PCB has announced the schedule of Pakistani team’s ODI and T20I against New Zealand.There are not many changes in the playing 11.
Shaheen Shah Afridi said he was called up for T20I and ODI team in Pakistan for the series against New Zealand which is starting from 14th April until 7th May.
Alongside Shaheen, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Harris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan will also return to both teams. All of these players were resting in 3 T20I series last month against Afghanistan in Sharjah.
This means Babar Azam will resume his normal duties as captain in ODI and in T20I series with New Zealand while Shadab will return to his original position as vice-captain. The three young guns Isanullah, Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan will stay with the T20I squad after their excellent performances in Sharjah.
The squad will assemble in Lahore on 6 April where the training camp will commence on 7 April.
SQUADS:
T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan
ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir.
Reserves: Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir
Series schedule (T20Is to start at 9pm; ODIs to begin at 3.30pm):
14 Apr – 1st T20I, Lahore
15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore
17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore
20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi
5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi
7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi
