Pakistan names 17-member T20 squad for series against New Zealand
Shaheen Afridi will lead the T20I side for the first time after taking over from Babar Azam.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday named the 17-member T20 squad for the series against New Zealand.
Fast pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the 17-member squad which also includes youngsters Abbas Afridi, Saim Ayub, Haseebullah Khan and Sahibzada Farhan.
Meanwhile, senior players including Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are also part of the squad, as well as Azam Khan.
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Pakistan’s squad for New Zealand T20Is:
Shaheen Afridi (c), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mojammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan.
Schedule T20 series:
First match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 12 January, Auckland
Second match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 14 January, Hamilton
Third match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 17 January, Dunedin
Fourth match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 19 January, Christchurch
Fifth match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 21 January, Christchurch.
