Star batter Babar Azam is again in Pakistan’s 16-man squad to face world champions Australia within the three-match ODI sequence. Picture: PCB
KARACHI:
Star batter Babar Azam is again in Pakistan’s 16-man squad to face world champions Australia within the three-match ODI sequence beginning subsequent week, selectors stated Friday.
Azam missed the away sequence in Bangladesh with a health difficulty in March, however scored 588 runs within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) earlier this month to stage a comeback.
Quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will proceed to captain the facet, with Salman Ali Agha named vice-captain.
The squad sees the return of Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan — additionally lacking from the Bangladesh tour.
Left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqim levels a comeback within the ODI squad after ending as the best wicket taker within the PSL 2026 with 22.
Quick bowler Ahmed Daniyal, spinning allrounder Arafat Minhas and wicketkeeper batter Rohail Nazir are chosen within the ODI squad for the primary time.
Skilled openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub will miss the sequence with accidents, whereas senior wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan is dropped.
The Australian crew will arrive in Islamabad on Could 23 and play the matches in Rawalpindi (Could 30) and Lahore (June 2 and 4).
The sequence will give each groups an opportunity to construct in direction of the 2027 ODI World Cup to be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Pakistan’s Check crew returned house after struggling a shock 2-0 defeat in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Pakistan ODI squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Ghazi Ghori, Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir, Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim.
In keeping with the PCB, followers can buy tickets on-line at pcb.tcs.com.pk from 3:00 PM onwards, whereas the bodily tickets will probably be out there at 16 TCS Specific Centres throughout the three cities, together with eight in Lahore, 5 in Rawalpindi and three in Islamabad.
The primary ODI of the three-match sequence will probably be staged on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, 30 Could. The second and third ODIs are scheduled to happen on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 2 and 4 June, respectively.
