UAE: Pakistan squad for T20I tri-series, ACC Asia Cup announced; match dates revealed
The tri-series, featuring Afghanistan, Pakistan and UAE will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from August 29 to September 7.
Meanwhile, the eight-team ACC Asia Cup T20I tournament will be staged in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 2 to 28. Pakistan are placed in Group 'A' alongside India, Oman and UAE.
The Men's National Selection Committee announced the 17-member Pakistan squad as follows:
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.
Schedules revealed
The committee also revealed the schedules of the trie-series matches and the ACC Asia Cup T20 2025.
All the tri-series matches are set to be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Here are the dates.
August 29: Afghanistan v Pakistan at 7pm
August 30: UAE v Pakistan at 7pm
September 1: UAE v Afghanistan at 7pm
September 2: Pakistan v Afghanistan at 7pm
September 4: Pakistan v UAE at 7pm
September 5: Afghanistan v UAE at 7pm local time
September 7: Final match at 7pm
ACC Asia Cup T20 2025 (Pakistan fixtures, Super Fours and Final):
September 12: Oman v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm
September 14: India v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm
September 17: UAE v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm
September 20-26: Super Fours fixtures (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)
September 28: Final, DICS, 6pm
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