ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Australia officially unveiled the trophy for their upcoming three-match ODI series on Friday at a local hotel in the capital.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and his Australian counterpart, stand-in skipper Josh Inglis, jointly presented the silverware and posed for photographs during the ceremony.
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The trophy boasts a sleek, modern design: a tall, slender silver body rising from a compact rectangular base. Its minimalist structure is defined by smooth vertical lines leading to a polished spherical top that resembles a cricket ball. The mirror-finish metallic surface gives the trophy a contemporary, premium championship look.
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Series Schedule
The opening ODI will be played in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The action then shifts to Lahore for the second and third matches on June 2 and June 4. Toss for all three games is scheduled for 4:00 PM (PST), with first ball at 4:30 PM (PST).
Historic Return
This series marks Australia’s return to Pakistan for a 50-over bilateral tour for the first time since March–April 2022, when Pakistan won the series 2–1 on home soil.
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Earlier this year, the two sides met in a three-match T20I series in Lahore, where Pakistan completed a dominant 3–0 clean sweep.
Squads
Pakistan: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim.
Australia: Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (c/wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Ollie Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Billy Stanlake, Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa.
