Pakistan announce squads for white-ball series against Australia

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced its squad for the ODIs and one-off T20I against Australia. For the ODI series, a 20-man team has been named, while a 17-man squad has been announced for the T20I.

Pakistan has called up two uncapped players for the series. The white-ball team includes left-arm spinner Asif Afridi and wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris. The two had a good run in the recently concluded PSL. Asif picked up eight wickets in five games for Multan Sultans. Haris, a 20-year-old player for Peshawar Zalmi, showed off his ball-striking talent by hitting 166 runs in five games at an astounding strike rate of 186.5.

"This is a reward for their hard work and consistent performances in the domestic circuit. Their selections are also a message for all domestic players that their performances are being followed and whenever an opportunity arises, they will be rewarded with a national team call-up," Muhammad Wasim, Chair of the Selection Committee said on the selections of Haris and Afridi.

Meanwhile, the ongoing Test series has not seen a result in any team's favour. The first two matches ended in draws The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host the third and the final Test from the 21st of March.

ODI squad

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-Ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir

T20I squad

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir