Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the names included in the 15-member ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh, scheduled to run from March 11 to 15 in Dhaka.

 

All three matches will take place at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. Pakistan will arrive in Bangladesh on March 8 and hold a practice session on March 10.

 

The squad features significant changes. Senior batters Babar Azam and Saim Ayub have been dropped, while six uncapped players have earned their first ODI call-ups.

 

Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue as captain. 

 

Among the new faces, Abdul Samad, Maaz Sadaqat, Saad Masood and Shamyl Hussain recently represented Pakistan Shaheens in the series against England Lions in Abu Dhabi.

 

Pakistan ODI squad vs Bangladesh:

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Saad Masood, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha and Shamyl Hussain.

 

Pakistan will arrive in Bangladesh on March 8, followed by a practice session on March 10. The three-match ODI series will begin on March 11 at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The second ODI will be played on March 13 at the same venue, while the third and final match of the series is scheduled for March 15.