Pakistan’s new One-Day Worldwide skipper Mohammad Rizwan on Sunday stated the three-match ODI collection towards Australia, beginning Monday, will kick-start their preparations for the Champions Trophy again dwelling subsequent 12 months.
Rizwan had changed Babar Azam as Pakistan’s white-ball skipper, final Sunday.
“We’re scheduled to play a superb variety of ODIs earlier than the following 12 months’s ICC Champions Trophy again in Pakistan,” Rizwan stated in a press release launched by the PCB on the eve of the primary ODI.
“The forthcoming collection starting with Australia, then Zimbabwe, South Africa and the house tri-nation match will assist us assemble a proper mixture going into the mega occasion.”
Pakistan is the defending champion of the Champions Trophy, having received the final version in 2017. It beat archrival India within the last.
With the latest reset, Pakistan is aiming to search out its proper mixture forward of the match.
Pakistan has handed debuts to Muhammad Irfan Khan and Saim Ayub for its series-opener because it has revealed its taking part in XI.
World champion Australia has additionally named its XI, with a brand new opening pair Matthew Quick and Jake Fraser-McGurk.
AUS VS PAK PLAYING XIs – 1ST ODI
AUSTRALIA
Pat Cummins (c), Matt Quick, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.
PAKISTAN
Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain.