Pakistan announce 18-member squad for South Africa house Take a look at sequence

Pakistan gamers look forward to DRS resolution throughout the second day of their second Take a look at towards West Indies on the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on January 26, 2025. — AFPThree uncapped gamers additionally characteristic in squad.Lahore to host first Take a look at from October 12 to 16.White-ball squad can be introduced later: PCB

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named an 18-member squad for the two-match Take a look at sequence, to be performed at house coming month as part of the ICC World Take a look at Championship 2025-27, towards South Africa.

Shan Masood will proceed to guide Pakistan within the longest format, whereas three uncapped gamers — Asif Afridi, Faisal Akram, and Rohail Nazir — have additionally been included, in keeping with a press release issued by the PCB.

The squad can be additional trimmed earlier than the beginning of the primary Take a look at, the nationwide cricket governing physique mentioned. 

South Africa can be touring Pakistan in October and November for sequence in all codecs of the sport. The tour is ready to begin with a two-match Take a look at sequence, set to kick off nation’s new cycle of the ICC World Take a look at Championship 2025-27.

The primary Take a look at is scheduled from October 12 to 16 on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, whereas the second Take a look at can be staged on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from October 20 to 24.

The purple ball sequence can be adopted by three T20Is and as many ODIs to be performed from October 28 to November 8. The squad for the white-ball sequence can be introduced in the end.

The PCB added that the gamers for the pre-series camp will endure coaching beneath red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood and NCA coaches from in the present day until October 8. The gamers who featured within the just lately concluded ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup will be part of the squad on October 4.

Pakistan squad and schedule

Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel,Shaheen Shah Afridi

October 12-16  — First Take a look at at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

October 20-24 — Second Take a look at at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium