Nafay has been named as a wicketkeeper.
Pakistan T20I Squad
Sahibzada Farhan (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
Following the T20I series, Pakistan will host England and Sri Lanka in an ODI tri-series.
Shaheen Afridi will captain the 15-member ODI squad, which includes experienced players such as Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Salman Ali Agha.
The ODI squad also features wicketkeepers Muhammad Ghazi Ghori and Saad Baig, while Hasan Nawaz, Razaullah and Arafat Minhas are among the younger players included.
The tri-series will begin in Rawalpindi on October 18, with Pakistan taking on Sri Lanka. Pakistan will then face England on October 20 before Sri Lanka and England meet on October 22.
The tournament will then move to Lahore, where the remaining league matches will be played before the final at Gaddafi Stadium on October 31.
Pakistan ODI Squad
Shaheen Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
Pakistan T20I Series Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| October 9 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I | Rawalpindi |
| October 11 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I | Rawalpindi |
| October 13 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I | Rawalpindi |
ODI Tri-Series Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| October 18 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Rawalpindi |
| October 20 | Pakistan vs England | Rawalpindi |
| October 22 | Sri Lanka vs England | Rawalpindi |
| October 25 | Pakistan vs England | Lahore |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Lahore |
| October 29 | Sri Lanka vs England | Lahore |
| October 31 | Final | Lahore |
The home series will provide Pakistan with an important opportunity to build momentum across both white-ball formats, with the T20Is beginning on October 9 before attention shifts to the ODI tri-series.
