Pakistan name squads for Sri Lanka series
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Pakistan's squads for the T20 and ODI international series against Sri Lanka were named recently. Sahibzada Farhan has been handed the captaincy of the T20 side, while the ODI side will be led by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Right-hand opening batter Sahibzada Farhan was also the captain who led Pakistan at the Asian Games.
The T20 series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan begins on the 9th of this month, with the remaining two matches scheduled for the 11th and 13th of this month. All the matches are to be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
After this series, a seven-match ODI tri-series involving Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England will be held from the 18th of this month. The first three matches are scheduled for the Rawalpindi ground, which hosts the T20 series, while the remaining matches and the final are to be played at the Lahore ground.
As usual, Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named captain of the Pakistan side for this series.
Pakistan's 15-member T20 squad
Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Maaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
Pakistan's 16-member ODI squad
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wk), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
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