Pakistan males’s staff will tackle Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I sequence in Dambulla, with matches scheduled on 7, 9 and 11 January, as preparations intensify for the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to eight March.
The primary ball of the match can be bowled at 7pm native time.
The sequence will assist the nationwide choice committee to finalize Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the mega occasion. Pakistan will play all their World Cup fixtures in Sri Lanka, making the upcoming bilateral sequence an important alternative to adapt to native circumstances and fine-tune combos.
Salman Ali Agha will proceed to guide the T20I facet, who noticed his facet successful two tri-series tournaments and bilateral T20I sequence in opposition to Bangladesh, West Indies and South Africa in 2025. The sequence additionally affords gamers an opportunity to stake their declare for World Cup choice by means of impactful performances in opposition to a aggressive Sri Lankan outfit.
In latest occasions, Pakistan have gained three of the final 5 T20Is in opposition to Sri Lanka, which incorporates successful within the knockout match of the ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup in Dubai and tri-series closing in Rawalpindi.
Salman Ali Agha within the pre-series press convention stated: “The sequence offers an awesome alternative for everybody to carry out. Enjoying right here forward of the World Cup is a big benefit for us, and we’ll look to acclimatise to the circumstances as shortly as doable.”
“We’ve got good gamers in our squad who’re future prospects. We need to give them alternatives, and I’m hopeful they may ship sturdy performances within the sequence.”
15-member squad: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Usman Tariq.
