National squad reaches New Zealand for Test, T20 series

AUCKLAND: The national squad has reached New Zealand tour to play two Test matches and three T20Is.

The 54-member squad has reached Auckland via Dubai where they are quarantining at New Zealand’s Lincoln University. The team will also undergo three coronavirus tests before the beginning of the practice session.

Both teams will play three T20 matches on 18th, 20th, and 22nd December respectively. The T20 series will be followed by two test matches to be played on 26th December and 3rd January.

Batsman Fakhar Zaman was eliminated from the tour as he is suffering from a fever. The decision to withdraw Fakhar from the tour was made keeping the health of the rest of the squad members as a top priority.

Fakhar Zaman was isolated in the team hotel in Lahore as soon as his condition was detected; the PCB medical panel is in touch with Fakhar.

The national squad also includes Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Shaun Masood, Zeeshan Malik, Babar Azam, Azhar Ali, Danish Aziz, Fawad Alam, Haider Ali, Haris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Imran Butt, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdal Shah, and Muhammad Hafeez.

Sarfraz Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Rizwan, Emad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah, Zafar Ghauri, Emad Butt, Fahim Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Musa, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohail Khan, and Wahab Riyadh is also part of the squad.