Defending champions Pakistan Shaheens will play their first match in the ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup against Nepal on Friday. This match will be played at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.
Eight teams are participating in this tournament of fifty overs format, which are divided into two groups.
Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A and Oman A are included in Group A, while Pakistan Shaheens, India A, Nepal and United Arab Emirates A are in Group B.
After the match against Nepal, Pakistan Shaheens led by Mohammad Haris will play their second match on July 17 against United Arab Emirates A at Sara Oval Ground while their third match will be against India A on July 19 at Premadasa Stadium. Will be.
The semi-finals of the tournament will be played on July 21, while the final will be held on July 23.
Pakistan Shaheens trained under the supervision of head coach Mohammad Masroor at the National Cricket Academy Lahore before leaving for Sri Lanka. After arriving in Sri Lanka, the team has also trained for two days in Colombo.
Pakistan Shaheens is captained by Muhammad Haris who has played 5 One Day International and 9 T20 International matches on behalf of the national team, while other seven players are included in the squad who have previously represented Pakistan in international cricket. have done
Among them are Arshad Iqbal (one T20I), Kamran Ghulam (one ODI), Mohammad Wasim Jr (2 Tests, 14 ODIs and 27 T20I), Sahibzada Farhan (3 T20I), Saeem Ayub ( 8 T20 Internationals), Shahnawaz Durmani (2 ODIs, 11 T20 Internationals) and Tayyab Tahir (3 T20 Internationals).
The previous tournament of ACC Men’s Emerging Asia Cup was played in November 2019 in Bangladesh, in the final of which Pakistan Shaheens defeated the host Bangladesh by 77 runs.
Earlier in the semi-final played at Sherbangla Stadium, Pakistan Shaheens defeated India by 3 runs after a thrilling match.
Umeer bin Yusuf scored 66 runs in this match while Imad Butt played a key role in the team’s victory by bowling well in the death overs with one wicket. Both these players are also part of the current team.
Umeer bin Yusuf and Imad Butt while talking to PCB Digital said that they are ready for this tournament.
Imad Butt said that being an all-rounder, he has focused on both batting and bowling in the training session and he is trying to do well for the team in both areas.
Imad Butt said that this is a very important tournament for all of us. This is a comeback, so we will try to return to the national team by taking full advantage of this tournament.
Umair bin Yusuf said that he is very excited to repeat the same performance as the Zimbabwean tour here.
He said that he will try to use the practice in the net in the matches as well.
Umair bin Yusuf said that we will not take the pressure of being the defending champions, we will try to implement our plan and try to return from here as winners.
Umir bin Yousaf remembers his performance against India well in 2019 and is keen to repeat it.
He said that this tournament provides the best opportunity for young cricketers to make a place in the national team with their good performance.
He said that like any other cricketer, he will try his best not to miss this opportunity and be able to perform well in this tournament.
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