Pakistan Cricket Team Arrives in Dhaka

Pakistan national cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Saturday morning ahead of their Test and Twenty20 international series against Bangladesh, reports media. 

A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the team landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:00 am from Dubai.

Pakistan ended their World Cup campaign on Thursday after Australia beat them by five wickets in the second semi-final in Dubai.

Upon arriving, the Pakistan team will be tested for Covid-19. If their whole contingent tests negative, they will be able to start training from the next day. If such happens, Pakistan will become the first team to tour Bangladesh without a mandatory quarantine session.

The three T20Is will be played on November 19, 20, and 22.

The first Test will start at Chattogram on November 26, with the second Test at Dhaka starting on December 4.

Pakistan announced an 18-man squad for the T20I series where all the players from their World Cup squad were included, except for Mohammad Hafeez.

Pakistan T20I Squad:

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shoaib Malik, Usman Qadir.