Key points
- Rauf injured his hamstring during a T20 League game in the US
- Pakistan men’s team will arrive in Dhaka on July 16
- 1st T20I at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka, on July 20
ISLAMABAD: Salman Agha will lead a side sans Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf for Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh in Mirpur, Dhaka, to be played between July 20 and 24.
The squad has been trimmed by one from the time Pakistan played their last T20I series – also against Bangladesh – but at home in May-June, when Pakistan won 3-0, according to ESPN.
Shadab, vice-captain of the team during their 3-0 home win over Bangladesh last month, has undergone a shoulder operation and is recuperating in England.
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Rauf injured his hamstring during a T20 League game in the United States on Sunday while another pacer, Hasan Ali, is out due to his commitment in county cricket in England.
Search for new players
According to AFP, Pakistan continues to leave out former captains Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, and spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi as selectors said they want to try some new players in the build-up to the World Cup.
India and Sri Lanka will co-host the Twenty20 World Cup in February-March next year.
Azam and Rizwan were last part of the T20I squad in South Africa last year, while Shaheen featured on the New Zealand tour in March this year.
Salman Agha will lead the side in Bangladesh where the matches will be played in Dhaka on July 20, 22 and 24.
Also left out are pacers Naseem Shah and Mohammad Wasim who both continue to regain full fitness after injuries.
Uncapped pacers
It left the selectors to choose uncapped pacers in 31-year-old Salman Mirza and Ahmed Daniyal, 28, who both performed well in the Pakistan Super League this year.
Spinning allrounder Mohammad Nawaz returns to the squad after last playing for Pakistan in January 2024.
Pakistan squad for Bangladesh T20I series
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Sufyan Moqim.
Series schedule
July 16 – Pakistan men’s team arrival in Dhaka
July 20 – 1st T20I at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka (6pm local time)
July 22 – 2nd T20I at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka (6pm local time)
July 24 – 3rd T20I at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka (6pm local time)
