Pakistan have come to South Africa with winning combination: Babar Azam
Pakistan will play three ODIs and four T20Is against South Africa.
CENTURION (Dunya News) – Pakistan skipper Babar Azam Thursday said the Proteas are tough opponents in their home conditions but his side have come to South Africa with a winning combination.
The Pakistan captain held a press conference via video link from Centurion and hoped to win against South Africa. He said Pakistan have prepared well for the series. The tourists will play three one-day internationals (ODIs) and four Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
The first ODI between Pakistan and South Africa on April 2 will be the 80th 50-over contest between the two teams since they first faced-off in the format in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 1992.
The match will also be the first time these two countries will come play each other in international 50-over cricket since the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 when Pakistan won by 49 runs at the iconic Lord’s.
Squads
ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Qadir
T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sharjeel Khan and Usman Qadir
Tour Schedule
April 2 - 1st ODI; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
April 4 - 2nd ODI; Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
April 7 - 3rd ODI; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
April 10 - 1st T20I; Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
April 12 - 2nd T20I; Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
April 14 - 3rd T20I; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
April 16 - 4th T20I; SuperSport Park, Pretoria
