Pakistan announce 12-man squad for 1st T20I against Bangladesh

Pakistan announces a 12-man squad for 1st T20I against Bangladesh.

The first T20 will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka on Friday.

The match will start at 1400 local time.

While Asif Ali and Imad Wasim are the notable absentees from the announced squad.

Squad (in alphabetical order):

Babar Azam (Captain)

Shadab Khan (Vice-Captain)

Fakhar Zaman

Haider Ali

Haris Rauf

Hasan Ali

Khushdil Shah

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper)

Mohammad Wasim Jr.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shoaib Malik

The second and third T20Is will be played at the same venue on 20 and 22 November.

Mohammad Hafeez had withdrawn from the series earlier in order to “give opportunities to younger players”.