Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris was named captain of the Pakistan Shaheens for the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023 on Friday.
The event is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from July 14 to 23.
The squad will assemble at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore following Eid ul Adha holidays on July 3 for a week-long training camp before the team’s arrival in Colombo on July 12.
Shaheens, who are the defending champions, are placed in Group A alongside India A, Nepal and Sri Lanka, while Group B includes Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Oman and United Arab Emirates.
The top-two sides from each group will qualify for the semifinals.
Shaheens will play their first match against Nepal on July 14, followed by matches against India A on July 16 and Sri Lanka A on July 18.
The 22-year-old Haris has played five ODIs and nine T20Is for Pakistan and will lead Shaheens for the first time.
Other international players in the squad are: Arshad Iqbal (1 T20I), Kamran Ghulam (1 ODI), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (2 Tests, 14 ODIs, 27 T20Is), Sahibzada Farhan (3 T20Is), Saim Ayub (8 T20Is), Shahnawaz Dahani (2 ODIs, 11 T20Is) and Tayyab Tahir (3 T20Is).
Squad:
Mohammad Haris (captain, wicketkeeper) (Peshawar), Omair Bin Yousuf (vice-captain) (Karachi), Amad Butt (Sialkot), Arshad Iqbal (Swabi), Haseebullah (Quetta), Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar), Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi), Mubasir Khan (Islamabad), Mohammad Wasim Jnr (North Waziristan), Qasim Akram (Lahore), Sahibzada Farhan (Charsadda), Saim Ayub (Karachi), Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana), Sufiyan Muqeem (AJK) and Tayyab Tahir (Gujrat)
Non-traveling reserves – Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Junaid and Rohail Nazir
Pakistan’s fixtures in ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup
Group A:
v Nepal, July 14
v India A, July 16
v Sri Lanka A, July 18