A Look At Pakistan’s ODI & T20 Squads Against Sri Lanka

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Misbah-ul-Haq is scheduled to announce Pakistan’s ODI & T20 squads tomorrow for the series against Sri Lanka. So, here is a look at the teams for both formats that the chief selector and the head coach is likely to select.

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A Look At The 20 Probables First

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20 probables were selected by Misbah a few days back which include Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohd. Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Umar Akmal, Usman Shinwari and Wahab Riaz.

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So, Who Is Likely To Feature In The T20 Squad

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to select 15 players in the final squads. Hence, five probables are almost certain to miss out from each format.

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Fakhar Zaman then might not feature in either of the teams owing to fitness concerns. If Fakhar somehow manages to stay then Ahmed Shehzad is likely to be ignored. Mohd. Rizwan, Usman Shinwari, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Imam-ul-Haq then might be dropped for the T20 leg of the series.

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Hence, the likely final T20 squad should be Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid Ali, Ahmed Shehzad/Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Umar Akmal, Mohd. Nawaz and Wahab Riaz.

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So, Who Is Likely To Feature In The ODI Squad

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The case of Fakhar Zaman and Ahmed Shehzad is likely to remain the same in ODI squad as well with only one of them likely to be part of the final 15. Others likely to be ignored then include Faheem Ashraf, Usman Shinwari, Mohd. Nawaz and Iftikhar Ahmed.

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Hence, the likely final ODI squad should be Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid Ali, Ahmed Shehzad/Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohd. Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Umar Akmal and Wahab Riaz.

So, what do you say? Do you agree with our likely Pakistan’s ODI & T20 squads?