Hosts Pakistan will take on Zimbabwe in the T20I Tri-series opener at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, November 18.
After a day’s break, Zimbabwe will face Sri Lanka at the same venue. PCB has changed the dates of the first and second matches, while the remaining will be played as per the previous schedule.
Previously, the action was scheduled to shift to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium for the remaining four group stage matches and the final. After consulting both the Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe cricket boards, the PCB decided to hold all matches of the series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Out-of-form middle-order batter Hasan Nawaz has been relieved from the Pakistan squad for the T20I Tri-series to take part in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches to regain his touch. Opening batter Fakhar Zaman has replaced him in the T20I squad for the Tri-series.
Pakistan T20I squad:
Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicket-keeper), Usman Tariq
Complete Schedule of T20I Tri-Series (Revised):
18 November – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
20 November – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
22 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
23 November – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
25 November – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
27 November – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
29 November –Final, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Match officials named for Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe T20I Tri-series
