Pakistan’s Babar Azam performs a shot in the course of the ICC males’s T20 World Cup 2022 cricket ultimate match between England and Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on November 13, 2022 in Melbourne. — AFPUsman Tariq earns his maiden call-up in T20I squad.Naseem, Abdul Samad make return to shortest format.Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah recalled in ODIs.
LAHORE: Former captain Babar Azam has made a comeback to Pakistan’s T20I squad because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday introduced squads for the upcoming white-ball dwelling sequence with South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Babar final represented the nationwide facet in T20Is towards South Africa in Centurion in December 2024 and had been sidelined for the sequence towards Bangladesh, West Indies, and the Asia Cup 2025.
A 15-member squad has been named for the T20I sequence towards South Africa and the next tri-nation occasion, whereas a 16-member lineup has been chosen for the ODIs towards South Africa and Sri Lanka.
In the meantime, Salman Ali Agha has been retained because the T20I captain, and Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the nationwide workforce in ODIs for the primary time. Within the T20I squad, Abdul Samad and Naseem Shah additionally made their return, whereas Usman Tariq earned his maiden call-up.
For the ODIs, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, and Haseebullah have been recalled to the nationwide setup.
The three-match T20I sequence between Pakistan and South Africa can be held in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 28 October to 1 November, adopted by a three-match ODI sequence in Faisalabad from 4 to eight November.
Pakistan will then host Sri Lanka for an additional ODI sequence in Rawalpindi from November 11 to fifteen, earlier than turning their consideration to the T20I tri-series (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe) from November 17 to 29 .
Pakistan T20I squad (15-member):
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicket-keeper), Usman Tariq.
Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Moqim.
Pakistan ODI squad (16-member):
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha.
Schedule
South Africa T20I
Oct 28 – Pakistan v South Africa, 1st T20I, Rawalpindi
Oct 31 – Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd T20I, Lahore
Nov 1 – Pakistan v South Africa, third T20I, Lahore
South Africa ODIs
Nov 4 – Pakistan v South Africa, 1st ODI, Faisalabad
Nov 6 – Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Faisalabad
Nov 8 – Pakistan v South Africa, third ODI, Faisalabad
Sri Lanka ODIs
Nov 11 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
Nov 13 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
Nov 15 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, third ODI, Rawalpindi
T20I Tri-Sequence (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe)
Nov 17 – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi
Nov 19 – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi
Nov 22 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Lahore
Nov 23 – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Lahore
Nov 25 – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Lahore
Nov 27 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Lahore
Nov 29 – Remaining, Lahore
