ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi hosted a dinner in honor of the national cricket team ahead of the 3-match T20 series against Sri Lanka, which was attended by the national team players and team management.
During the dinner held at a local hotel in Islamabad, Mohsin Naqvi met and talked to the players and team management. Members of the national team management also attended the dinner.
The first match of the 3-match T20 series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played on October 9 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, while the second match will be played on October 11 and the third match on October 13 at the same venue.
The series against Sri Lanka will be played under Pakistan’s new T20 setup, in which Sahibzada Farhan has been appointed as the new captain of the national team. Sahibzada Farhan led Pakistan in the recently concluded Asian Games.
The 15-member national squad includes experienced players as well as emerging players. After Pakistan’s narrow defeat to India in the Asian Games final, the national team is looking to make a winning start to the home series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka will be led by Kusal Mendis. The first T20 between the two teams will be played in Rawalpindi on October 9.
Mike Hesson is the head coach of the national team for the T20 series, while Sean Tait, Michael Smith and Mansoor Amjad are part of the coaching staff.
Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the T20 series against Sri Lanka consists of Sahibzada Farhan, Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafi, Moaz Sadiq, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Muhammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan and Sufyan Muqeem.
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