The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the 14-member Pakistan Shaheens squad for the 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh A, with wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris leading the team.
The first match of the series between the two teams will be played on Monday, August 26, while the remaining 2 matches will be played on August 28 and 30. These three matches of 50 overs will be played at Islamabad Club.
Wicket keeper batsman Mohammad Haris has been retained as the captain of Pakistan Shaheens, he also recently led the team in Darwin tour of Pakistan Shaheens which played 2 ODIs of 50 overs and Top&T20 series.
It should be remembered that earlier 2 four-day matches have been played between Pakistan Shaheens and Bangladesh A which were drawn.
It is difficult for many important players to get a place in the national team for the Test series against Bangladesh
The selectors have retained 12 players from this team in the squad against Bangladesh A. Apart from captain Mohammad Haris, the others who have been retained from the team that visited Darwin include Abdul Faseeh, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Muhammad Imran Jr., Mubasar Khan, Umeer Bin Yusuf, and Usman Khan.
The other 2 players to be included in the squad are left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz and left-arm batsman Azan Owais.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the national women’s team for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Fatima Sana will lead the Pakistani squad in the World Cup, while the global event will be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to 20.
The 22-year-old Fatima Sana, who led Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, has played 41 One Day Internationals and 40 T20 Internationals. She has previously led the Pakistan Emerging and Domestic teams.
Fatima Sana will replace 37-year-old all-rounder Nida Dar, who took over the captaincy of all three formats from Bisma Maruf.
Nida Dar is part of the current team, she has played 112 ODIs and 153 T20Is.
Pakistan have been placed in Group A of the T20 World Cup along with Australia, Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand while the schedule will be announced later.
The first test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh is starting today in Rawalpindi while the ticket prices for the second test match have been announced.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the ticket prices for the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh from August 30 to September 3 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Tickets for premium enclosures at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will be available at Rs 200, VIP at Rs 500, while on weekends the ticket will be priced at Rs 600.
The Pakistan Cricket Board says ticket prices have been kept low to allow more cricket fans to reach the stadium.
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According to PCB, tickets can be purchased online from the board’s website PCB.tcs.com.pk, apart from ticket booths located at the Aviation Ground or from designated TCS branches.
A free shuttle bus service will also be operated on two routes on match days to facilitate fans’ access to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released fast bowler Amir Jamal from the squad for the Test series against Bangladesh.
Aamir Jamal was included in the squad for the series against Bangladesh but his inclusion was subject to fitness.
The Pakistan Cricket Board says that Aamir Jamal has now been asked to work on fitness at the National Cricket Academy.
PCB has informed that Aamir Jamal is recovering from back pain, which he suffered during county cricket.
The national Test squad against Bangladesh has been announced, including new faces
It should be noted that Kamran Ghulam and Abrar Ahmed have already been released who will play for Pakistan Shaheens in the four-day match against Bangladesh A from August 20 to 23.