LAHORE: Mohammad Irfan Khan will lead Pakistan Shaheens in the Top End T20 Series scheduled to take place in Darwin, Australia from Aug 14 to 24.

The Shaheens will play the opening match of the 11-team tournament against Bangladesh ‘A’ on Aug 14 at TIO Stadium in Darwin.

Besides Irfan, who has featured in nine ODIs and 14 T20Is for Pakistan, the 15-member squad includes Abdul Samad (five T20Is), Faisal Akram (three ODIs), Haider Ali (two ODIs, 35 T20Is), Mubasir Khan (one T20I) while Ahmed Daniyal and Mohammad Salman Mirza are part of Pakistan T20I squad for the upcoming T20 series in Bangladesh.

The training camp for the Darwin-bound squad will start in due course.

Squad: Mohammad Irfan Khan (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wicket-keeper), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicket-keeper), Mubasir Khan, Saad Masood, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shahid Aziz, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan Team management: Ghulam Ali (head coach), Samiullah Niazi (bowling coach), Mansoor Amjad (fielding coach), Mohammad Ibrahim (analyst), Mohammad Aleem (physio).

Published in Dawn, July 13th, 2025