The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday named wicketkeeper-batter Rohail Nazir as the Pakistan Shaheens captain for the T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, which is being organised by Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) from July 30 to August 6.
NTC side, NT Strike, Pakistan Shaheens, Australian Capitol Territory’s ACT Comets, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will feature in the six-team tournament.
The event will be played in the T20 format with the top-two sides advancing to the final.
Shaheens will also take part in two 50-over cricket matches against PNG and NT Strike on August 8 and 9, respectively.
“The Darwin tour is part of the PCB’s policy to create more opportunities for the emerging cricketers to play away cricket in different conditions against different oppositions across all formats so that they can hone their skills and also expand the pool of players. In this relation, Pakistan Shaheens recently toured Zimbabwe and are presently in Sri Lanka for the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup. The squad will also take part in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 from September 19 to October 8,” the PCB said in a press release.
Pakistan Shaheens squad:
Rohail Nazir (captain), Aaliyan Mahmood, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Basit Ali, Faisal Akram, Mohammad Imran Sajjad Ali, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Shawaiz Irfan, Syed Zeeshan Zameer and Wahaj Riaz
Schedule of Pakistan Shaheens' matches:
Jul 30 – vs NT Strike (T20)
Jul 31 – vs ACT Comets (T20)
Aug 1 – vs Melbourne Renegades (T20)
Aug 2 – vs Melbourne Stars (T20)
Aug 4 – vs PNG (T20)
Aug 6 – Final
Aug 8 – vs PNG (50-over)
Aug 9 – vs NT Strike (50-over)