LAHORE: A five-day training camp for Pakistan Shaheens squad will be set up here on Sunday for the Top End T20 series being held in Australia later this month.

The 11-team T20 event will be played in Darwin from Aug 14 to 24, with the Shaheens set to open their campaign in the series against Bangladesh ‘A’ at the TIO Stadium.

Among the 15 players, announced for the camp, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Shahid Aziz, and Ubaid Shah are currently touring England with Pakistan Shaheens. They will return to Lahore following the conclusion of the tour to join the T20 squad on Aug 7.

Squad:

Mohammad Irfan Khan (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wicket-keeper), Mohammad 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).

Pakistan Shaheens fixtures:

Aug 14: vs Bangladesh ‘A’, TIO Stadium (7:00pm local time)

Aug 16: vs Scorchers, TIO Stadium (4:00pm local time)

Aug 18: vs Renegades, TIO Stadium (6:00pm local time)

Aug 19: vs Kingsmen, DXC Arena (1:00pm local time)

Aug 20: vs Strikers, DXC Arena (7:00pm local time)

Aug 22: vs Nepal, DXC Arena (7:00pm local time)

Aug 24: Semi-finals and final.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2025