A representational picture exhibiting Pakistani and Indian cricket followers holding their nationwide flags throughout a match. — AFP/File
LAHORE: Proper-handed batter Mohammad Haris shall be main Pakistan Shaheens within the Asian Cricket Council Males’s T20 Rising Groups Asia Cup the place the nationwide facet is about to lock horns with arch-rival India.
Previous to leaving for the match, set to begin in Oman on October 18, the Shaheens will endure a camp on the Hanif Mohammad Excessive-Efficiency Centre in Karachi from October 11 to fifteen.
The Haris-led squad will tackle final 12 months’s finalists India A of their opening match on October 19.
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The facet, scheduled to depart for Oman on October 16, additionally contains Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Yasir Khan and Zaman Khan who shall be representing Pakistan Shaheens for the primary time, mentioned the Pakistan Cricket Board in an announcement on Monday.
In the meantime, Samad featured for UMT Markhors within the lately concluded Champions One-Day Cup 2024-25 and scored at a strike charge of 122.88, whereas Daniyal taking part in for Nurpur Lions bagged 10 wickets and Yasir and Zaman featured for Allied Financial institution Stallions in 4 and two matches, respectively.
Eight groups will take part within the occasion with 4 groups divided into two teams. All matches will happen on the Oman Cricket Academy Floor in Muscat. Group A consists of Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A’, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka A, whereas defending champions Pakistan Shaheens are slotted in Group B alongside India A, Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Shaheens’ second outing within the match shall be in opposition to hosts Oman on October 21, adopted by their remaining group match shall be in opposition to the UAE on October 23.
The highest two sides from every group will qualify for the semi-finals scheduled to happen on 25 October. The ultimate will happen on Sunday, October 27.
Shaheens squad
Mohammad Haris (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Haseebullah, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohmmad Imran Jnr, Omair Bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Moqim, Yasir Khan and Zaman Khan
Crew administration
Umar Rasheed (head coach-cum-manager), Imran Farhat (batting coach), Riffatullah Mohmand (fielding coach), Usman Hashmi (analyst) and Syed Mohammad Asad (physiotherapist)
